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Latitude 5290 SSD Upgrade
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I have a Dell Latitude 5290 (not 2-in-1) with a TOSHIBA KSG60ZMV256G M.2 2280 256GB SATA SSD installed in the M.2 2280 slot. Can I replace my SATA SSD with an NVMe PCIe SSD, or is it only compatible with SATA M.2 2280 drives? I tried using HWiNFO, but I don’t understand whether it can read NVMe SSDs. In the BIOS, it shows 3 SATA slots and 1 PCIe slot.
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September 15th, 2024 10:57
Yes, it can take an NVMe drive -- that said, the system is older and will not run any current NVMe drive at its rated speed. It will be limited to PCIe3 X4 and about half of that since it almost certainly runs the drive in power saving GT2 mode (hardwired).
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September 15th, 2024 11:37
@ejn63 So, if I upgrade to an NVMe Gen 3 x4, I can expect about half the speed. right?
I want to buy 1TB of storage. Is it better to upgrade to NVMe or just SATA?
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September 15th, 2024 12:05
Even at half speed, NVMe is far faster (and given the limited market for SATA drives now, likely to be less expensive as well).