which SSD is the best and you recommend to use in my laptop?

[Abo-Khalid]

Hi,

I want to upgrademy device with a new SSD.

Which one is compatible& the BEST for my device?

Product Specifications:

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7200U CPU @ 2.50GHz

Chipset: Intel Series 100

MOTHERBOARD: 81EE 

Current drive: HDD Western Digital WD5000LPCX 500GB 5400RPM Hard Drive

current memory: 4 GB-Speed:2133-Manufacturer:SK Hynix

 M.2 (2280)  970 EVO Plus NVMe SSD 3,500MB/s Seq. Read - 3,200MB/s Seq. Write (I don’t know if its compatible or not):

https://www.newegg.com/samsung-970-evo-plus-500gb/p/N82E16820147742?Description=970%20EVO%20Plus%20N...

SAMSUNG 860 EVO Series M.2 2280 500GB SATA III V-NAND

https://www.newegg.com/samsung-860-evo-series-500gb/p/N82E16820147677?Item=9SIA12K6V09508

Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5 inch 7mm 

https://www.crucial.com/ssd/mx500/ct500mx500ssd1/ct11227765

If you were in my shoes, which one would choose?

Thank you so much & I  appreciate your help.

Best Regards,

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

I don't believe the 15-ayXXX models that did not come with a M.2 drive from HP, have the M.2 slot.

If you already know that yours has a M.2 slot, then the slot only supports SATA drives, not NVMe.

That is indicated in chapter 1 of the service manual.

If you look at chapter 3 of the service manual, additional parts are required to add a M.2 slot to the motherboard.

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c05087748

So...If you want to upgrade to a SSD--either by replacing the 2.5" drive with a 2.5" SSD, or your notebook does indeed have the M.2 slot already there, then this would be the best SATA SSD for performance and price...500 GB...

https://www.amazon.com/Blue-NAND-500GB-SSD-WDS500G2B0A/dp/B073SBZ8YH/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&hvadid=7772...

This is the M.2 equivalent...

https://www.amazon.com/Blue-NAND-500GB-SSD-WDS500G2B0B/dp/B073SBX6TY/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&hvadid=7772...

[Abo-Khalid]

@paul_Tikkanen, thanks a lot for your quick respond and I really appreciate your help.

But, till now I still Don't know weather my HP 15-ay102nx does support NVMe PCle or not.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

No, the notebook model series does not support NVMe drives--even if they have a M.2 slot.

Chapter 1, top of page 3 in the service manual link I posted earlier.

M.2 SATA-3 configurations
● 256 GB
● 128 GB

[Abo-Khalid]

@Paul_Tikkanen Thanks a lot for your help.

please see the attached photos of Samsung official site technical support regarding the previous SSDs.

Thanks again, and I appreciate your help.

And I asked again just to make sure.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

You're very welcome.

I do not see a M.2 slot on your notebook's motherboard (as I expected), and the guy from Samsung is wrong. 

The M.2 slot would only take SATA drives if one existed.

If you want a 500 GB Samsung SSD, then you need this 2.5" one, and you would have to remove the existing hard drive and install the Samsung SSD.

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-500GB-Internal-MZ-76E500B-AM/dp/B0781Z7Y3S/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2QPVV41LYI...

[Abo-Khalid]

Thank you so much @Paul_Tikkanen, you saved me 🙂

Actually, I was a little bit confused because @Old_geekster recommended this SSD:

https://www.newegg.com/samsung-860-evo-series-500gb/p/N82E16820147677?nm_mc=KNC-MSNSearch&cm_mmc=KNC...

in here:

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Which-SAMSUNG-SSD-is-compatibl...

Eventually, I'll go with the option you provided me with.

Thanks again to both of you!

Take Care..

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

On some models such as yours, you have to open it up and confirm that there is a M.2 slot.

You cannot just go with what the manual indicates.

If I had a dollar for everyone that was told that their notebook had a M.2 slot, and then opened it up and found out that it doesn't, I'd have quite a bankroll.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

One other thing...

The Samsung 860 M.2 SATA SSD is no faster than the Samsung 860 2.5" SSD.

Whoever told you that was also incorrect.

Here are the specs on both...

M.2:

https://www.samsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/solid-state-drives/ssd-860-evo-m-2-sata-500gb-mz...

The 860 EVO performs at sequential read speeds up to 550 MB/s* with Intelligent TurboWrite technology, and sequential write speeds up to 520 MB/s.

2.5":

https://www.samsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/solid-state-drives/ssd-860-evo-2-5--sata-iii-1tb...

The 860 EVO performs at sequential read speeds up to 550 MB/s* with Intelligent TurboWrite technology, and sequential write speeds up to 520 MB/s.

Same-same.

[Abo-Khalid]

Thank you so much @Paul_Tikkanen,

I like the confidence in your answers, You are really an Expert!

I'm now ordering form Newegg, and thanks to you!

Take Care..