Cloning hard drive and what to get

[notsud]

My old dell died so a couple days ago I bought a

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834234334&_ga=1.223008155.1879360341.1478744938

and soon after some research i realized that i cant just use my 2.5" ssd and need a m.2 (OOPS). No big deal i can just buy one but i want to make sure i am buying the right type so im wondering if this search is the type that i need

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100166129%20601193224%20600414919%20600038500%20600038487%20601205693%20600038485%20600640786

I used this review to help

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-ROG-G752VS-Notebook-Review.171608.0.html

Also when i do get the SSD to clone the HDD is it just as simple as plugging in the SSD, downloading the cloning software, cloning, and then just wipe the HDD after its been cloned?

Also some suggestions on good priced SSDs are appreciated

 

[Boogieman_WD]

Hey there, notsud.

According to the review you've posted this laptop comes with a combination of an M.2 NVMe SSD and a regular 2.5" HDD. So your OS should have already been installed on an M.2 NVMe SSD. If you want an additional drive, it says that there's an extra M.2-2280 slot available for an additional SSD.
In any case if you need to clone the drive, all you need to do is download the cloning software of your choosing and perform the cloning process. But I'd really suggest that you get in touch with the laptop manufacturer before that so that you don't buy another SSD if you've already have the OS written on such a drive.

Hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Boogieman_WD

 

[notsud]

Ya the one in the review came with a SSD but mine only has a 1TB HDD, everything else is the same I believe. My main question is how do i differentiate between the M.2 SSDs as it seems like there are 2 different types (excluding physical size difference) to choose from. There looks like there are 2 types of plugs and i am wondering what they are called so when i search for them on newegg i just get the right type and dont have to scroll through all the ones i dont need.
Hope this made sense lol.

 

[Boogieman_WD]

I see, in this case this should prove helpful in terms of the cloning process: http://lifehacker.com/5837543/how-to-migrate-to-a-solid-state-drive-without-reinstalling-windows.

As for the M.2 drives I guess you're talking about an M.2 SATA drive and an M.2 PCIe drive. Having in mind the SSD model that this laptop comes with, you should be fine with getting an M.2 PCIe NVMe drive as the ones you've posted in the first comment.
About the keys you've mentioned, the drive model that usually comes with the laptop seems to have an M key so getting an M.2 PCIe/NVMe drive with either an M or M+B key, should be compatible with the socket of the laptop. However it would be better if you could confirm that with the laptop's user manual or the manufacturer's customer support. Here's a bit more info on that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.2#Form_factors_and_keying.

 

[notsud]

Thank you this was quite helpful and now it makes a more sense. I will definitely double check before i go buying one.