Buying a SSD for a Tiny

May 6th, 2019 4:28 pm

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starlamp [OP]: Member; Feb 13, 2019; 312 posts; 158 upvotes

May 6th, 2019 4:28 pm

Please don't flame me for this one.

I am buying a Tiny computer - and want to swap out the SSD. I presume I can go to the YouTube to see how to do this.

Do I have to match a particular SSD to a particular computer, or do they fit any?

If I buy an SSD eg. 512GB does this replace the normal hard drive?

I know these are dumb questions - anyone who can advise; most grateful.

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May 6th, 2019 4:53 pm

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teamocil: Deal Addict; Feb 13, 2017; 1276 posts; 147 upvotes

May 6th, 2019 4:53 pm

In general yes but some tiny systems have stuff soldiered to the board that makes it difficult to upgrade. need more info on the computer in question.

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May 6th, 2019 9:24 pm

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Gee: Deal Expert; Aug 2, 2004; 33333 posts; 7021 upvotes; East Gwillimbury

May 6th, 2019 9:24 pm

starlamp wrote: ↑ Do I have to match a particular SSD to a particular computer, or do they fit any?

Short answer is yes. You need to match the form factor for your computer

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May 7th, 2019 1:04 am

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starlamp [OP]: Member; Feb 13, 2019; 312 posts; 158 upvotes

May 7th, 2019 1:04 am

Thanks Guys. Thinking of a Thinkcenter M93/73 something like that. I'll ask Lenovo.

May 7th, 2019 10:06 am

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Haz: Deal Expert; Jul 29, 2003; 18828 posts; 2102 upvotes

May 7th, 2019 10:06 am

I have a Tiny. Super easy to upgrade.

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May 7th, 2019 10:38 am

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PatK621: Sr. Member; Jan 12, 2017; 529 posts; 189 upvotes

May 7th, 2019 10:38 am

starlamp wrote: ↑ I presume I can go to the YouTube to see how to do this.

Why presume, go to Youtube and get educated first, then ask questions.

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May 7th, 2019 11:55 am

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Gee: Deal Expert; Aug 2, 2004; 33333 posts; 7021 upvotes; East Gwillimbury

May 7th, 2019 11:55 am

starlamp wrote: ↑ Thanks Guys. Thinking of a Thinkcenter M93/73 something like that. I'll ask Lenovo.

What’s the processor?

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May 10th, 2019 9:03 pm

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BobSagget: Deal Expert; Jan 17, 2009; 18905 posts; 27210 upvotes; ONTARIO

May 10th, 2019 9:03 pm

I was thinking about getting a tiny PC myself. Not to use as my main PC, but something small and dedicated to running my usenet setup 24/7 (sabnzbd/sonarr/radarr/plex media server, etc).
I was thinking about the Lenovo M720q myself. It's another tiny model they sell but seems more current. Comes with nvme and also a 2.5" drive slot as well.
Definitely want something with nvme m.2 slot as they are easily the fastest SSDs out there.

If you're going for a m93p, i believe those only take a single 2.5" drive, right? So yeah an SSD upgrade would be as simple as purchasing another 2.5" ssd drive. Then you could just use any hard drive cloning software to clone your current one to the larger one.

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