Can i use M.2 PCIe SSD for my Acer Aspire e5-575g-55ke laptop or i only can use SATA SSD?

Shpongled
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Hello, I want to buy a SSD for my laptop.

And it has M.2 port.

Acer Aspire e5-575g-55ke.

I just want to know that can i use M.2 PCIe 3.0 or 4.0 models such as:

MSI SPATIUM M450

XPG GAMMIX S50 Lite

Samsung 970 EVO PLUS

Samsung 980 M.2

Western Blue SN570

Does my laptop support these models?

Or I can only use SATA SSD such as Samsung 870 EVO - Crucial BX500 - SanDisk SSD Plus - Western Blue ...

Someone told me that even though my laptop has an M.2 port, but I can't use PCIe models and I can only use M.2 SATA SSD in the M.2 port of my laptop such as Samsung 860 EVO and Crucial MX500… Is that right?

Please guide me, thank you.

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  • Commodore_1995#
    Commodore_1995# ACE Posts: 98,297 Trailblazer
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    This model also supports nvme:

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  • Alejandro_AC
    Alejandro_AC ACE Posts: 13,231 Trailblazer

    Hi @Shpongled It is of the M.2 SATA type, I leave you information from the service manual:

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    This model also supports nvme:

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  • Shpongled
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    Thank you, after watching this video I am 99% sure that I can get NVMe.

    But I have the same question of this guy:

    And I want to know if my laptop uses the full capacity and speed of NVMe PCIe 3.0 or not?

    And you know, there is 4 PCI Express Root Port in HWiNFO64 app:

    #1 - #9 - #11 - #12

    Now I want to make sure if I can use NVMe or not?

    In the YouTube video, he only show PCI Express Root Part #9 and says that if version is higher than 3.0 and Maximum Link Width higher than x2, NVMe can be used. 

    In my laptop, on PCI Express Root Part #9 version is 3.0 and Maximum Link Width is x2.

    But in the app, as I said, there are three other numbers.

    PCI Express Root Part #1 is higher than #9 and it is 3.0 and x4, and #11 and #12 are the same and it is 3.0 and x1.

    Now I just want to be 100% sure that I can use NVMe PCIe 3.0 and will I benefit from its full capacity and speed?

    And whether I can use PCIe 4.0 or not? Just PCIe 3.0?

  • PCIe 4.0 SSDs are compatible with PCIe 3.0 port. It should work, but with reduced speed. I'm pretty sure your computer has a pcie gen3x2 port (two lanes).

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  • Shpongled
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    Thanks.
    So there is no point in buying PCIe 4.0 because it will probably run at the same speed as PCIe 3.0 in my laptop, right?

    And there is a very small possibility that it may be a risk and not run and work at all, right?

    I think it would be better to buy PCIe 3.0 🤔

  • Yes, it is possible that the system does not detect the new ssd. I would opt to buy a gen3x4.

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  • Shpongled
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    edited September 2023

    Hi, I couldn't buy an ssd for my laptop at that time.

    I want to buy now and I am stuck between these modela which one to choose.

    Can you help me which one to get please?

    WD Blue SN570
    MSI SPATIUM M390
    ADATA XPG SX6000 Lite
    Adata Swordfish
    Adata XPG SX6000 Pro
    Adata XPG SX8200 Pro
    Adata Legend 750
    Adata XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro
    Crucial P3
    Crucial P2

    My laptop is Acer Aspire e5-575g-55ke and it has M.2 slot.

  • Commodore_1995#
    Commodore_1995# ACE Posts: 98,297 Trailblazer
    edited September 2023

    I advise buying an SSD with at least 512GB of space. All of these models should work.

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  • Shpongled
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    thanks but why less than 512gb?

    Is 512gb not ok? 256gb is better??

  • Windows alone consumes around 60GB of space. Additionally, you will want to install other programs and some games. 256GB is insufficient.

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  • Hi @512GB is fine, 256GB could also be fine, it's the space I have, but it depends on the applications you are going to install.

    Do not install a larger disk thinking about saving personal data such as photographs or videos, for this it is better to have a couple of external disks that contain duplicate information.

    Keep in mind that if you save all your personal information on the internal disk, in case of disk failure, you would lose all the information.

    Thank you.

    All the best.

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