[SOLVED] Is my laptop compatible with M.2 PCIe?

[VittoK24]

Hello guys, I want to get a GIGABYTE SSD M.2 256GB PCIe 4X NVME in my notebook Asus Gl753 - I7 7700, 16gb RAM Gtx 1050 4gb.
I was searching to know which motherboard is, and I just get that it has HM175 chipset. But I'm not sure if it has M.2 PCIe connector, or M.2 Sata, etc.
I hope you can help me, thank you.

 

[USAFRet]

Asus seems to say it can take NVMe or SATA M.2

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Solid state drive:
128GB/256GB SATA 3.0 SSD
Solid state drive:
256GB/512GB PCIe® Gen3 x4 SSD

 

[USAFRet]

Be careful about your expectation of NVMe vs SATA III SSD.
A LOT of users can't really tell the difference.

 

[VittoK24]

Be careful about your expectation of NVMe vs SATA III SSD.
A LOT of users can't really tell the difference.

Can you tell me the difference?

 

[VittoK24]

Can you tell me the difference?

I think Sata III SSD are the ssd with case, they'r not M.2. Or there are M.2 Sata?

 

[USAFRet]

I think Sata III SSD are the ssd with case, they'r not M.2. Or there are M.2 Sata?

Yes there are SATA III M.2 drives.

2.5"
Samsung 860 EVO - $150
https://www.newegg.com/samsung-860-evo-series-1tb/p/N82E16820147673

Crucial MX500 - $115
https://www.newegg.com/crucial-mx500-1tb/p/N82E16820156174

M.2
Samsung 860 EVO - $155
https://www.newegg.com/samsung-860-evo-series-1tb/p/N82E16820147678

Crucial MX500 - $115
https://www.newegg.com/crucial-mx500-1tb/p/N82E16820156178

Exact same performance. There are others.

Tell the difference?

I have a wide selection of 2.5" SATA III SSD, and a 1TB Intel 660p (see parts list below)
The Intel benchmarks the Sequential speed at 3x the SATA III drives.
In my typical use case, Adobe Lightroom, I can tell zero difference. And timed and tested, not just 'feelings'.
Writing the same files with the same edits takes exactly the same amount of time.

Now...if I were transferring large amounts of data between two NVMe drives, that would be quite noticeable and faster.