Is this an actual SSD slot on my Asus Q501L laptop?

[felipemorse]

http://imgur.com/a/o9E0ykx

I just opened my laptop, an Asus Q501L, after years of owning it and noticed there's a slot with SSD written on top of it (right under the CPU fan). I wanted to know which type of SSD is this slot made for and if it's actually an SSD slot.

I can't seem to find any information online and if this is a real SSD slot I would be able to keep the HDD and add another driver for faster OS storage.

Thanks in advance!

 

[srdowns]

It's not listed on the Asus website, https://www.asus.com/Laptops/Q501LA/specifications/

I did see at https://www.amazon.com/Asus-Q501LA-BBI5T03-15-6-Touch-Screen-Laptop/dp/B00FRSXJKI under "Customer questions and answers" the following:

Question: I want to upgrade to an SSD hard drive but they are very expensive. Is there a way to have a dual-SSD HDD system for this laptop?

Answer: Yes. There is a place for half size micro ssd (same size as wifi card) but those are generally more expensive than regular ssd and it will not be much of a cost saving. You may want to look at HDD/SSD combo drive WD Black 2 Dual Drive. Amazon has it for 185, and it has 120gb ssd with 1tb hdd in one 2.5" enclosure.
By OhioPhotoPro on September 30, 2014

Another way to go would be to install a Sata ssd to replace your current hdd, and it would fit in the same place as your hdd.