What SSD works with my Laptop

[axmillionxstars]

   I didn't pay attention to the model of my laptop when I bought it, it was my first laptop and really didn't know what I was doing fully. My 'About Settings' say HP OMEN 15-dc1xxx, and HP's website detection says OMEN HP 15-dc1088wm. I'm trying to upgrade from my current SSD a Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1. I've seen some that look like they would work, but I'm not sure which one to get.

   So what SSD is compatible with my laptop?

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Your notebook currently has a 256 GB NVMe SSD.

I assume you mean by upgrading it you want one with more storage capacity?

If so, I recommend the 500 GB or 1 TB Samsung Evo 970, depending on your storage needs and budget.

Amazon.com: Samsung (MZ-V7E500BW) 970 EVO SSD 500GB - M.2 NVMe Interface Internal Solid State Drive ...

Amazon.com: Samsung (MZ-V7E1T0BW) 970 EVO SSD 1TB - M.2 NVMe Interface Internal Solid State Drive wi...

Below is the link to the service manual.

OMEN by HP 15 Laptop PC Maintenance and Service Guide

[axmillionxstars]

Yes! Thank you so much!

And I was looking at this one https://www.crucial.com/ssd/p5/ct1000p5ssd8 would it work?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

Yes, that one will work.

I have a Crucial P5 500 GB NVMe drive in my Dell Optiplex 7050 business desktop PC.

I am very happy with it, but I had to add a heat sink to it because it ran pretty hot.

I doubt you will have that option in a notebook due to the space constraints.

I think if you read the reviews, the Samsung EVO 970 has better reviews.

It will probably run hot as well.

NVMe drives run hot due to their extremely fast read/write speeds.