HP Probook 450 g2 m2

[liamread2000]

Would http://www.ebuyer.com/723573-adata-premier-sp600-128gb-internal-ssd-asp600ns34-128gm-c fit inside a HP Probook 450 g2?

Thanks

 

[grmnlxndr]

[strike]According to Crucial upgrade advisor (or whatever the name is) the Probook 450 g2 only supports standard 2.5 inch SATA disks. You won't be able to use that m2 ssd.[/strike]

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EDIT: According the Notebookcheck, it states a free m2 slot. Let me investigate a bit more to see if it is compatible.

 

[grmnlxndr]

Yes, it is compatible. You should install in the free m2 slot, near the wifi card. It is a m2 2242 sata3 drive. There are models that come with this type of ssd factory installed.

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[liamread2000]

What screw would I need?

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[grmnlxndr]

It is not stated which screw is it needed. I assume it would be the same that it is using the Wireless card, which is "Phillips PM2.5×3.0".

You can check here the maintenance manual for further reference. http://h20628.www2.hp.com/km-ext/kmcsdirect/emr_na-c04763183-2.pdf

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[liamread2000]

Okay thanks so much!

Sorry to be a pain but are all m2 2242 cards slow at write speeds as this one seems to be compared to 2.5". I can't find any other m2 ssd. Where else can I get them from or are 2.5" ssd better?

Thanks

 

[grmnlxndr]

Hi,
sata3 m2 should have the same performance as 2.5" sata3 drives. It is normal that 120/128GB units have lower write speed. Usually the 2242 cards are low in capacity, so they have always low write speed. Perhaps you could get a 240-256GB unit in order to have higher speeds.
For example this one http://www.ebuyer.com/723574-adata-premier-sp600-256gb-internal-ssd-asp600ns34-256gm-c

Take into consideration that the main advantages of the SSD comparing an HDD is the way lower access times and higher random read/write performance.

Regards

 

[liamread2000]

Hi,
sata3 m2 should have the same performance as 2.5" sata3 drives. It is normal that 120/128GB units have lower write speed. Usually the 2242 cards are low in capacity, so they have always low write speed. Perhaps you could get a 240-256GB unit in order to have higher speeds.
For example this one http://www.ebuyer.com/723574-adata-premier-sp600-256gb-internal-ssd-asp600ns34-256gm-c

Take into consideration that the main advantages of the SSD comparing an HDD is the way lower access times and higher random read/write performance.

Regards

Hello,

Sorry for late reply, I've just come back from holiday.

Would a m2 ssd be better or a 2.5 inch one. Will I notice speed at boot etc with the slower m2 than the full size 2.5 one?

Kind Regards

 

[grmnlxndr]

The performance between a 2.5 inch sata and m2 sata are the same (perhaps because of the small m2 card that supports your laptop, you won't get a big or high end ssd' but even so, you won't notice a difference on day a day usage). In your case I would get a m.2 drive and continue using the 2.5 inch hdd that came preinstalled in the laptop. So you can get the best of the two worlds: ssd speed and hdd capacity.

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[liamread2000]

Hello,

I found this "The type of keying (B/M/B+M) supported by the motherboard/notebook socket" what one is my HP Probook 450 G2? Thanks!

Source: https://rog.asus.com/articles/maximus-motherboards/buying-an-m-2-ssd-how-to-tell-which-is-which/

 

[grmnlxndr]

The one that comes preinstalled in certain models has the following form factor according to HP:

M.2 2242-D2-B-M

The adata model you were looking is B-M so it will work.

Regards