NVMe SSD in Hp Envy 17 J120dx 4th Generation

[Ali-Libra]

Hey everyone, 

I am planning to insert Samsung 960 Evo NVMe SSD 256GB in my Hp Envy 17 4th Gen J120x, can you please tell me if there is option to add this ssd or i need some extension to install and use it?

Please help.....

[Huffer]

And where do you think you will put it? That laptop has no M.2 slot. 

Here is the Manual:

Service Manual

It has the option to have a 24 or 32 gig mSSD disk but that is not the same thing as M.2. HP laptops did not have M.2 storage slots until at least 5th gen if not 6th, and NVME compatibility is even a rarer thing. 

The fastest configuration for your laptop is to use a 2.5 inch SATA-III SSD as the boot disk in the primary drive bay and a mechanical drive for storage in the second bay. This model was my HP loaner a few years back so I know it like the back of my hand. Any other questions feel free to ask. 

[banhien]

@Ali-Libra

The series does not have any slot for M.2 NVMe, they only have M.2 slot for cache.

Regards.

[Ali-Libra]

Hello,

Thanks for your help, I was thinking to have some extension to put it in my laptop like some cable/interconnector.

[Ali-Libra]

Can you please guide if there is any 2.5 inch SSD somewhat equivalent to Samsung 960 EVO?

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

Let's be clear here. There is no M.2. The mSSD slot is an older type. There is no magic cable you can use to retrofit an older system with a pcie/NVME M.2. 

2.5 inch SATA SSD is as good as it gets. The best one of those to get, although there are a lot of good ones, is a Samsung 850 Evo:

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E500B-AM/dp/B00OBRE5UE/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=pc&ie...

The speed of this will be equal to a SATA M.2 but about a third of what you get with an NVME M.2 disk. Still it is many times faster than a mechanical hard drive and a very worthy upgrade. 

[Ali-Libra]

So lets buy a new laptop , do all 7th Generation support NVMe or M.2 SSds?

[Huffer]

No it tends to be higher end machines. HP Omen is an example.