hp Laptop 15-gw0056nia

[zeyadkhaled1]

i Would like to Update My laptop i just got new but i can't find any good data about it ,it has 4 GB of DDR4 Ram and 1 TB Hard Drive , i  would like to add an ssd so what's the compatatible type 2.5 or what , and do i have to remove the hdd to add an ssd or it has a seperate place  ? and i want to upgrade the ram too i, how many slots are there in the lap ?

[banhien]

@zeyadkhaled1 

There is a version for Africa (I can't find its specs) but should be similar to the version in Middle-East, its specs

         https://ssl.www8.hp.com/emea_middle_east/en/products/laptops/product-detail.html?oid=2100204778#!tab...

1. STORAGE: It has 1TB of 5400RPM HDD now, it supports dual storage with M.2 NVMe/SATA SSD + 2.5" HDD therefore you can add M.2 SSD drive to your machine

2. RAM: It has 4 GB DDR4-2400 MHz RAM (1 x 4 GB) now and supports 2 x 8GB = 16GB, you can use 2666MHz or 3200MHz RAM but RAM will run at 2400MHz. Example

                    https://www.crucial.com/memory/ddr4/ct2k8g4sfs824a/ct19490327

Manual

                   http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c06646122.pdf

Regards.

[PeteC22]

Hmm, I could only find the HP 15-gw0057nia, not gw0056nia, so take this with a grain of salt.  If what you have is the gw0057nia, then there are 2 SODIMM slots - so you could add a 4gb DDR4 2400 module, or even go to 2 8gb modules (replacing the installed 4gb module).

Regardless of model, you certainly can replace the 1TB 5400 rpm hard drive with a 2.5" SATA SSD, that's a safe answer.  If your model is the gw0057nia, it has a M.2 NVMe compliant slot, so you could opt to install a NVMe drive and retain your original hard drive for additional storage.  If you decide to add a NVMe drive, once you've installed it, you will definitely want to go into the laptop's bios and re-assign it as the primary or boot drive.  Adding a 2.5" SATA SSD is a bit more straight-forward, get a SATA to USB connector, clone your existing drive to the SSD, and swap out the drive.

If I wanted to get maximum "bang for the buck" on an upgrade?  1 additional 4gb 2400 DDR4 module is fine - this isn't a high-end gaming laptop.  4gb is a bit skimpy, but 8gb is enough for good Windows response.  Any SSD, be it NVMe or SATA, will give you a huge performance boost over a traditional spinning hard drive, and although certainly NVMe is faster, the perceived difference between SSD SATA and NVMe is not that great.  I'm not a big fan of keeping the original 5400 rpm 1 TB hard drive as you retain its disadvantages:  It can be damaged easier than a SSD when moving around with your laptop, and you shorten your battery run-time.