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‎04-18-2025 10:20 AM

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Good morning, please I would like to know what type of hard drive I should buy to replace it. Would it be convenient to use PCIe 3rd or 4th gen? I'm thinking of 512 GB. My laptop model is an HP 15-ef0023dx.

 

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‎04-18-2025 10:24 AM

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Hi @Steven593 

 

You can use Gen 3 or Gen 4, if you use Gen 4 the speed will be reduced to the speed of a Gen 3 disk.

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‎04-18-2025 10:26 AM

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Thank you very much for your response. I mean, my laptop only accepts gen 3, so it reduces from gen 4 to gen 3?

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‎04-18-2025 10:28 AM

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Exactly, Gen 4 disks are compatible with Gen 3 interface but the speed is reduced.

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