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Written by mcc on 2024-12-26 at 21:12

Okay. Please help me as I ask COMPUTER BABBY QUESTIONS.

I have a Thinkpad T14 Gen 3 (AMD).

It has a 256 GB HD. That's too small. I want to buy a new, bigger one. I have a sense the good hard drives these days are "M.2".

Lenovo's specs page

https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpadt/thinkpad-t14-gen-3-(14-inch-amd)/len101t0013

doesn't say anything about "M.2". It says the hd is "PCIe".

I run "lshw" to see what's on the computer. It says "NVMe".

How do I find out the bestest fastest aftermarket drive Canada Computers carries that my computer will support

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Written by mcc on 2024-12-26 at 21:14

I only understand computation as the MANIPULATION OF ABSTRACT PLATONIC FORMS. I do not understand this realm where computers are "physical objects" you manipulate with "screwdrivers". I would prefer to use Math to translate my thoughts directly into action, as if I am casting magic spells

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Written by mcc on 2024-12-26 at 21:26

Okay thank you all for explaining. I have one more question: Is there actually, like, a difference between drive vendors. Like if I pick WD vs Samsung vs Lexar (vs… "crucial"?!) will it ever make any difference

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Written by 10,000 lb weighted blanket on 2024-12-26 at 21:29

@mcc you'll probably be fine with the big name brands, samsung, wd. You can get into differences around the controller and all stuff like that, but outside of the difference between slc/mlc/tlc/qlc it'll probably be the same.

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Written by Nick Fox-Gieg on 2024-12-26 at 21:40

@violator @mcc It's a weird moment in naming hard drive standards--first "M.2 SATA" replaced old-style SATA (the kind with cables), and then "M.2 NVMe" replaced M.2 SATA. If your computer is from this decade you'll want M.2 NVMe. Then figure out the right form factor; they use four-digit codes. For brand, imo Samsung.

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