Can I install 500 GB NVMe SSD on my Acer - Aspire A315-41-R95S

Piyush97
Piyush97 Member Posts: 18 Troubleshooter
edited April 2021 in Aspire Laptops
I have an Acer Aspire A315-41-R95S and I'm planning to buy one of the two ssds
1. https://www.amazon.in/Crucial-BX500-480GB-2-5-inch-CT480BX500SSD1/dp/B07G3KGYZQ/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=ssd+500gb&qid=1618054075&sr=8-4
2. https://www.amazon.in/Western-Digital-SN550-Internal-WDS500G2B0C/dp/B07YFF3JCN/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=ssd+500gb&qid=1618054298&sr=8-3


Will any of them work on my laptop? I can't tell if the laptop supports NVMe or not. If I plug the WD 500gb NVMe website would I be able to run it? Or should I go for Crucial one? 

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Answers

  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 45,087 Trailblazer
    Your laptop m.2 socket only supports SATA3 SSD card speeds. The nvme should work if the m.2 socket has a single M-key but only at SATA3 speed. You're better off, safer & cheaper using an m.2 SATA3 card. Jack

    Jack E/NJ

  • Piyush97
    Piyush97 Member Posts: 18 Troubleshooter
    JackE said:
    Your laptop m.2 socket only supports SATA3 SSD card speeds. The nvme should work if the m.2 socket has a single M-key but only at SATA3 speed. You're better off, safer & cheaper using an m.2 SATA3 card. Jack
    Thanks a lot Jack. I'll go with the Crucial SSD then. Also, it's a 500gb ssd and most of the guys get 128 or 256 gb ssd for some reason. Would it install and work perfectly in my laptop? I'm looking to buy 500giga since I'll be able  to clone most of my data in it.
  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 45,087 Trailblazer
    Yes, changing the 2.5" HDD to a 2.5" SSD should give you the biggest speed increase for the money. Also less likely to run into issues some folks have reported with budget nvmes which are not truly full 4x read-write capable like the higher priced samsung evo series. Jack E/NJ.

    Jack E/NJ

  • Piyush97
    Piyush97 Member Posts: 18 Troubleshooter
    JackE said:
    Yes, changing the 2.5" HDD to a 2.5" SSD should give you the biggest speed increase for the money. Also less likely to run into issues some folks have reported with budget nvmes which are not truly full 4x read-write capable like the higher priced samsung evo series. Jack E/NJ.
    Yeah definitely. My laptop got absurdly slow and I'm thinking it's because of HDD. Gonna make a lot of difference in performance. Thanks for the hep Jack!

  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 45,087 Trailblazer
    Have you uninstalled any non-Microsoft virus scanners such as McAfee, Norton, AVG, Avast, etc??? They're no longer needed for most folks as Windows Defender and MaliciousSoftware tool are quite adequate. Jack E/NJ

    Jack E/NJ

  • Piyush97
    Piyush97 Member Posts: 18 Troubleshooter
    I've not downloaded any of them. I've only installed Malware bytes and it's not on Autostart either. The task manager also shows 0% disk usage all the time(it's not the normal glitch where it takes like 5 seconds to load the actual usage but it's 0% all the time, it happened just today). I'm not sure what's going on but I'm going to clone my system to SSD before something major happens.
  • Piyush97
    Piyush97 Member Posts: 18 Troubleshooter
    JackE said:
    Yes, changing the 2.5" HDD to a 2.5" SSD should give you the biggest speed increase for the money. Also less likely to run into issues some folks have reported with budget nvmes which are not truly full 4x read-write capable like the higher priced samsung evo series. Jack E/NJ.
    @JackE I've just noticed you've said "changing the hdd to ssd". I'm not trying to replace the HDD. I'm just trying to add a new SSD on an M.2 slot along with my HDD. It would still work, right?

    https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B077SQ8J1V/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    This is the SSD that I've ordered which I'm trying to add along with my HDD and plan to use both of them together.
  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 45,087 Trailblazer
    Yes, I understood that. But you also said in your first post that you were considering the Crucial  BX500 which is a 2.5" SATA3. >>>1. https://www.amazon.in/Crucial-BX500-480GB-2-5-inch-CT480BX500SSD1/dp/B07G3KGYZQ/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=ssd+500gb&qid=1618054075&sr=8-4>>>

    The Crucial MX500 m.2 SATA3 should be a fine addition.

    Jack E/NJ

  • Piyush97
    Piyush97 Member Posts: 18 Troubleshooter
    Hey Jack, my bad for that wrong link. Amazon had same ssd and different variants on the same page so I a mix up there. Thanks a lot for the help :)