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    Tinkerer
    in Aspire Laptops

    Hi.

    I'm a newbie and I did it a mistake.

    I bought a Crucial MX500 1000GB 2.5 inch SSD to upgrade my laptop replacing my internal SSD.

    Unfortunately after opening my laptop I just realized that I bought the wrong SSD ! My new 2.5 inch SSD is not compatible with the existing M.2 2280 SSD !

    My laptop has an internal SanDisk X600 256 GB M.2 2280 SSD (see photos of my open laptop...)

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    Now I have two options:

    1) replace the existing M.2 2280 SSD disk with a bigger one, 1 TB.

    Can you please suggest me some M.2 2280 SSD brands/models compatible with my laptop?


    2) try to fit the 2.5 inches SSD from Crucial in the empty space of the laptop (left in the photo).... What parts do I need and where to buy them?

    How do I set the 2.5 SSD to the laptop and connect it to it with a cable? Is it worth considering buying parts to fit the 2.5 SSD inside the laptop?

    Thanks for your suggestions and be patient with my lack of experience... :)

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