NVME M.2 vs SATA III SSD

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I have a dell XPS 15 9560 and i was looking to upgrade the storage for general 'snapiness' of the computer. Currently i have a hard drive variant with read speeds of ~100mbps and either of the two options would be a massive improvement but the problem is that I am not sure that the #
~3000mbps read speeds on the m.2 ssd are worth the extra price than the ~500mbps on the 2.5 inch SATA III drives(keeping in mind all I do on my laptop is general use and gaming). For example, would I see a massive improvement for the startup times between the two versions of SSD?
 
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No, you will not see a massive difference between the 2. M.2 is still quite expensive and therefore for enthusiasts mostly. The difference will be approx. 2 seconds at Windows 10 startup. More or less the same with other games and apps. The big advantage of getting a M.2 is that you still have the 2.5" slot free for another disk. You won't be blown away by their speed difference. If you value your money and want bang for your buck look at the 2.5" version. If you want to keep the 2.5" slot free for another disk and / or money isnt a big issue then M.2 is the way to go
the difference you'd see in boot time can 5 vs 10 seconds for example. basically, for 99% of users, NVMe is fun but practically useless.
since it's laptop, just go for a good large SATA SSD be it in 2.5" or M.2.
there are many good SSDs that are reasonably priced like Crucial MX300 or Samsung 850 EVO or WD Blue or Sandisk X400.
 
No, you will not see a massive difference between the 2. M.2 is still quite expensive and therefore for enthusiasts mostly. The difference will be approx. 2 seconds at Windows 10 startup. More or less the same with other games and apps. The big advantage of getting a M.2 is that you still have the 2.5" slot free for another disk. You won't be blown away by their speed difference. If you value your money and want bang for your buck look at the 2.5" version. If you want to keep the 2.5" slot free for another disk and / or money isnt a big issue then M.2 is the way to go
 
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