Laptop only? Is this SSD for laptops only or can i hook this up to my desktop?I have not bought a SSD yet so i know little info on this
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This drive will work in many standard desktop computers if the computer has a SATA interface. There are adapters to make the 2.5 drive physically mount properly in a 3.5 standard desktop mounts.
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if your desktop has a SATA port you're good. I would get this to run the OS/paging/scratch, and another drive to store your data on. SSD is pretty costly other-wise and this way you can still enjoy the performance gain while maintaining the capacity.
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This can be placed into a desktop. I have this in my new computer build and it does a marvelous job.
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I have only upgrading ssd in laptops, not in a desktop, and there is not a separate power cable for those. Do a quick search online and see what they say about upgrading your desktop, operating system on the ssd, and see what you find. Keywords maybe Ssd, power cable, desktop, and upgrade.
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Hello Kevin,Thanks for your interest! This laptop stands alone with the SSD. The keyboard is not backlit, and laptop is not a touchscreen version. We hope this helps, and we look forward to getting your business soon.
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First of all this is not an SSD. This is what you would put the SSD in if you don't want it in your SATA port. So you would still need to buy an SSD separately if you buy this. Second: if you are not plugging the SSD into the internal SATA port, you do need cables. This enclosure works for that, but it will limit your speed, so you will see /a lot/ less performance from the SSD. I reccomend for desktops buying another SATA cable and for laptops replacing your internal HDD with the SSD and then putting the HDD in this enclosure because there will be no speed decrease this way.
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This processor is for a desktop CPU slot only. Laptops and desktop differ in this sense.
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It should work....depends somewhat on what your motherboard setup is like. The SSD is 2.5" so if it going in a laptop should most likely slip right in. If its going in a desktop, will probably need an adapter to get it properly attached. Depending on the speed of your SATA on the motherboard you might not get the full speed benefit from this drive......but no doubt it will be a lot faster than a mechanical drive. Need to be sure your board is SATA so power and data fittings are same compatible between the board and drive
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Well, not "all" because there are some older computers that do not support SATA drives. But certainly for most. In most desktop computers, you will need an adapter to mount the drive. Also, if you're intending to install in a laptop, you'll need to determine if your laptop is compatible with it.... again, it is compatible with virtually all, but I'm sure there are some that it is not.
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If this is your only storage device no. This drive is to small as a stand alone. Best if you put your operating system on it and use a normal hard drive as your main storage. You can use the extra on the ssd as virtual memory and this can speed up a system greatly.
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If you mean mounting adaptor, NO. I keep these type of adaptors on hand. I did not use an adaptor for two of the desktops I outfitted with an SSD because the cables would not fit correctly without time wasted jerry-rigging. For a desktop application I consider mounting to be optional. The SSD is so much lighter than a traditional HDD and has no moving parts. And a desktop is not a mobile device. The SSD just sits or hangs from the cables. It may look unprofessional. But it is completely functional in my opinion.
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This SSD is SATA3 backward compatible with SATA2, make sure the HP desktop has SATA connectors (slots for cables), and to get the optimum speed make sure it supports SATA3. Thanks
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This is intended for a laptop, not a Desktop. For a desktop, you would want a 5.25" desktop drive, not a slim laptop drive like this one.
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Yes. It works as an external drive. It can use a SATA (not PATA) drive. You can use a 3.5" (desktop drive) or 2.5" (laptop drive) but only SATA. If you have a 3.0 USB in your desktop then it works really fast.
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Hello there. Please pardon my ignorance but I don't know what that is. My SSD is currently in my Dell desktop PC
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This is a "bare drive" and must used in in a "host" device that has a SATA controller - such as a PC (either stand-alone or on a network), or in a NAS box on a network. It is designed for NAS applications but would work okay in a regular desktop computer with a SATA interface (but not in an older IDE interface). This will not fit into a laptop. You will need to add both power and SATA cables to your purchase if you buy this since they are not included with this had drive.
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I have no idea...all my computer are PC's. If you check some of the reviews for this ssd on other Websites, perhaps you'll find some info. Good luck. Bryant
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This drive is for a desktop PC,I'm not sure how of if you could hook it up to laptop,search external USB DVD drives on here.
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There's no mSATA port in external chassis. Inside the laptop it should have a mSATA bracket to install mSATA SSD. We can verify with MSI next Monday.