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    Razer Blade SSD Upgrade?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Schnuggs, May 12, 2014.

  1. Schnuggs

    Schnuggs Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am thinking about buying the Razer Blade 14" gaming computer (the one with the GTX 765m), and the only thing that turns me off about it is the size of the SSD. I was wondering if I could upgrade it after I buy it, and if so, where would I get a larger SSD that would fit? Thanks!


    -Aidan
     
    Schnuggs, May 12, 2014
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  2. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    Why not just buy the biggest available M.2 option it offers? (512GB).

    Not only will you save your system from possible death by disassembly - you will also save a few hairs from falling out/turning grey from trying to search for (the mostly invisible, atm) M.2 SSD options.

    Sure; it will cost a boatload of money. But that can be replaced.

    Spend it all at once and just enjoy the system as you want it from the beginning.


    Your other options are to buy a slower 'normal' SATA based notebook with the GPU you want - but then things are not comparable anymore.

    And I would guess that it would cost you very close to the same price (for a slower setup) anyways.


    Edit: I just configured one with the 512GB M.2 SSD: an additional $560CDN for 4x the capacity.
    To me; worth it (it is just 23% more for a more than usable capacity (and probably double the performance) increase over the toy-like 128GB model.


    Good luck.
     
    tilleroftheearth, May 12, 2014
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  3. Karamazovmm

    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    the 765m is past year models and doesn't use m.2, it uses msata and it has 2 slots on top of that

    the largest msata SSD is the samsung 840 evo 1tb
     
    Karamazovmm, May 13, 2014
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