[SOLVED] wich ssd is best to use with a used laptop ( ill use bitlocker )

[anaturelover]

hi

the pc will look like

DELL LATITUDE E6440 14"HD+ CORE I5-4310M @ 2.70GHz 8GB 500GB HDD WCAM W10P

i plan to use bitlocker to make sure the yubikey is not by passed by booting in safe mode. so the ssd needs to work well with bitlocker





111 i know samsung evo are highly regarded but they come in m2 stick or normal ssd . which is best ?

222the used pc will look like that DELL LATITUDE E6440 14"HD+ CORE I5-4310M @ 2.70GHz 8GB 500GB HDD WCAM W10P can either fit in easily ?

333 i see 860 870 850 970 how do they differ ? which is best?



444 about size unless you tell me that 256 is not enough to run win 10 and 11(future) i would get 256 . i dont have a lot of files to keep on that pc

 

[USAFRet]

Samsung 860 EVO or Crucial MX500. 2.5" format.

 

[anaturelover]

Samsung 860 EVO or Crucial MX500. 2.5" format.

the m.2 or the box ssd?
atm i look at this one is this the one you refer and what about 250 gb ? sufficient
https://www.amazon.ca/250GB-Samsung...=1&keywords=ssd+evo+860&qid=1634426662&sr=8-5

 

[USAFRet]

the m.2 or the box ssd?
atm i look at this one is this the one you refer and what about 250 gb ? sufficient
https://www.amazon.ca/250GB-Samsung...=1&keywords=ssd+evo+860&qid=1634426662&sr=8-5

2.5" format, not M.2.
Drop in replacement for a 2.5" HDD.

250-500GB...whatever mets your space needs and budget.

 

[Bob.B]

hi

the pc will look like

DELL LATITUDE E6440 14"HD+ CORE I5-4310M @ 2.70GHz 8GB 500GB HDD WCAM W10P

i plan to use bitlocker to make sure the yubikey is not by passed by booting in safe mode. so the ssd needs to work well with bitlocker





111 i know samsung evo are highly regarded but they come in m2 stick or normal ssd . which is best ?

222the used pc will look like that DELL LATITUDE E6440 14"HD+ CORE I5-4310M @ 2.70GHz 8GB 500GB HDD WCAM W10P can either fit in easily ?

333 i see 860 870 850 970 how do they differ ? which is best?



444 about size unless you tell me that 256 is not enough to run win 10 and 11(future) i would get 256 . i dont have a lot of files to keep on that pc

Are you going to replace the hdd with a ssd?

Or are you going to add a ssd and keep the hdd?

 

[anaturelover]

pure new ssd

 

[USAFRet]

Why the focus on the encryption?

 

[anaturelover]

because some ssd have difficulty with bitlocker or have versions easy to crack.
why encryption? so that my yubikey cannot be by passed by safe mode

 

[USAFRet]

because some ssd have difficulty with bitlocker or have versions easy to crack.
why encryption? so that my yubikey cannot be by passed by safe mode

BitLocker, by itself, is not crackable.

 

[Bob.B]

pure new ssd

If your sure about the capacity then it should be fine.