Most of these only work with m.2 SATA drives, so be careful with that idea.
those are just regular m2. not nvme.. so theoretically 1/4 of the speed of the WD black.pca1987 wrote: ↑ which one is better? crucial mx300, WD blue or WD black?
WD blue 250gb is $105 so I am guessing black is better?
https://www.amazon.ca/Blue-NAND-250GB-S ... blue+250gb
crucial mx300 is 275gb for the same WD black price
https://www.amazon.ca/Crucial-MX300-275 ... x300+275gb
oh wow, I am not familiar with this - so do I need a special port to use nvme? how can you tell if a laptop supports it? for example that inspiron 15 i5570
not sure about that. But my bet would be yes, newer tech should have it.pca1987 wrote: ↑ oh wow, I am not familiar with this - so do I need a special port to use nvme? how can you tell if a laptop supports it? for example that inspiron 15 i5570
http://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?i ... b&u1=rfdcb
Yes, by and large, consumer-level NVMe drives use an m.2 slot. It's not exactly "special" but it will typically only be found on Skylake and newer machines. Not all Skylake and newer will have one though and there are some older Haswell and Broadwell -based machines that can have it as well (albeit usually bandwidth-limited due to 9-series chipset limitations).pca1987 wrote: ↑ oh wow, I am not familiar with this - so do I need a special port to use nvme? how can you tell if a laptop supports it? for example that inspiron 15 i5570
http://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?i ... b&u1=rfdcb
thank you so much, for $20 more I think the black is a good deal then.ES_Revenge wrote: ↑ Yes, by and large, consumer-level NVMe drives use an m.2 slot. It's not exactly "special" but it will typically only be found on Skylake and newer machines. Not all Skylake and newer will have one though and there are some older Haswell and Broadwell -based machines that can have it as well (albeit usually bandwidth-limited due to 9-series chipset limitations).
Note that the speed difference between NVMe and SATA isn't really 4x, the sequential rates are certainly much faster but the performance differences "where it counts" are not nearly as large. That said NVMe is still faster; and, if you can use an NVMe drive, it's a better idea these days to go that route than SATA. The price difference between SATA drives and the lower-end NVMe is not that big anymore so it's definitely worth it to spend the little bit extra to go NVMe...if you can.
From the specs of your laptop (and reviews) it seems like you have two m.2 slots on it--one will already be populated by the wifi/BT card, the other is free and NVMe capable, so yeah you'd want to go with an NVMe drive--also this way you can leave your factory HDD in there for storage, no probs
The reviews on newegg are little worrisome (overheating and throttling esp after firmware update).
dont buy this one, buy intel 760p, it just came out, it smash all tlc ssd include samsung 960evo. and 760p is only 99 usd. now memory express is on sale for 119 cad. almost about 99usd. forget samsung now... go for intel 760p. 256gb , up to 2900mb/s, just got one.aasoror wrote: ↑ The reviews on newegg are little worrisome (overheating and throttling esp after firmware update).
Samsung EVO might be a safer bet (granted it $37 more but if you will be using this as a boot drive might be worth the premium) ?
https://www.amazon.ca/Samsung-960-EVO-I ... B01LYFKX41
I hope you are right on this intel 760p. I just bought it. Bought it from memory express. Had to pay shipping thought.Lawrence0317 wrote: ↑ dont buy this one, buy intel 760p, it just came out, it smash all tlc ssd include samsung 960evo. and 760p is only 99 usd. now memory express is on sale for 119 cad. almost about 99usd. forget samsung now... go for intel 760p. 256gb , up to 2900mb/s, just got one.
Try Ease US Partition Manager . The free version supports the cloning as long as your target drive is large than the source drive.
yeah just read some of them, it's definitely worrisome.aasoror wrote: ↑ The reviews on newegg are little worrisome (overheating and throttling esp after firmware update).
Samsung EVO might be a safer bet (granted it $37 more but if you will be using this as a boot drive might be worth the premium) ?
https://www.amazon.ca/Samsung-960-EVO-I ... B01LYFKX41
I cannot wait for 760p 1TB drives!Lawrence0317 wrote: ↑ dont buy this one, buy intel 760p, it just came out, it smash all tlc ssd include samsung 960evo. and 760p is only 99 usd. now memory express is on sale for 119 cad. almost about 99usd. forget samsung now... go for intel 760p. 256gb , up to 2900mb/s, just got one.
