Question ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8 - SSD upgrade compability

[antonz44]

Hi,

I've just picked up this Thinkpad X1 Yoga Gen 8 at a discount for the fixed spec (compared to using their system builder). However I'd like to aftermarket upgrade to at least a 1TB SSD.

On their site compatibility checker, it shows no compatible SSD upgrades and I'm not sure why.

Is there any possible reason that this m.2 SSD would not be compatible, such as due to its physical dimensions?

Thank you

 

[Bob.B]

Hi,

I've just picked up this Thinkpad X1 Yoga Gen 8 at a discount for the fixed spec (compared to using their system builder). However I'd like to aftermarket upgrade to at least a 1TB SSD.

On their site compatibility checker, it shows no compatible SSD upgrades and I'm not sure why.

Is there any possible reason that this m.2 SSD would not be compatible, such as due to its physical dimensions?

Thank you

Should work looks like a standard 2280 size.

 

[geofelt]

M.2 2280 is a size standard so that part should be compatible.
I think your issue will be how to upgrade.
If you simply replace the ssd, you will have to install windows, and that can be tricky with laptop drivers.
If you have an external backup device, you should be able to back up to external and recover to the new ssd.

 

[antonz44]

Hi,

Thanks both for you replies. Investigating further, it seems the stock laptop ships with a 512GB SSD that uses the NVMe PCIe 4.0 standard, giving me CrystalDiskMark benchmark results of up to 6GB/s read and 3GB/s write. The 1TB drive I posted above (and have purchased but not yet opened) is instead a PCIe 3.0 drive. If I understand correctly, that interface would not be able to match such speeds. Is that right? And is that potentially therefore a noticeable performance downgrade really?

 

[Bob.B]

Hi,

Thanks both for you replies. Investigating further, it seems the stock laptop ships with a 512GB SSD that uses the NVMe PCIe 4.0 standard, giving me CrystalDiskMark benchmark results of up to 6GB/s read and 3GB/s write. The 1TB drive I posted above (and have purchased but not yet opened) is instead a PCIe 3.0 drive. If I understand correctly, that interface would not be able to match such speeds. Is that right? And is that potentially therefore a noticeable performance downgrade really?

Benchmark wise yes.
In the real world no.