Should I replace my 16gb optane or 1tb hdd

IckyBob · July 30, 2018

I recently got a new hp laptop from walmart and since it was a gift I didn’t pick it out. It has 16gb of optane memory in the m.2 slot which is nvme compatible. It also came with a 1tb hdd. The processor is an i7-8550u.

I want to upgrade to a ssd of some kind but im unsure of whether I should drop the hdd or the optane. I’m also going to be upgrading the ram from 4gb to 16. I don’t want to spend too much on the laptop since it was just over 600 when purchased.

I know the optane doesn’t speed up a Sata ssd much but it does make a small difference. I could also just have a slow 1tb hdd and a ssd in the m.2 slot for extra space and maybe replace the hdd to ssd later if needed.

What do do you guys think?

just some extra info so you guys know my plans with this laptop till I have the cash to build my desktop:

im a music producer that Dj’s and makes videos/streams and does graphic design for my brand.

Im also going to school as a software engineer

Ya_Mi · July 30, 2018

25 minutes ago, IckyBob said:

I know the optane doesn’t speed up a Sata ssd much but it does make a small difference.

Its not going to do anything at all lol..

Does it has a dvd rom? if it is go buy a hdd rom caddy so you can replace your dvd rom with a hdd/ssd..put the 1tb hdd in those caddy and put the ssd in the primary sata slot inside the laptop because most laptop use sata2 for the dvd rom

IckyBob · July 30, 2018

I was actually just looking at a caddy lol. Thanks for the input.

Yea I will probably just get a Sata ssd since they are cheaper and move the hdd to the dvd drive with a caddy if my laptop is compatible. If I’m not mistaken I just need to know the size of the dvd drive. That way I could use the optane to speed up the hdd still. I think you can use it on a secondary drive now. Then I can get rid of the optane down the line if needed.

R click · July 30, 2018

but why

idk if i were u id keep the optane and change the hdd to an sdd

kirashi · July 31, 2018

11 hours ago, R click said:

but why

idk if i were u id keep the optane and change the hdd to an sdd

Optane modules do almost nothing to speed up SSD's, at least in the consumer space. OP would be better off replacing the Optane module with a larger NVMe drive and install windows on it, or doing the HDD swap with the optical drive bay.