Ok, just to confirm, in case anyone else wants to do the swap. it is confirmed as a 2.5" drive. I did the clone without problem but only after when the original and new clone were both external drives (neither as boot).
The SSD is much more responsive and you didn't need any weird putty knife or spatula or anything. you basically just release some screws on the black plastic part of the back where the chromish logo is and then some screws to remove the drive cover and then the screws that hold the drive on a caddy. You do not have to remove the chrome plastic side mesh parts at all. all in all there's probably like 10-12 little screws.
I put the whole unit face down on a pillow (insert joke here).
Obviously unplug it first. A small dish or two to keep your screws organized would probably help.
I can add some pictures if anyone needs.
If I had to crack it open again I could complete everything in 5-10 minutes but the first time took about 30-45 minutes.
Once you have the back off you can access the ram on the opposite site as the hard drive and after taking off another interior metal plate kind of thing.
That's all - carry on
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