Which upgrade is best for my laptop?

[Framroze06]

Hello Guys,
I have been using my Hp Notebook-15-da2181nia for approximately 3 years and it has been slow in booting up and loading apps such as Google Chrome, Microsoft edge etc.

My laptop specs are as follows:-

-Core i5-10210U

-8GB DDR4 Ram Dual Channel

( 4GB Micron Technology DDR4-3200 (1600MHZ) and 4GB A-Data Technology DDR4-2666 (1333MHZ) )

-1TB HDD ( WDC WD10SPZX 60Z10T0 )

-2GB NVIDIA Geforce MX110

Now kindly can any expert guide me what to do so that I can improve my speed of my laptop mostly my friends suggest me that upgrade your HDD to Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB but then do I have to use heat sink for it too.

Please guide me correctly in this matter.

Thank you.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

I agree with your friends that you install a M.2 NVMe SSD.

I think that if you go with either the Samsung 980 (not 980 Pro) or the Western Digital Blue SN570, there would be no need to add a heat sink.

Another NVMe drive known to run cooler than most is the Hynix Gold P31.

The Samsung 970 runs hotter than the above three drives because it is older technology.

HP only has the service manual for the older model series, but it should be of help to you for opening up the notebook to install the SSD.

HP 15 Laptop PC Maintenance and Service Guide

[Framroze06]

So, I only need to upgrade my HDD to NVMe SSD

And if I change to NVMe SSD do I need Heatsink as i have heard that NVMe drives heat up.

Please guide me further.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

That's really all you can do unless you wanted to add more memory while you were in there.

You can either remove the 2.5" mechanical hard drive or use it for storage.

If you wanted to add more memory, you can install 2 x 8 GB of memory, but 2 x 4 GB should be OK.

8 GB of memory to me would be the minimum acceptable nowadays.

[Framroze06]

Okay thanks for helping me but will I need heatsink for my NVMe drive or not or do i upgrade my laptop to a Sata SSD of Samsung 870 EVO 500GB

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

If you want to replace the 1 TB 2.5" mechanical hard drive with the Samsung 870 2.5" SSD, instead of installing a NVMe SSD, you will not need any type of heat sink.  You just swap out the drives.

A 2.5" SATA SSD will also greatly improve the drive performance, but not as much as a NVMe SSD would.

[Framroze06]

Sorry for disturbing you again and again

I would like to know the best affordable and fast 50$ 500GB ssd either it be a NVMe ssd or a Sata ssd and neither should heat as under daily uses my laptop heats up after 1.5 hours of use that's why I am afraid of my ssd to heat up.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

If you are concerned about your notebook running hot, then you may want to just stick with changing out the 2.5" mechanical hard drive for a 2.5" SSD.

In the USA, the Samsung 870 500 GB is only $40, which is a good deal, because that drive has the fastest SATA read/write specs.

Amazon.com: SAMSUNG 870 EVO SATA SSD 500GB 2.5” Internal Solid State Drive, Upgrade PC or Laptop Mem...

The WD Blue SN570 500 GB SSD is also very affordable at $30.

Amazon.com: Western Digital 250GB WD Blue SN570 NVMe Internal Solid State Drive SSD - Gen3 x4 PCIe 8...

If you remove the hard drive and just use the NVMe SSD, that will reduce the heat output somewhat.