I know that if it works it will get bottlenecks from the slot
#Will m.2 nvme ssd work in a m.2 sata slot?
viscid sorrel
opaque solstice
it most likely wont
viscid sorrel
Thank you!
viscid sorrel
If it fits in the slot, will it work?
mild flare
If it fits in the slot, will it work?
whats the motherboard and slot
toxic pewter
@viscid sorrel i think so
Try but dont force it in
But Google it and correct me if i am wrong
toxic pewter
Thank you!
You welcome
mild flare
And its a laptop
What is the laptop and which slot in that laptop are you using
burnt ridge
You should really see if the laptop specs state if it can accept an nvme drive
viscid sorrel
What is the laptop and which slot in that laptop are you using
Acer aspire 5 with an i7 8th gen, the only ssd slot, M.2, currently has a SATA m.2 drive in it
viscid sorrel
You should really see if the laptop specs state if it can accept an nvme drive
will do that
viscid sorrel
You should really see if the laptop specs state if it can accept an nvme drive
Searched online, ppl said that it does, but is currently has an SATA, should I be fine?
burnt ridge
You would be fine with a sata unless you are doing video editing you won't notice a difference
viscid sorrel
Thats correct, but I want to upgrade and they are abt the same price, so I was curious if it would work
mild flare
Thats correct, but I want to upgrade and they are abt the same price, so I was c...
As you can see in that diagram, slots can accept SATA and nvme, so just because it currently has sata doesn’t mean it ONLY accepts sata.
Also, you should only upgrade if the new drive is larger capacity. Like thor said, unless you’re doing heavy data transfer like video editing or machine learning, the swap would be a waste of money
burnt ridge
It should but there is no performance increase using nvme vs sata unless you are doing a heavier task
mild flare
Acer aspire 5 with an i7 8th gen, the only ssd slot, M.2, currently has a SATA m...
I’ll try asking a third time, but after this you’re on your own.
What is the exact model number of your laptop
viscid sorrel
As you can see in that diagram, slots can accept SATA and nvme, so just because ...
Yeah, I wanna upgrade from 256 to 512 or 1tb
mild flare
Acer Aspire A515-51G
One of the first google results when searching that model is the iFixit page, which includes an SSD replacement guide
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Acer+Aspire+A515-51G+SSD+Replacement/153700
The guide shows them using an NvME SSD and the slot being an M-Key
viscid sorrel
ooh, thank you so much!