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HP ENVY Laptop 17-ae165nr
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Is the PCIe slot available in HP ENVY Laptop 17-ae165nr

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Hi:

 

Below is the link to the service manual for your notebook.

 

HP ENVY 17m Laptop PCHP ENVY 17 Laptop PC Maintenance and Service GuideIMPORTANT! This document is i...

 

Chapter 1 has the supported drive types.

 

Since your notebook came with a 1 TB 2.5" mechanical hard drive, the M.2 slot is free to add either a SATA or NVMe SSD.

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Hi:

 

Below is the link to the service manual for your notebook.

 

HP ENVY 17m Laptop PCHP ENVY 17 Laptop PC Maintenance and Service GuideIMPORTANT! This document is i...

 

Chapter 1 has the supported drive types.

 

Since your notebook came with a 1 TB 2.5" mechanical hard drive, the M.2 slot is free to add either a SATA or NVMe SSD.

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If you decide to go with NVMe, I personally like the SK Hynix Gold P31.  I have it in my Pavilion 15-eh0095nr.  What sold me on it was its performance to watt ratio, which means it will run cooler and will result in longer battery life.

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