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    Samsung SM961 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD's - which thinkpads are compatible?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by anarky321, Jun 21, 2016.

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    • P50
    • P70
    • T460s
    • Yoga 260
    • X1 Yoga
    • X1 Carbon
    • X1 Tablet
    In fact, I think Lenovo even sells them with the 1 TB SSDs from Samsung. Though they will charge you 1000 $ for it.
     
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    The discounted US price to upgrade from 128gb SATA to the 1tb PCIe NVMe is $360
     
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    On the P50, the NVMe drive is a 1020 $ upgrade over the standard HDD.
     
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    Lenovo goes really overboard with some of their markups to the point of being obscene

    does anything know if there would be whitelist issues with the SSD?
     
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    No. There are no SSD whitelists, you should be able to use 3rd party ones without problem.
     
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    Well $735 discounted. (Never pay retail from Lenovo)

    The 512gb was about that price when it first was an option. Now it's $396.

    Lenovo's pricing is strange and inconsistent.

    The price difference between the 512gb and 1tb on the P50 is $339, on the X1 the difference is $93, the X1 Yoga $130...
     
    Rocnhorse, Jun 23, 2016
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