[SOLVED] M.2. SATA III SSD Recommendation

[mrcanada11]

Looking for a quick recommendation. I have an older Alienware 15 R1 that only takes the SATA M.2 drives, not the newer NVMe ones. It was released a year before the NVMe support came out. I purchased a newer 1TB Intel 660p, partially due to recommendations from others, but it was sadly NVMe. I need a boot drive for the Alienware, since it originally had one - I bought it from a refurbisher, but I didn't check to see if the original drive was there. I've discovered that they moved Windows 10 onto the HDD with a partition, which REALLY slows down the PC under a stress load and whenever it is being booted up.

In short, I'm looking for a solid choice for a 1TB M.2 SATA keyed SSD. It's only really being used as my mobile office computer right now - so lots of off and on and off and on while I move around on sales calls.

Anyone have a thought? Preferring low-cost to super awesome, but if everything is about $10 apart, then I'll go for a Samsung or Western Digital.

 

[Nemesia]

Hi mrcanada11.

Most M.2 SATA are the same price as the NVMe SSD.

Any of the 3 below would be fine.

M.2 SATA SSD

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/DgJtt6,wd97YJ,4Qw7YJ/

 

[USAFRet]

860 EVO or Crucial MX500.

 

[mrcanada11]

860 EVO or Crucial MX500.

Specifically need a M.2 keyed one. The HDD in the laptop is already present - just need the M.2 SSD slot to make the primary drive.

 

[Nemesia]

The link I gave you include the 860 EVO and Crucial MX500 M.2 SATA.

 

[USAFRet]

Specifically need a M.2 keyed one. The HDD in the laptop is already present - just need the M.2 SSD slot to make the primary drive.

Both of those, and the WD Blue, come in M.2 SATA versions.

 

[mrcanada11]

Both of those, and the WD Blue, come in M.2 SATA versions.

I owe you an apology. So used to the 2.5 inch versions, I didn't know that the M.2 keyed ones were named the same thing! You learn something new every day. Thank you.

 

[USAFRet]

I owe you an apology. So used to the 2.5 inch versions, I didn't know that the M.2 keyed ones were named the same thing! You learn something new every day. Thank you.

No prob.
We all learn something new, every day.