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I have the Aspire A515-53 and i want to know how and which SSD to put in my laptop

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My laptop currently is super slow and i want to change the HDD to an SSD. But I don't know which products will be good and compatible for this laptop. Can someone please help me upgrade my laptop? I want it to be faster and be able to play some minimum games

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  • Member Posts: 6,727 Guru
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    Hi Masuda,

    You can use a M. 2 NVMe SSD up to 2TB but if you have a 2.5" HDD, you can use a 250GB as a boot drive and use the HDD for storage.

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  • ACE Posts: 45,169 Trailblazer
    You have two choices. You can directly replace and clone the 2.5" HDD with just about any 2.5" SSD up to 2TB. Or you can add a m.2 SSD card also up to 2TB and keep the HDD for more storage capacity. Both choices will offer considerably higher speed disk performance than just about any HDD. WesternDigital has a very good selection of both 2.5" SSD and m.2 SSD cards are reasonable prices.
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    Jack E/NJ

  • Member Posts: 6,727 Guru
    Answer ✓
    Hi Masuda,

    You can use a M. 2 NVMe SSD up to 2TB but if you have a 2.5" HDD, you can use a 250GB as a boot drive and use the HDD for storage.
  • Member Posts: 4 New User
    edited September 2021
    Easwar said:
    Hi Masuda,

    You can use a M. 2 NVMe SSD up to 2TB but if you have a 2.5" HDD, you can use a 250GB as a boot drive and use the HDD for storage.
    Is there any step by step guide on how to do it by myself after i buuy the said SSD?
  • ACE Posts: 45,169 Trailblazer
    Very simple for your model. Remove 3 screws from cover on bottom and either remove/install m.2 card or replace 2.5" HDD on left.


    Jack E/NJ

  • Member Posts: 4 New User
    JackE said:
    Very simple for your model. Remove 3 screws from cover on bottom and either remove/install m.2 card or replace 2.5" HDD on left.


    I want to install a M.2 SSD and use the already installed HDD for extra storage. I saw two types of m.2 SSDs. NVMe and SATA. Which one to pick for this laptop? And thanks for the picture guide. :)
  • ACE Posts: 45,169 Trailblazer
    Both NVME and SATA m.2 cards will fit and work fine. The NVME card may be faster than the SATA card but not 100% guaranteed.

    Jack E/NJ

  • Member Posts: 4 New User
    edited September 2021
    JackE said:
    Both NVME and SATA m.2 cards will fit and work fine. The NVME card may be faster than the SATA card but not 100% guaranteed.
    Sorry to bother again, but will this SSD be a good choice within a small budget: 
    "PNY CS1031 256GB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe SSD"

    Amazon link: 
    https://www.amazon.in/CS1031-2280-NVMe-Gen3x4-256GB/dp/B08SJZPSLR
  • ACE Posts: 45,169 Trailblazer
    Yes it should work OK.

    Jack E/NJ

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