What size ssd will fit in my laptop?

[hamsterjugernaut]

I have the Lenovo s415 touch with the A6-5200 CPU. From what I see, I need a 2.5" SSD, but can not find anything on the thickness. I really like this Intel SSD, but it has a thickness of 9.5mm from what I'm seeing, and I'm afraid it won't fit in my laptop.

 

[TechyInAZ]

There are cheaper and better ones than intel. The Samsung 840 evo I believe is 7mm and is one of the fastest on the market.

 

[vortical]

Although 2.5" is the width of the drives, it is also an unofficial standard drive size.. All 2.5" drives will have the (within reason) same dimensions, and they will all fit.

 

[SchizTech]

9.5 mm is standard thickness for a laptop HDD; that SSD should fit in the same slot as the original HDD. Youll just need to re-install Windows after you swap drives (either use a clone utility or boot up with the HDD, create a recovery USB or set of disks and use that to install to the SSD)

 

[hamsterjugernaut]

I can't find a cheaper one than $99.00 that has the same or better specs. And thanks for clearing that up vortical.

 

[hamsterjugernaut]

Also thank you SchizTech for the quick response.

 

[hamsterjugernaut]

@TechyInAz I've read that the samsung evo is a great SSD, and that Samsung is one of the top competitors in SSD's, but at $70 more, I can't see spending that much more for the slight speed increase i'm seeing. For just $20 more, I could get a second Intel.

 

[hamsterjugernaut]

And according to this http://ssdboss.com/ssds/Samsung-840-EVO-vs-Intel-335 the Samsung just barely beats the Intel. Definitely doesn't appear to be worth the extra $70.

 

[JupiterGemo]

These answers are next to useless, I just spent $200 on SSD's to find my laptop uses mSATA, a format I didn't even know existed. This is the exact reason I searched this topic in the first place: TO FIND OUT OF THERE ARE DIFFERENT SSD STANDARDS FOR LAPTOPS that I would need to check before buying.

My mistake for trusting the internet. Hope you all learn from my mistake. These forums are useless, open up your machine, it's the only way.