How to find Compatible ssd for gaming notebooks

[Pratham Bhatnagar]

hello,

 

I have an Acer Nitro 5 AN515-52 loading OS from a slow 5400 rpm hard drive resulting slow boot time so I want to upgrade it with a m.2 SSD  but I am not sure which manufacturer's SSD should I go with.

what factors to check before making the final purchase.

And my laptop supports only two lanes so I will not get high speeds as advertised.

should I buy a 240gb or 512gb ssd.

sorry for my bad English.

 

Thank You.

 

[camieabz]

If you can afford 500GB/512GB, it would be the faster option. I recommend Crucial MX500, as they are quite fast, and their prices are fair.

[Pratham Bhatnagar]

On 2/19/2021 at 5:50 PM, camieabz said:

If you can afford 500GB/512GB, it would be the faster option. I recommend Crucial MX500, as they are quite fast, and their prices are fair.

Crucial MX500s are not Nvme right?

[camieabz]

No. They come two flavours. 2.5" SATA, and M.2 SATA.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
Storage	Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£56.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Crucial MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	£53.00 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£109.99
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-22 12:35 GMT+0000

There's no difference in performance.