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Questions tagged [ssd]

For questions about devices that use electronic state (via NAND/NOR) to store data.

A Solid State Drive (SSD) is a flash-based storage device using similar technology as thumb drives, but much faster and with a hard-disk interface, typically SATA.

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SSD that heats not too much

Could anybody recommend desktop's SSD that works with lower temperature (I mean that would not heat too much) ? Or may be at least brand which bother about it... It seems nobody is interesting in that but I do not like idea to put two SSD, that can…
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"M.2 2280 PCIe TLC Opal" vs "M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Performance TLC Opal"

I'm configuring a ThinkPad X1 Carbon, and looking at the SSD. What is the difference between M.2 2280 PCIe TLC Opal and M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Performance TLC Opal? From what I've read elsewhere Gen4 is faster+more expensive, but on the Lenovo page Gen4…
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Upgrading my laptop MSI HDD to SSD

I own a MSI Leopard GP62MVR 6RF with an standard HDD. I want to upgrade it with a new SSD but my question is: does it support an additional SSD or have I to replace its current HDD with a new SSD? And which form factor should I look for when…
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SSD Boot Drive Upgrade, considerations

I have a Samsung SSD being used as a boot drive through a SATA connection. I've been using it for about 8 years. It barely gets over 200 MB/s maximum in read or write performance. It's been used daily for pretty much all those years. I'm starting to…
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What SSD technology has cheapest data recovery service?

SSDs might fail rarely, but when they fail they do so grandly. Data recovery services typically charge thousands of euros even for the smallest drives. Of course the cheapest data recovery technology is backing up in advance, and there are many…
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I want to choose an SSD for a laptop

I know which SSD suits best my laptop, but I don't know what interface suports, how can I find out?
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SSD Ultra M.2 Slot Type

I bought a desktop with ASROCK Z370 Pro4 motherboard.Now I would like to upgrade my storage but I don't know which SSD slot type (NVME/SATA) should I buy. This is my motherboard. This is the slot in that I want to add a new SSD. Does this slot…
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What is the difference between "M.2 PCIe NVMe" and "M.2 2280, PCIe-NVMe, TLC"

Just trying to figure out what is the difference between M.2 PCIe NVMe and M.2 2280, PCIe-NVMe, TLC ?? I need to choose one. I mean which one is better? Thanks
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What is the difference between Samsung EVO and PRO SSD

There are considereble price differences between EVO and PRO series of Samsun SSDs. Is it worth it to buy a PRO series? What is the difference between EVO and PRO in first place?
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Is ADATA XPG SX6000 512GB PCIe Gen3x2 M.2 2280 SSD compatible with Alienware 17 R3?

Is ADATA XPG SX6000 PCIe 512GB PCIe Gen3x2 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD compatible with Alienware 17 R3? According to the specification, Alienware 17 R3 supports PCIe Gen3x4 but this SSD is of PCIe Gen3x2. Is PCIe Gen3x2 is compatible on Gen3x4 slot. Kindly…
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M2 drive for Xiaomi air 13.3

I just bought a Xiaomi air 13.3 (2018). It comes with 2 M2 SSD bays, one is occupied by the stock M2 NVMe (that I replaced with a Samsung 970) and the other one is open. I tried to put the old SSD in the empty slot, but it doesn't fit. I looked into…
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SSD: Samsung MZ-NTY2560 but with 512GB

Could you suggest a proper 512GB replacement for 256GB Samsung MZ-NTY2560 SSD (standart drive in Samsung Notebook 9 2017)? All options I saw like Samsung 960 Pro make me uncertain about their interchangeability. It's a bit expensive to make a…
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Suggestions to improve Google Sheets performance on laptop

I have a Dell Inspiron 15.6 inch AMD 3541 (Processor: AMD E1-6010 APU) and have already upgraded the 2GB RAM to 8GB. The RAM upgrade gave almost no visible performance increase. Upgrading to Windows 10 neither. Essentially I only have to use the…
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Is there any test of power consumption of m2 ssd disks?

I have laptop with 500gb m2 ssd and I'd like to have 1/2TB. I sometimes needed to work with bigger data so I'd like to have at least 1TB. Somewhere I saw that the 2TB disk had 50% more consumption than 1TB while doing work. What are your…
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New Gaming System - SSD [Romania]

I'm building a system to play the latest games at max settings at 1920x1080 and get as close to 30 FPS as possible within the budget. The trouble is that the website I'm buying from is in Romanian, so using it depends on how patient you are with a…
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