nitro 5 What are important things to keep in mind while installing a another ssd

Hello guys
Can anyone clear some doubts i have for upgrading my ssd
I have acer nitro 5 (model no. N20C1C ) which has a samsung nvme 500 gb ssd installed and i am having problem with so little storage and thinking to instal a another nvme ssd
This laptop has dual M.2 support ssd slots so does it mean i can use 2 M.2 type nvme ssd or not? and if i can does it have to be same company, same volume( like can i use 1 tb nvme ssd with 500gb nvme ssd?), same read speed or any other things i should keep in mind while upgrading.

Please help,

Thanks for your support

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JackE

Enter the BIOS menu by tapping F2 on startup. Please post a phone photo of the BIOS INFORMATION tab. This mainboard usually has one m.2 NVME speed socket plus one m.2 SATA speed socket.

JackE

You have an easy one. You seem to have two m.2 single M-key bump sockets. Means they both will accept and work with NVME M-key slot cards or SATA B+M key slot cards,

Only one of the sockets works at NVME speeds. That's already occupied by the Samsung NVME boot card. The other socket works at SATA speeds whether filled with an NVME card or SATA card. Just so happens the Western Digital Blue series NVME cards are cheaper than their equivalent capacity Blue series SATA cards. So I'd recommend the WD NVME for the second m.2 socket up to 2TB. Of course, you could also add a 2.5" SSD up to 2TB if you want 4.5TB of storage.

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JackE

Enter the BIOS menu by tapping F2 on startup. Please post a phone photo of the BIOS INFORMATION tab. This mainboard usually has one m.2 NVME speed socket plus one m.2 SATA speed socket.

Dev1007

@JackE Thanks for helping me

Here is BIOS information tab photo

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JackE

You have an easy one. You seem to have two m.2 single M-key bump sockets. Means they both will accept and work with NVME M-key slot cards or SATA B+M key slot cards,

Only one of the sockets works at NVME speeds. That's already occupied by the Samsung NVME boot card. The other socket works at SATA speeds whether filled with an NVME card or SATA card. Just so happens the Western Digital Blue series NVME cards are cheaper than their equivalent capacity Blue series SATA cards. So I'd recommend the WD NVME for the second m.2 socket up to 2TB. Of course, you could also add a 2.5" SSD up to 2TB if you want 4.5TB of storage.