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HP Notebook - 15-bs541tu
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I want my OS and other softwares to load faster, and I was suggested with M2 SSD upgrade. I want to know whether my HP Notebook - 15-bs541tu has an M2 slot, and if so, which type. Which brand can I trust, and how much memory would you suggest.

Thank you in advance

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The answer is that it does likely have an M.2 slot.

 

Manual 

 

Start on p. 45 for back cover removal and inside you have this:

 

RAM in green square; M.2 slot at red arrowRAM in green square; M.2 slot at red arrow

 

Please open the laptop before buying anything but your model with an Intel Core i3 should have the slot. It is compatible only with a SATA type M.2 SSD such as the Samsung Evo 860. 

 

https://www.amazon.in/Samsung-860-EVO-Internal-MZ-N6E250BW/dp/B07864V6CK/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=860+Evo...

 

Western Digital, Adata, and others all also make a good SATA M.2 SSD and you often see big price drops. 

 

You want to get the largest capacity the budget permits. A 250 gig would be the smallest I would consider, with most people finding they need a 500 gig or 1 TB version. If you mean RAM memory I would upgrade to at least 8 gigs by adding another 4 GB DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM module into the open slot on your laptop:

 

https://www.amazon.in/Crucial-Single-PC4-19200-Unbuffered-260-Pin/dp/B019FRDKWI/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=...

 

Post back with any more questions and please accept as solution if this is the info you needed. 

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The answer is that it does likely have an M.2 slot.

 

Manual 

 

Start on p. 45 for back cover removal and inside you have this:

 

RAM in green square; M.2 slot at red arrowRAM in green square; M.2 slot at red arrow

 

Please open the laptop before buying anything but your model with an Intel Core i3 should have the slot. It is compatible only with a SATA type M.2 SSD such as the Samsung Evo 860. 

 

https://www.amazon.in/Samsung-860-EVO-Internal-MZ-N6E250BW/dp/B07864V6CK/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=860+Evo...

 

Western Digital, Adata, and others all also make a good SATA M.2 SSD and you often see big price drops. 

 

You want to get the largest capacity the budget permits. A 250 gig would be the smallest I would consider, with most people finding they need a 500 gig or 1 TB version. If you mean RAM memory I would upgrade to at least 8 gigs by adding another 4 GB DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM module into the open slot on your laptop:

 

https://www.amazon.in/Crucial-Single-PC4-19200-Unbuffered-260-Pin/dp/B019FRDKWI/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=...

 

Post back with any more questions and please accept as solution if this is the info you needed. 

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Found the slot. Will upgrade the RAM too. Thank you for the help.

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