Selection of SSD M2

[mishane]

Good day! I want to replace the SSD on my laptop. I wonder which type will suit me? SATA 2.5 or M2. SATA or M2. NVMe 3.0 ... 4.0?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi;

The product specs for your notebook indicate that it came with a 256 GB M.2 NVMe SSD, so I recommend you replace the M.2 NVMe SSD with another one.

Your notebook's M.2 slot is PCIe Gen 3.0.

You can install a larger capacity NVMe SSD if you want.

You can also install a PCIe Gen 4.0 NVMe SSD, but it will not run at its maximum advertised read/write speeds from your notebook's PCIe Gen 3.0 SSD slot.

This table shows the maximum transfer speeds each PCIe slot generation can provide:

PCIe Speeds and Limitations | Crucial.com

Below is the link to the service manual:

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