What SSD drive to use

[Gousie]

I want to change my current hard drive with a SSD drive but do not know what SSD drive to replace it with. Will appreciate any help and feedback.

Current Write speed is 59.2 MBytes/sec. and Read speed 61.7Mbytes/sec.

HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2630QM CPU @ 2.00GHz 2.00 GHz

Installed RAM: 16GB

System type: 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Windows 10 Home

Thank you

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

You should be able to replace the 2.5" mechanical hard drive with any brand/model 2.5" SSD.

[Gousie]

Hi Paul,

What would you recommend, a SATA drive, M.2,  1 or 2TB and what product would you recommend?

Regards

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

It has to be a SATA 2.5" drive.  Your notebook has no M.2 slot for a SSD.

I don't know what storage capacity you need, but if you can live with 500 GB, this drive provides the best performance for the price.

Amazon.com: Western Digital 500GB WD Blue 3D NAND Internal PC SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s, 2.5"/7mm, Up to...

The 1 and 2 TB drives are pretty expensive and I don't know if it is a good idea to put a lot of money into such an old notebook.

[Gousie]

Thank you very much, will go with your advise.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

Glad to have been of assistance.