Which SSD drive do I purchase to upgrade my Spin 5 sp513-52n-552k to 1TB from 256GB?

GuyInSoCal
GuyInSoCal Member Posts: 4 New User
edited November 2023 in 2018 Archives
I purchased a Spin 5. Model is sp513-52n-552k. Which SSD drive do I purchase to upgrade it from the existing 256GB to 1 TB?
If I clone the new SSD drive to the old SSD drive, is it as simple swapping the new drive for the old drive?

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  • Ivyli
    Ivyli Member Posts: 14

    Tinkerer

    edited March 2018 Answer ✓
    you can buy Crucial MX500 Internal SSD. it's compatible with the spin513-52 system. and it offers 500gb SSD, 1tb SSD, 2tb SSD. 
    if you want to use the new SSD as the boot drive, you need to clone 256gb SSD to 1tb SSD, switch out the 256gb SSD, set boot priority to the 1tb SSD and boot from it. after you successfully boot from 1tb SSD, you can choose to keep the 256gb SSD or uninstall it completely.
  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,330 Trailblazer
    Answer ✓
    You can use either the m.2 SATA or faster m.2 PCIe/nVME card but the system may be limited to SATA speeds. Jack E/NJ

    Jack E/NJ

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  • Ivyli
    Ivyli Member Posts: 14

    Tinkerer

    edited March 2018 Answer ✓
    you can buy Crucial MX500 Internal SSD. it's compatible with the spin513-52 system. and it offers 500gb SSD, 1tb SSD, 2tb SSD. 
    if you want to use the new SSD as the boot drive, you need to clone 256gb SSD to 1tb SSD, switch out the 256gb SSD, set boot priority to the 1tb SSD and boot from it. after you successfully boot from 1tb SSD, you can choose to keep the 256gb SSD or uninstall it completely.
  • GuyInSoCal
    GuyInSoCal Member Posts: 4 New User
    Thank you for this great information. I appreciate your time. 
  • GuyInSoCal
    GuyInSoCal Member Posts: 4 New User
    edited March 2018
    If I want to use an m.2 SSD, what type would I purchase? It currently has a 256 GB m.2 SSD.
  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,330 Trailblazer
    Why can't the 256GB m.2 that's currently in the slot be used? Jack E/NJ

    Jack E/NJ

  • GuyInSoCal
    GuyInSoCal Member Posts: 4 New User
    JackE,
    I want to change it to a 1TB m.2 SSD, but I see there are several different types. I’m not sure which m.2 SSD type is correct to replace the current 256GB m.2 SSD with a 1TB m.2 SSD. I should have restated this when I asked the question. 
  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,330 Trailblazer
    Answer ✓
    You can use either the m.2 SATA or faster m.2 PCIe/nVME card but the system may be limited to SATA speeds. Jack E/NJ

    Jack E/NJ

  • yellowdust
    yellowdust Member Posts: 4 New User
    Have you done the upgrade to 1 TB? If yes, which SSDs have you used/tried? I'd also like to upgrade mine (SP513-52N-53Y6) to a 1 TB SSD, ideally an NVMe one.

    Thanks!
  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,330 Trailblazer
    @yellowdust m.2 NVMes can still be considered bleeding edge with more quirks at higher prices than m.2 SATAs. But if ya gotta have it, ya gotta pay and take yer chances =)  Jack E/NJ

    Jack E/NJ

  • yellowdust
    yellowdust Member Posts: 4 New User
    Thanks!

    I went ahead and tried, Samsung EVO 960 1 TB (MZ-V6E1T0BW), which is M.2 PCIe NVMe works. For some details see: https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/570332/#Comment_570332
  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,330 Trailblazer
    @yellowdust Thanks for the report. Some folks haven't been as successful with that NVMe working correctly in a 2280 slot. Jack E/NJ

    Jack E/NJ