What M.2 SSD is Compatible with Acer Spin 3?

jelousdogs
jelousdogs Member Posts: 1 New User
edited March 2023 in 2017 Archives

I just got my Spin 3 Yesterday, want to add an ssd as boot time is slow. Wanted to know what m.2 drive is compatible with this laptop.

 

I currently have eyes on Crucial MX300 530 GB SSD , is it compatible with the laptop?

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  • brummyfan2
    brummyfan2 ACE Posts: 28,469 Trailblazer

    Hi,

    Can you post the exact model number please, like S3-xxxx.

    I don't think you can install a M.2 SSD but the Crucial MX300 will work in your laptop.

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  • J_Walker
    J_Walker Member Posts: 2 New User
    I haven't had the chance to try this yet but I plan to. As far as I can tell from my research an M.2 Type 2280 SSD that uses a SATA interface should work on this machine. It's important that it's a SATA and not NVMe. The only thing is that you would need to get the screw to hold down the card since there isn't one already in the standoff post. M.2 SSD's don't usually come with their own screw. Please let us know if you do this and if it works or not.

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