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    Kingston Hyper X 480GB m.2 PCIe x4

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Kalapana317, Aug 28, 2015.

  1. Kalapana317

    Kalapana317 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Anyone know anything about this drive? Thinking of putting this in my new sager 8652 which i still haven't bought yet, despite *****ing about the waiting game for months.
    Haven't really found much on this drive on here surprisingly and would like to get some thoughts on it.
    It's seems stupid fast and then some as a primary boot drive.
    Thoughts?

    one other question....what's my next drive to put in my new sager when i run out of room? Probably stick with another SSD, but not sure what/how to put the other drive in. Would the 2nd drive be a sata drive in the other m.2 slot? or do i have to use something else?
    Details on the drive below.
    Thanks, everyone!

    Kingston Hyper X 480GB m.2 PCIe x4
    Technical Information
    Storage Capacity:
    480 GB
    Features: Rugged
    Features: Durable
    Drive Performance
    Maximum Read Transfer Rate:
    1.37 GB/s
    Maximum Write Transfer Rate: 1000 MB/s
    Interfaces/Ports
    Drive Interface:
    M.2
    Drive Interface Standard: PCI Express x4
    Physical Characteristics
    Drive Type:
    Internal
    Form Factor: M.2 2280
    Height: 0.1"
    Width: 0.9"
    Depth: 3.1"
    Weight (Approximate): 0.35 oz
    Miscellaneous
    Package Contents:

    • HyperX Predator Solid State Drive
    • Hard Drive Cloning Software
     
  2. Convel

    Convel Notebook Deity

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    It's a high-performing SSD that goes all out, going easy on neither power draw or your wallet.

    http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-hyperx-predator-480gb-m2-pcie-ssd,4113.html
    Your notebook has two SATA and two M.2 slots. The second drive, if the HyperX M.2 or any other M.2 drive, would be fitted in a free M.2 slot. If you want cheaper storage or more storage than M.2 SSDs offer, you could also fit a traditional 2.5" HDD or SSD in one of the SATA slots.
    (Thanks HTWingNut!)
     
  3. Kalapana317

    Kalapana317 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for the reply. Sounds like i should be looking at a different drive after this. Maybe the 850 EVO then?
    Thanks for the info!