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    SSD Upgrade for Alienware 18 ?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by melm0199, Jan 2, 2016.

  1. melm0199

    melm0199 Newbie

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    I purchased my laptop a few years ago, and was wondering if it's worth it to put a SSD in it ? I have never had a SSD, but heard it really improves performance.
     
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    pathfindercod Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes..
     
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    melm0199 Newbie

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    Any suggestions on a SSD to install ?
     
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    SMOKE_SKULL Notebook Deity

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    Biggest one you can afford. I am running a 500GB Samsung and its fantastic. Its not the Pro version either. Really speeds up the computer. Bot times are measured in seconds. THe splash screens fly by and poof your on the desktop. I was on the phone with my ISP tech support one time and he was shocked how fast it rebooted. I think normally they go for coffee break when the ask a customer to reboot. He didnt have time to scratch his nuts and I was ready.
     
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    Thanks for your reply. How do I know what SSD is compatible with this laptop ? Sorry if that's a dumb question...know nothing about this.
     
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    hans12321 Notebook Consultant

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    Just insert the ssd and connect it with the (sata)-connector which is already connected to your hdd.
     
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    All brands of SSD are compatible ?
    Thanks
     
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    hans12321 Notebook Consultant

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    Yes i think so. I use a samsung 840 pro ssd. Works flawlessly :).
    i think that all brands of ssd's are compatible.
     
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    Thank you ! Appreciate the help.
     
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    hans12321 Notebook Consultant

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    I appreciate it mate!
     
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    is it possible or useful to run 960 evo or 960 pro? online says it need NVMe which is not a BIOS option. would it work with two in RAID?
     
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