M.2 SSD Msata compatible laptops

Hi.
I was just wondering if anyone knows which laptops work well with the new faster SSD which go in the Msata or PCIe slots?

I'm looking to get really good read and write performance on a laptop

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Almost any properly setup SSD will give 'really good read and write performance'. mSATA is obsolete... M.2 (is that what you mean by PCIe slots?) are best used where the notebook manufacturer has designed and accounted for the M.2 storage from the start.

i.e. upgrading a system to M.2 vs. a normal 2.5" SATAIII SSD may actually get you less (usable) performance than the nominally (specs) slower SATAIII SSD because of thermal throttling issues.

What is the purpose of the new system? What are the workflows and workloads it will normally face?

Unless you're doing (paid for) video/image/sound (RAW) editing... don't waste your $$$ on an M.2 system today. And if you need to spend the money? Buy a system/platform that is designed with the M.2 and it's needs (power and cooling) rather than hope you can make any old M.2 capable platform work at the promised speeds M.2's are advertised at.

Good luck.

 

Hi, thanks
Ill be looking for a second hand laptop.
I will be recording music possibly many channels of audio high quality 24bit 96khz similtaneously, I will be running many plugins for the sound too.
There are some laptops which already have a M.2 SSD inside unfortunately they are too small to fit a Standard laptop drive in as well which I would like.

Perhaps then the answer is to find a laptop which I can plug a HDD into the CD Rom bay at Sata III speeds, this way have the storage 2TB HDD I own in the CD Rom bay and the SSD in the HDD bay.

Thanks for the help

 

@Rixsta there are many, just make sure they allow 9.5mm drives. If the laptop has optical disk drive, it definitely will.

 

Thanks do you recommend anything? I've been looking at 14" to 15.6" laptops..
Dell E6430 or E6440 no msata.
But can put SSD in and HDD in cdrom Bay

Or

HP 8560w. I'm not sure if does Sata III speeds...it's only Sata Ii
On msata port.


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Most higher end laptops cost too much for me second hand.
Cheers for the help.

HP elitebook look good plus some other Dell models... Lenovo seem good too for geeks like me. Well! My brains overloaded with laptops. Been researching 2 weeks now haha


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@Rixsta create a thread in What notebook should I buy section, we'll help. (= By the way, there are 2TB 7mm drives already, so 2.5" bay height should no longer be a limiting factor.

 

Thanks ok shall do when I wake. Yes I have a 2TB . 7mm already to go

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Consider using the 2TB HDD in an external enclosure (USB 3.1, no matter what USB 3 version the notebook has).

Keep in mind too that storage subsystems like SSD's and HDD's are not full duplex (they cannot read AND write simultaneously). If you depend on writing fast to the SSD then you should have another SSD to read (fast) from. A HDD will seriously hamper your expected outcome (from first post).

Look instead for a two bay (bulkier) notebook instead of the sexy/thin anorexic models you seem to prefer. Then get two SanDisk Extreme Pro's of the capacity you need (not necessarily want). This will give you much more real world performance than the setup you're envisioning now.

See:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...0-pro-ssds-on-amazon-fr.790875/#post-10244465


Yeah, those SanDisk Extreme Pro's are still the best option for a consistent and real world improvement to actual workloads (even over M.2 PCIe x4 SSD's... depending on the real world workloads/workflows demanded of them).

 

Why not a ThinkPad? My L440 has an M.2 slot which currently holds a 128GB SSD. I have a Crucial 256 in the SATA slot and a second 256 in an optical drive caddy (being replaced tomorrow with a 512).

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@Shemmy @Rixsta already purchased Dell E6440.

 

Thanks all yes I decided to go with dell E6440.. Speed with Ssd is fast enough

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