budget m.2 ssd

[Handra]

My laptop hp probook 450 g3 has an m2 slot but i don t know if it is sata only or it can do nvme, in case is sata only can you sugest me the best cheap sata m.2 ssd for 120/128gb storage

 

[Lutfij]

This is worth a read but I don't see why you can't drop in a Crucial MX300 M.2 SSD...?

 

[USAFRet]

out of budget, i thought of an intel E5400s 120gb or WD green 120gb m.2 sata ssd,what do you think about these 2

What other drives will be in this laptop?
What do you use this for?

 

[Handra]

This is worth a read but I don't see why you can't drop in a Crucial MX300 M.2 SSD...?

out of budget, i thought of an intel E5400s 120gb or WD green 120gb m.2 sata ssd,what do you think about these two

 

[Handra]

out of budget, i thought of an intel E5400s 120gb or WD green 120gb m.2 sata ssd,what do you think about these 2

What other drives will be in this laptop?
What do you use this for?

i have an hdd and i have an free m.2 slot ,i am not sure if the m.2 is sata only or it works with pcie also ssds

 

[USAFRet]

And it can only take a SATA m.2 drive. Not NVMe

http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/laptops/product-detail.html?oid=7834555#!tab=specs
"128 GB up to 256 GB M.2 SATA TLC SSD 6 "

 

[USAFRet]

WD Green 120GB m.2 - $60
https://www.amazon.com/Green-M-2-2280-120GB-Intern/dp/B01M2WYNP2

Crucial MX300 m.2 275GB - $99
https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX300-Internal-Solid-State/dp/B01IAGSDJ0

Or the WD Blue 250GB m.2 - $90
https://www.amazon.com/Blue-250GB-Internal-SSD-WDS250G1B0B/dp/B01LY154MY


Is an extra $30-$40 out of your budget, for twice the size?

 

[Handra]

And it can only take a SATA m.2 drive. Not NVMe

http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/laptops/product-detail.html?oid=7834555#!tab=specs
"128 GB up to 256 GB M.2 SATA TLC SSD 6 "

you are right, what would you chose between Intel E5400s 120gb and WD Green 120gb
i live in romania and the price gap is bigger and not worth it in my opinion and i don t have a lot of money right now this is why these are my options also my laptop isn t my main rig i have a better pc i just wanted to put an ssd in the laptop to make it faster

 

[USAFRet]

Doubtful you'd see an actual performance difference between the two of them.

But I'm really not a fan of 120GB (or smaller) SSD's for general use.

 

[Handra]

Doubtful you'd see an actual performance difference between the two of them.

But I'm really not a fan of 120GB (or smaller) SSD's for general use.

yeah i understand your point, these 2 are on sale and their price is around 65 dollars, the cheapest 240gb ssd is 150 usd, this is the reasoning for my choice, the intel one is cheaper as well with about 5 dollars, do you think the intel one is more reliable or the western digital one, or maybe wich one would you choose given all the aspects

 

[USAFRet]

Doubtful you'd see an actual performance difference between the two of them.

But I'm really not a fan of 120GB (or smaller) SSD's for general use.

yeah i understand your point, these 2 are on sale and their price is around 65 dollars, the cheapest 240gb ssd is 150 usd, this is the reasoning for my choice, the intel one is cheaper as well with about 5 dollars, do you think the intel one is more reliable or the western digital one, or maybe wich one would you choose given all the aspects

It's a tossup between the two.
"Reliability" can't really be measured for a specific drive.

 

[Handra]

Doubtful you'd see an actual performance difference between the two of them.

But I'm really not a fan of 120GB (or smaller) SSD's for general use.

yeah i understand your point, these 2 are on sale and their price is around 65 dollars, the cheapest 240gb ssd is 150 usd, this is the reasoning for my choice, the intel one is cheaper as well with about 5 dollars, do you think the intel one is more reliable or the western digital one, or maybe wich one would you choose given all the aspects

It's a tossup between the two.
"Reliability" can't really be measured for a specific drive.

I don t find so many benchmarks about intel ssd but i think i will go with it just because it has a 5 year warranty vs 2 year on WD green

 

[Handra]

Doubtful you'd see an actual performance difference between the two of them.

But I'm really not a fan of 120GB (or smaller) SSD's for general use.

yeah i understand your point, these 2 are on sale and their price is around 65 dollars, the cheapest 240gb ssd is 150 usd, this is the reasoning for my choice, the intel one is cheaper as well with about 5 dollars, do you think the intel one is more reliable or the western digital one, or maybe wich one would you choose given all the aspects

It's a tossup between the two.
"Reliability" can't really be measured for a specific drive.

I will go for the intel one it seems pretty solid and i have a longer warranty term 5 years compared to 2
Thank you for the help

 

[nick_i5]

Doubtful you'd see an actual performance difference between the two of them.

But I'm really not a fan of 120GB (or smaller) SSD's for general use.

yeah i understand your point, these 2 are on sale and their price is around 65 dollars, the cheapest 240gb ssd is 150 usd, this is the reasoning for my choice, the intel one is cheaper as well with about 5 dollars, do you think the intel one is more reliable or the western digital one, or maybe wich one would you choose given all the aspects

It's a tossup between the two.
"Reliability" can't really be measured for a specific drive.

I will go for the intel one it seems pretty solid and i have a longer warranty term 5 years compared to 2
Thank you for the help

Hi,
I would like to buy the same ssd but i can;t fiind any review of this intel e5400 120gb m2 SSD. Tell me please if you are satisfied with your choice. Thank you.