ultimate99 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I have a 2.5" hdd and it's getting slow. Should I go for an m.2 ssd or regular ssd? Both same price. https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01IAGSD68/ref=s9u_simh_gw_i1?ie=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01IAGSD68&pd_rd_r=6d8c83ed-0c12-11e8-ba50-2f42e5cb9555&pd_rd_w=4DSjm&pd_rd_wg=mGrCt&pf_rd_m=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&pf_rd_s=&pf_rd_r=B4V5K4DGB3FN971XJTHC&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=261a9f9f-7208-4015-aef8-4c8147b8435b&pf_rd_i=desktop or https://www.ebay.ca/itm/NEW-KingSpec-512GB-M-2-NGFF-42mm-Digital-Flash-SSD-NT-512-2242-High-Speed/192444229894?hash=item2cce91e906:g:dFoAAOSwbe5acxuU goretsky 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted February 7, 2018 Moderator Share Posted February 7, 2018 Go with the M.2 if your board has a M.2 slot. Otherwise, get the SATA one. If you are unsure, give us the model of your motherboard/laptop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimate99 Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Mindovermaster said: Go with the M.2 if your board has a M.2 slot. Otherwise, get the SATA one. If you are unsure, give us the model of your motherboard/laptop Pretty sure it has an M.2 slot. https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/x250_hmm_en_sp40f30022.pdf Why you recommend the M.2 over the ssd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra.Xtreme Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 7 minutes ago, ultimate99 said: Pretty sure it has an M.2 slot. https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/x250_hmm_en_sp40f30022.pdf Why you recommend the M.2 over the ssd? Less wiring. Performance will be basically the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted February 7, 2018 Moderator Share Posted February 7, 2018 16 minutes ago, ultimate99 said: Pretty sure it has an M.2 slot. https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/x250_hmm_en_sp40f30022.pdf Why you recommend the M.2 over the ssd? What Astra said. It has faster read/write speeds as well. But in running, yes, it'd be the same. I run a Samsung 950 256GB M.2 along with a Samsung 860 (?) Pro 256GB SSD. M.2 for system, SSD for home folder/backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted February 7, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted February 7, 2018 A quick post...without double checking myself. Just posting as a reminder to myself to look into this further when I get home. That m.2 you linked to is SATA interface...so it really isn't any faster/slower than a "regular" ol' SATA SSD. Of of the two, I would get the one on Amazon (name brand/source). The one on eBay looks a bit sketchy. Never heard of KingSpec and the listing states "M.2, PCI Express" ... yet there is a SATA logo on the drive. Now...if you do get a m.2 drive... You could always keep the spinner as a secondary drive...so that would be a bonus. Once again... This is just a quick observation and I could be wrong. @goretsky... Do you have this particular notebook? Lenovo X250 goretsky 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted February 7, 2018 Moderator Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) KingSpec is a knockoff from Kingston. Personally, I wouldn't get that. On second look, that one looks like an M-SATA than a M.2. M.2 drives are usually slimmer than that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadeOfBlue Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I would not suggest getting an off-brand SSD. Nor would I suggest getting an M.2 drive unless you are getting a premium drive that can actually make use of the additional bandwidth. If you ever need to plug that drive into something else (e.g. to recover data), M.2 is going to be a pain. If I had to pick between the 2, I would take the Crucial. If I could pick anything, I'd take a Samsung. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimate99 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Thanks for the input guys. What do you think of this: https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?item=9SIABDC6TJ7042 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted February 8, 2018 Moderator Share Posted February 8, 2018 12 minutes ago, ultimate99 said: Thanks for the input guys. What do you think of this: https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?item=9SIABDC6TJ7042 That's not an M.2, mate. That's M-SATA. 2 completely different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimate99 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Just now, Mindovermaster said: That's not an M.2, mate. That's M-SATA. 2 completely different things. Oh ya, I kinda noticed after posting.... oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goretsky Supervisor Posted February 8, 2018 Supervisor Share Posted February 8, 2018 Hello, I own a ThinkPad X250¹, and it can take both an M.2 2242 SATA SSD and a 2.5" HDD or SATA drive that's 7.0mm high (e.g., the standard height for 2.5" SSDs, these days). Given a choice between the two, I would suggest going with the M.2 drive, not necessarily because it is the fastest or least expensive, but because of their relative rarity compared to their M.2 2280 or 2.5" counterparts. Putting one in now before they become hard-to-find, more expensive, or suffer from some other kind of scarcity is a good idea. You can then always add a commonly-available 2.5" SSD later if you need additional storage. One caveat, though: The M.2 2242 expansion slot is normally used for a WWAN (cellular modem) card. If you have one of these installed then you cannot stick a SSD in the slot without giving up WWAN connectivity. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky¹It's not currently with me, though, but about 1,200 miles (1,900 km) away, so I can't do things like post photographs of the internals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimate99 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 5 hours ago, goretsky said: Hello, I own a ThinkPad X250¹, and it can take both an M.2 2242 SATA SSD and a 2.5" HDD or SATA drive that's 7.0mm high (e.g., the standard height for 2.5" SSDs, these days). Given a choice between the two, I would suggest going with the M.2 drive, not necessarily because it is the fastest or least expensive, but because of their relative rarity compared to their M.2 2280 or 2.5" counterparts. Putting one in now before they become hard-to-find, more expensive, or suffer from some other kind of scarcity is a good idea. You can then always add a commonly-available 2.5" SSD later if you need additional storage. One caveat, though: The M.2 2242 expansion slot is normally used for a WWAN (cellular modem) card. If you have one of these installed then you cannot stick a SSD in the slot without giving up WWAN connectivity. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky¹It's not currently with me, though, but about 1,200 miles (1,900 km) away, so I can't do things like post photographs of the internals. apparently, the M.2 2242 is hard to find already, at least in canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted February 8, 2018 Supervisor Share Posted February 8, 2018 9 hours ago, ultimate99 said: Oh ya, I kinda noticed after posting.... oh well. yeah it's a pain to tell the difference sometimes, especially for someone new to M2 drives like you and myself been looking at getting an M2 compatible mobo with my next upgrade and even just looking into things is a bit of a pain when checking which version a mobo supports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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