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12-10-2019 09:01 AM
Hi , I am looking to upgrade my laptop to an ssd , I have 1 500GB hard drive in the laptop but I want to replace it for an SSD and put the operating system on it. Before that I would really like to know if my laptop has SATA II or SATA III connectors before buying the SSD.
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12-10-2019 12:11 PM
>>>> Before that I would really like to know if my laptop has SATA II or SATA III connectors before buying the SSD
SATA 3 is backward compatible with SATA 2 therefore same connector, only SATA 2 is slower. You can use 1TB or 2TB 2,5" SSD on your machine. There are many products from many vendors around, for example
https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/probook-4530s/CT11301437 (500GB)
https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/probook-4530s/CT11462252 (1TB)
https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/probook-4530s/CT11398497 (2TB)
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12-10-2019 12:11 PM
>>>> Before that I would really like to know if my laptop has SATA II or SATA III connectors before buying the SSD
SATA 3 is backward compatible with SATA 2 therefore same connector, only SATA 2 is slower. You can use 1TB or 2TB 2,5" SSD on your machine. There are many products from many vendors around, for example
https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/probook-4530s/CT11301437 (500GB)
https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/probook-4530s/CT11462252 (1TB)
https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/probook-4530s/CT11398497 (2TB)
Regards.
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