A different M.2/2.5" SSD question

[Arkyo0]

I am planning to buy a WD Blue 500GB SSD. The problem is, I will study abroad soon and I may get a new laptop at that time.

Most laptops either have only a 2.5" or a M.2 connector, and is 256GB in size, which leads me thinking, which form factor of this WD Blue should I buy

so that it might fit the future laptop?

 

I may not be able to get a new laptop actually, and the current laptop that I have is using 2.5".

Or , should I just stick with the included drive if I can get a new laptop?

[Zagna]

Or just get a cheap external enclosure? For M.2 or 2.5", with 5Gbps USB it's plenty fast and you could attach it to anything.

[matt-fr]

You can buy a M.2 SATA drive and an adapter (link) to transform it to a 2.5".

This will not limit your options.

 

Edit :

1 minute ago, Zagna said:

Or just get a cheap external enclosure? For M.2 or 2.5", with 5Gbps USB it's plenty fast and you could attach it to anything.

I think Arkyo0 wants to use it as an OS drive. USB adapters won't work for that.

[Jurrunio]

M.2 one is better. Slim laptops usually have only 1 M.2 slot and no 2.5" bay, thicker ones have 1 for both, only high end ones have multiple M.2 slots (But still only 1 2.5" bay). You can choose laptops with a 2.5" HDD and no SSD instead.

[Arkyo0]

14 minutes ago, matt-fr said:

You can buy a M.2 SATA drive and an adapter (link) to transform it to a 2.5".

This will not limit your options.

 

Edit :

I think Arkyo0 wants to use it as an OS drive. USB adapters won't work for that.

USB adapters do work, I am now booting from a USB3.0

but yeah, my option is M.2 or 2.5"

[Arkyo0]

10 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

M.2 one is better. Slim laptops usually have only 1 M.2 slot and no 2.5" bay, thicker ones have 1 for both, only high end ones have multiple M.2 slots (But still only 1 2.5" bay). You can choose laptops with a 2.5" HDD and no SSD instead.

Thicker one have both? I still see most of the laptops have only a single 2.5"

[Jurrunio]

22 minutes ago, Arkyo0 said:

Thicker one have both? I still see most of the laptops have only a single 2.5"

I'm talking about the new ones. Older models only have 2.5" because M.2 wasnt that common

[Arkyo0]

3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

I'm talking about the new ones. Older models only have 2.5" because M.2 wasnt that common

Me too lolz, I don't see many new laptops that have M.2 + 2.5"

Most of them are still either one M.2 or one 2.5"

[Jurrunio]

7 minutes ago, Arkyo0 said:

Me too lolz, I don't see many new laptops that have M.2 + 2.5"

gaming laptops like mine do. There's actually space for 1 M.2 and 2 2.5", but HP decides to not have this many 2.5" bays...

 

7 minutes ago, Arkyo0 said:

Most of them are still either one M.2 or one 2.5"

for your more portable devices. 2.5" HDDs are just too big and thick (in some cases too heavy as well) for a portable laptop.