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Looking for upgrade options for the Lenovo ThinkPad T520

Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Adamgrant82, Jul 16, 2021.

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I just got a like new Lenovo ThinkPad T520 that I have already started upgrading next upgrade will be a mSATA SSD is there anything I should know about this laptop when picking out a mSATA SSD does it matter what brand or size?
I'm looking at a Samsung 1TB if I can still get it will this work? this SSD is only going to be used for extra storage
Spec's as of now:
Intel i7-2670QM 2.20GHz Quad core
16GB DDR3L 1600MHz
Samsung EVO 860 1TB SSD
Windows 10 Pro
Creative Sound Blaster G3 Portable External USB DAC
ASUS USB-BT400 USB Bluetooth Dongle
Lenovo ThinkPad laptop bag

Adamgrant82, Jul 16, 2021

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In my experience, there's not much of a performance difference between SSDs for typical usage, which is what the T520 is good for these days.

ZaZ, Jul 23, 2021

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