NVMe upgrade

[Tanusree Kundu]

Hi.. Will lenovo yoga 520-14IKB support 1 tb NVMe (samsung 980)? My laptop specification shows 

• PCIe: 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB / Optane memory 16 GB (on select models)

• SATA: 128 GB / 256 GB
  
  So it is showing maximum 512 GB PCIe. Will 1 tb PCIe work on this? Or it will create problem? Please help!

[Eigenvektor]

My guess is that 512 GB is the maximum they offer, not necessarily the maximum that is supported. However it might be soldered and not user replaceable.

 

~edit: Was able to find the handbook:

https://download.lenovo.com/consumer/mobiles_pub/yoga_520-14ikb_hmm_201703.pdf

 

Looks to be a regular M.2 SSD. I see no reason why a 1 TB SSD shouldn't work.

 

But: Unless I'm mistaken, the Samsung 980 is a PCIe 4.0 SSD, which would be a waste. The machine only has PCIe 3.0. While it is compatible, you can probably get a 970 for cheaper which would have the same performance.

[jaslion]

39 minutes ago, Eigenvektor said:

My guess is that 512 GB is the maximum they offer, not necessarily the maximum that is supported. However it might be soldered and not user replaceable.

 

~edit: Was able to find the handbook:

https://download.lenovo.com/consumer/mobiles_pub/yoga_520-14ikb_hmm_201703.pdf

 

Looks to be a regular M.2 SSD. I see no reason why a 1 TB SSD shouldn't work.

 

But: Unless I'm mistaken, the Samsung 980 is a PCIe 4.0 SSD, which would be a waste. The machine only has PCIe 3.0. While it is compatible, you can probably get a 970 for cheaper which would have the same performance.

That or a crucial p1 even cheaper and for pretty much anything that system can do there will be no difference.

[Tanusree Kundu]

6 hours ago, Eigenvektor said:

My guess is that 512 GB is the maximum they offer, not necessarily the maximum that is supported. However it might be soldered and not user replaceable.

 

~edit: Was able to find the handbook:

https://download.lenovo.com/consumer/mobiles_pub/yoga_520-14ikb_hmm_201703.pdf

 

Looks to be a regular M.2 SSD. I see no reason why a 1 TB SSD shouldn't work.

 

But: Unless I'm mistaken, the Samsung 980 is a PCIe 4.0 SSD, which would be a waste. The machine only has PCIe 3.0. While it is compatible, you can probably get a 970 for cheaper which would have the same performance.

But when I asked at the lenovo customer care, they said that 512 GB is the maximum that it supports and 1 tb will not support. Do you know anyone who is using same laptop with 1tb nvme? Actually I was getting both samsung 980 and 970 at almost same price, because of some offer on amazon. 

But that customer care guy messed up my head. I will not be able to return it, in case it does not work. 

[Tanusree Kundu]

5 hours ago, jaslion said:

That or a crucial p1 even cheaper and for pretty much anything that system can do there will be no difference.

Yes but my question is that, will 1 tb work? I have doubt on that. Because from lenovo customer care they are saying that 1 tb nvme will not work. Max is 512 gb. Do you know anyone who uses same laptop model with 1 tb nvme?

[Tanusree Kundu]

7 minutes ago, Tanusree Kundu said:

But when I asked at the lenovo customer care, they said that 512 GB is the maximum that it supports and 1 tb will not support. Do you know anyone who is using same laptop with 1tb nvme? Actually I was getting both samsung 980 and 970 at almost same price, because of some offer on amazon. 

But that customer care guy messed up my head. I will not be able to return it, in case it does not work. 

https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B08TJ2649W/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A14CZOWI0VEHLG&th=1

This one I was thinking to buy. It shows 3.0 

[jaslion]

20 minutes ago, Tanusree Kundu said:

Yes but my question is that, will 1 tb work? I have doubt on that. Because from lenovo customer care they are saying that 1 tb nvme will not work. Max is 512 gb. Do you know anyone who uses same laptop model with 1 tb nvme?

Yeah no problem and for knowing a person. That would be me. It was my old sticker bommed laptop. Put a 2 tb wd something ssd in there I think or maybe it was the sx8200 not sure anymore.

 

Either way the 980 is you overpaying A LOT for something you won't use.

[Tanusree Kundu]

8 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Yeah no problem and for knowing a person. That would be me. It was my old sticker bommed laptop. Put a 2 tb wd something ssd in there I think or maybe it was the sx8200 not sure anymore.

 

Either way the 980 is you overpaying A LOT for something you won't use.

Actually Im getting a huge discount on amazon today for samsung 980. The discount is unbelievable. So I am going for the 980 model. Amzon is even giving 980 a cheaper price than 970. So I am not worried about the cost. 

You can check this link:

https://www.amazon.in/Samsung-Internal-Solid-State-MZ-V8V1T0/dp/B08TJ2649W/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=samsung+970&qid=1623685953&s=computers&sr=1-5

The price seems so good!

I placed order for 980 just now. Finger crossed! And thank you guys so much!