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Are all SSD compatible with HP laptops ?

(current drive is dying out with multiple freezing and failure)
Yes your envy can support any ssd sata..it may support m2 as well (lots of laptops do have m2 slot nowadays)
If this is coming from early 2010s, I would dump it before facing mobo failures. Did a similar mistake with a 2nd gen Intel envy, investing in ssd's and ram till its death less than a year later.
Elitism Guru wroteIf this is coming from early 2010s, I would dump it before facing mobo failures. Did a similar mistake with a 2nd gen Intel envy, investing in ssd's and ram till its death less than a year later.
Im using sata ssd on pentium 2 ( 5 machines ) running windows xp but with AHCI capable
I use the samsung toolbox to schedule TRIM as it lacks support

But yes is the laptop is more than 5 years old , i wouldn't bother with it
It's an HP Envy 15-k002ne

I think it's a second generation (?)

As for the fan, any other fan would work right ?

Thank you for all your inputs
the HP Envy 15-k002ne has an i7-4510U , it should be decent enough with an fast ssd - if the laptop conditions are ok then go for it
as for the fan any fan should in theory work , sensors mine not work though : what you can do is change only the fan with the same type and not the entire caddy
If you can get m2 and it's compatible it's like 10 times faster.
rolf wroteIf you can get m2 and it's compatible it's like 10 times faster.
it does not have an m2 slot - some might have msata but i wont waste my time on it - get a decent samsung sata and it should be enough .. you will feel the speed
Got to love this forum

Appreciate everyone's input and i'll look for a Samsung sata then

Thanks again
a month later
please when you buy your ssd, tell us where you got it from and for how much, including your satisfaction, as i am looking to upgrade my hdd to ssd
Ari wroteplease when you buy your ssd, tell us where you got it from and for how much, including your satisfaction, as i am looking to upgrade my hdd to ssd
What is your laptop/desktop ? It would be better to add few dollars and get an nvme ssd instead of sata if your mobo supports it


But even with a regular 2.5 inch sata ssd you will feel a big difference
my laptop does not support NVME :( i have a lenovo g50 80 i7 5500u , 8gb ram and a very slow hdd, i think its 5400rpm. the main reason i want to switch is that i will be installing windows 10 and i know the computer will be very slow then. and to save a bit more battery, at first i wanted to do a hybrid combination as o.s will be on ssd and the rest on hdd, but it seems my laptop has a slot for 1 drive so i am forced with a larger ssd
Ari wroteplease when you buy your ssd, tell us where you got it from and for how much, including your satisfaction, as i am looking to upgrade my hdd to ssd
Hey Ari,

As i was about to do the switch, i found something online regarding the 100% usage of my disk space and it was related to a series of windows functions that got enabled after an update.

Once i disabled them, did a clean up of my hard drive (move everything to backup and run a couple of software) the laptop got back to its usual speed ( i got 16gb RAM and an i7)
Plus since i don't do any gaming and i purely use it for research / media use, never went along with the switch.

However, a lot of people on this forum a well as other blogs testified the huge change once they switched to SSD.

My advice is to ask Lenovo support for optimal substitute.
I contacted HP and they told me some of the suggested ones i was told about would have failed (though much appreciated the feedback, this forum is my favorite) and there were only 2 verified and tested SSD that would have served long term for this old laptop.

Good luck dude
Toufic wrote
Ari wroteplease when you buy your ssd, tell us where you got it from and for how much, including your satisfaction, as i am looking to upgrade my hdd to ssd


My advice is to ask Lenovo support for optimal substitute.
I contacted HP and they told me some of the suggested ones i was told about would have failed (though much appreciated the feedback, this forum is my favorite) and there were only 2 verified and tested SSD that would have served long term for this old laptop.

Good luck dude
how can i ask for their support ? and please can you elaborate more about failing ssds
Any sata ssd 2.5 inch will work.
Current ssds are way more stable than before even better than hdd
A cheap kingston a400 480GB costs around 50$ and has a 160TB of TBW( total byte written) ..i doubt you will use it that much
It will revive your machine and make it feels as new
no kingstons as they tend to get slower by time, i want to buy samsung qvo 650 or samsung evo 650 (if i ever discover their differences). 1 tb for 150$ from samsung usa as i don't trust our Lebanese market. they might be refurbished or Chinese knock offs and How do I know if I need an adapter for the Ssd to fit in my laptop? Can someone help me with that?
Ari wroteno kingstons as they tend to get slower by time, i want to buy samsung qvo 650 or samsung evo 650 (if i ever discover their differences). 1 tb for 150$ from samsung usa as i don't trust our Lebanese market. they might be refurbished or Chinese knock offs and How do I know if I need an adapter for the Ssd to fit in my laptop? Can someone help me with that?
1- most if not all if the SSD sold by reputable Lebanese sellers are authentic
2-a 2.5 ssd sata will fit in your laptop - nothing else is need
3-kingstons tend to get slower by time ?! this only happens if too much cells are damaged or dying - it is a TLC not like the QVO that is a QLC
SLC : 1 cell per layer
MLC : 2 cells per layer
TLC : 3 cells per layer
QLC : 4 cells per layer

SLC>MLC>TLC>QLC

also of course the controller and cache works ..
the evo 860 is good ..even the QVO is good ..evo is TLC .. QVO is QLC

SSD is a gift given to us mortals compared to regular mechanical HDD
Ari wrote
Toufic wrote
Ari wroteplease when you buy your ssd, tell us where you got it from and for how much, including your satisfaction, as i am looking to upgrade my hdd to ssd


My advice is to ask Lenovo support for optimal substitute.
I contacted HP and they told me some of the suggested ones i was told about would have failed (though much appreciated the feedback, this forum is my favorite) and there were only 2 verified and tested SSD that would have served long term for this old laptop.

Good luck dude
how can i ask for their support ? and please can you elaborate more about failing ssds
I guess Lenovo must have some technical / community support
https://support.lenovo.com/au/en

Just make an account first and post your question "what ssd would be most compatible with my (inset laptop version/series) ?"

And by failing ssds, hp support mentioned that some might fail with the hardware i had meanwhile the ones they provided work perfectly as they have been tested by Hp themselves on my particular laptop