Swapping NVME drive on Thinkpad X1 Carbon 11 gen

[StevenToast]

Hi there,

 

I'm looking to swap my NVME drive on my Thinkpad X1 Carbon 11 Gen, currently I've a 256GB Drive and I was thinking about going 1TB. My laptop is a GEN 4 but I was trying to make sure I get something that was power efficient and that will be durable and not get much hotter than my current gen 4 drive.

 

I was looking at Transcend 250s or something on those lines, any recommendations?

 

Thank you!

[SpookyCitrus]

I'd go for Crucial or Samsung  over Transcend. The transcend 250H line of Nvme drives was god awful, the newer 250S drives have better initial reviews, but I'm curious to see the long term results. 

 

At the price the 250S is going for I'd rather get a Crucial T500. The T500 is currently my top pick for Nvme SSDs. Even Samsung 980 Pro 1TBs are cheaper. 

[Tjalve]

19 minutes ago, StevenToast said:

Hi there,

 

I'm looking to swap my NVME drive on my Thinkpad X1 Carbon 11 Gen, currently I've a 256GB Drive and I was thinking about going 1TB. My laptop is a GEN 4 but I was trying to make sure I get something that was power efficient and that will be durable and not get much hotter than my current gen 4 drive.

 

I was looking at Transcend 250s or something on those lines, any recommendations?

 

Thank you!

Any Gen3 NVMe SSD will work just fine as long as its TLC.

[StevenToast]

Thank you @SpookyCitrus just ordered T500 it seems to be a good balance for a laptop.