Question about laptop ssd space, wonder if I can fit my old ssd in it PHN16-71

erik123344

hello

I bought this

Predator PHN16-71

Model Number: PHN16-71

and I wonder if I can fit my old ssd in it?

I see it comes with the NVme Micron 3400 sdd and its not like my old ssd, my is an older sdd larger in size 6 year older.

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erik123344

I see the ssd form factor is

M.2 2280

I quess I have to dock my old sdd to transfere files

Jack22

@erik123344

Below is the SSD type which you can put in your laptop:

So yes, you can put M.2 Nvme

erik123344

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1333303#Comment_1333303

so you mean i can have two ssd that there are two ssd slots in this laptop?

erik123344

>I dont quite get your answer jack22, thanks but what??

what is that,

erik123344

I watch this clip and it looks like I can insert another ssd M.2 2280

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GDu5b8OPt0&ab_channel=UFIXTEK

deepakthepathak

In my PHN16-71.
I had default 1TB SSD on the primary slot. I found out that there is a secondary slot where I later installed 2TB Samsung 990 Pro.

So yes, you can fit 2 SSD in 2 different slots of the laptop (they should be compatible).

StevenGen

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/722930/question-about-laptop-ssd-space-wonder-if-i-can-fit-my-old-ssd-in-it-phn16-71

The PHN16-71-xxxx laptops model has 2x PCIe Gen 4 x4 lane SSD1 and SSD2 slots, these slots are backward compatible and you can fit ONLY PCIe type drives M Key type NVMe type PCIe3 x2 or PCIe3 x4 lane type drives into these two slots, but you CAN NOT fit M.2 SATA III M&B end key M.2 drives (see caption below) as they will not work. So be aware of this. Good luck and hope this helps you out.

Only M key type drives fit the PHN16-71 M.2 SSD drive slots.

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AnhEZ28

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/722930/question-about-laptop-ssd-space-wonder-if-i-can-fit-my-old-ssd-in-it-phn16-71

I assume that you are mentioning the 2.5-inch SATA SSD. The PHN16-71 has two M.2 NVMe SSD slots but cannot fit a 2.5-inch drive. You will need to buy an external 2.5 SATA drive dock.