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    Is WD Blue 500GB - SATA III 6 Gb/s M.2 2280 SSD - WDS500G2B0B compatible with Alienware 17 R3?

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by bodmas, Sep 20, 2018.

  1. bodmas

    bodmas Newbie

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    Hello members,
    Is WD Blue 500GB - SATA III 6 Gb/s M.2 2280 SSD - WDS500G2B0B compatible with Alienware 17 R3?
    Advance thanks!!
     
    bodmas, Sep 20, 2018
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  2. Muezick

    Muezick Notebook Evangelist

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    Should be m8.

    Each one should be SATA or NVMe keyed. Im not 100% sure though. I think I installed one of these into a 17 r2 last month though, at my shop.
     
    Muezick, Sep 21, 2018
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  3. pathfindercod

    pathfindercod Notebook Virtuoso

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    I haven’t had any compatibility issues with any drive in the AW’s EXCEPT my older AW13r2. It was finiky but it had a port implemented m.2 drive system. The 2.5 adapter was fine.
     
    pathfindercod, Sep 21, 2018
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  4. Vasudev

    Vasudev Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You could have asked in that thread where you needed ADATA SSD.
    Take a look at Mx300. I suppose WD Blue are very slower than mainstream brands. Surely, its better than Green. I remember seeing a ADATA SATA 3 M.2 SSD priced at 70$ for 500GB.
     
    Vasudev, Sep 22, 2018
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