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    New Samsung mSATA SSD's - up to 1TB - will they fit?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by zhenya00, Jan 13, 2014.

  1. zhenya00

    zhenya00 Notebook Consultant

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    The new Thinkpads don't have mSATA slots. They have M.2 slots.
     
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    d'oh! I knew there was a catch!
     
    zhenya00, Jan 13, 2014
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    The better catch is that the m.2 that they included is size 42 which limits the capacity to 128gb right now.
     
    olakiril, Jan 13, 2014
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    Technology is getting nuttier and nuttier! I can't wait to see 512gB+ storage in cell phones, and SSD's coming down in price.. Can't wait to see whats going on in another 2-6 years

    I wish I could afford something that big.. Thinking about getting a 256gB for my T420
     
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    to be more accurate, it limits the options to just *one* card greater than cache-size from a minor player. And there's no indication there will be any more 42mm M.2 cards over 100GB any time soon. Intel promised one last year that never materialized and is promising another one this year that I'm not holding my breath on. I still curse Lenovo for not giving us an 80mm slot.
     
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Which models have M.2 slots? My W520 has mSATA. Disappointing if they switched in the new W540 since I was thinking of upgrading.
     
    sgogeta4, Jan 14, 2014
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    The W530 and W520 have mSATA and the W540 has M.2.

    I have a W530 right now so maybe you should considering switching to that one.
     
    Zero000, Jan 14, 2014
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