Hard Drive Guide Sheet
There are in most cases 3 sizes of Hard drives with various connectors for each one.
These are 1.8", 2.5" and 3.5"
Within these sizes you can have the following connectors
- 2.5" IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) or also called PATA (Parallel ATA) this is the old form factor for Laptops and PCs typically 7 years or older
- 2.5" SATA (Serial ATA) is the new connection with in Laptops and PC's this is the same connection whether the Hard drive is a 2.5" or a 3.5" size Hard Drives. So in practise you can now put a 2.5" Laptop SATA Hard drive in to a Normal PC
- 1.8" ZIF Drives Slighty older connection typically used on smaller sub notebooks or early tablets here is a list
Apple MACBOOK air 1st generation ,iPod Video
Microsoft Zune
Sony VGN-UX37,VGN-UX50, VGN-UX70, VGN-UX72, VGN-UX90, VGN-UX91, VGN-UX92 Sony VGN-UX180, VGN-UX280, VGN-UX380, VGN-UX480 ,VGN-G118CN
Sony TZ /TT /TX /TXN /Z
DELL Latitude XT /D430 /D420
HP mini 1000 ,COMPAQ 2510P/2710P
FUJITSU U810/U820 U1010/U2010
Asus U2E /U1F ,Eee PC900
OQO model 02/e2
LENOVO K12 /ideaPad U110
SAMSUNG Q1 /Q1EX
KOHJINSHA Kjs SR SX3/SC3
ACER ASPIRE ONE
RAON DIGITAL Everun Note
Motion Tablet LE1700
LG A1
Flybook V5
- 1.8" Micro SATA Newer version of the ZIF/PATA connection. This is currently used in the following laptops
Dell Latitude E4200, XT2
Fujitsu P163
HP Elitebook: 2530P/2540P, 2730P/2740P
HP Envy 13, 14, 15
Lenovo Thinkpad: X300/X301, T400s/T410s
Samsung X360
Sony VAIO P, TT
- 1.8" Usata used on some older Dell models. This was first Generation SSD was quite slow and could be unreliable
Dell Adamo 13
Dell Adamo XPS
Dell Latitude E4200
Dell Precision M6400
- 1.8" Msata (Please do not confuse with Microsata they are different. These are the most cost effective and space saving SSD Hard drives out on the market place. They also by far fit the most amount of devices. We also stock the convertors to turn them in to any other type of SSD Hard Drive.
50mm mSATA Notebooks & Tablets
Acer Aspire: M3-xxx, M5-xxx, R7, S7 (S7-391), Timeline, V5-572G-6679
Acer: Iconia Tab W500, W700
Alienware :18, m14x r2, M17x R4
ASUS Eee Slate EP121
ASUS VivoBook: S400CA, S551LB
ASUS Zenbook: UX21, UX
Clevo Notebook: P150SM, P151SM1, P157SM, W350STQ, W650SR, W230ST, W350SKQ, W355STQ, W650SH, W651SH, W651SR, W655SH, W655SR, W740SU
Dell Inspiron: 14z (5423), 15 (7537), 15z (5523), 15R SE, 17R, 17R 5720, 17R SE
Dell Latitude: 6430u, ST-LST01, XT2, XT3
Dell Precision: M4500, M4600, M4800, M6400, M6500, M6600, M6700, M6800
Dell XPS: 12 (12-9Q33), 13 (L321X), 14 (L421X), 15 (L521X), 18, One 2710
Dell Vostro: 3360, 3460, 3560
Fusion Futro: S700, S900
Fusion Garage JOOJOO
Gigabyte: Q1742N, U2142, U2440M, U2440N, U2442
Google: CR-48 Chrome
HP ENVY: 14 Series*, 15 Series (15-3xxx), 17 Series (17-3xxx)
HP ENVY Sleekbook: 14*, 15.6"*
HP ENVY Spectre XT 13
HP ENVY TouchSmart: 15-J003xx, 15t-j100, 15-j113ea, 20-d010
HP Folio: 13-1000
HP Pavilion: dm4t Series (DM4T-3xxx), dv6 Series
Lenovo: K26, K47A, K47G
Lenovo Essential: B590
Lenovo IdeaPad: S210, S400, U300, V570, Y460, Y470, Y480, Y500, Y510, Y560, Y570, Y580
Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13
Lenovo ThinkPad: L420, L430, L520, L530, T420, T420s, T430, T430i, T430s, T430si, T520, T530, T530i, W520, W530, X220, X230, X230i, X230 Tablet, X230i Tablet
Lenovo ThinkPad Edge: E220s, E320, E330, E420, E420s, E430, E430s, E520, E530, S430
LG Xnote: P330
MSI GE70: 2OE-014NE, 2OE-017US
MSI: Windpad 110W
Samsung: Series 7 Slate, Series 9
Samsung Chromebook Series 5
Sony VAIO: E Series, Tap 21
Toshiba Qosmio: X70, X75-A7298
Toshiba Portege: Z830, Z835, Z930
Toshiba Satellite: P70, P770
WeTab
50mm mSATA Desktops
Lenovo IdeaCentre: A720
ZOTAC ZBOX: ID80, ID84
50mm mSATA PC Motherboards
Any motherboard with the Intel Z68 Express Chipset that offers an mSATA port can use an mSATA SSD as a Cache Drive or Main Drive (System Drive).
Alienware m14x r2
Intel NUC Board: DC33217GKE, D34010WYB, D53427RKE, D54250WYB
Intel NUC Kit: DC3217IYE, D34010WYK, DC53427HYE, D54250WYK
50mm mSATA Mobile Devices
Drobo Mini Portable Storage Array
25mm Half-Size mSATA Mini Notebooks & Tablets
ASUS: B400A-XH51, Q501LA, Q550LF
ASUS Zenbook: UX302LA, UX42VS, UX52VS
Dell Vostro 5470
M2 (NGFF) is the new format in SSD. They have lower power consumption than Msata but similar speeds. They are also lighter and are used in typically the newest model laptop and mobile devices. Below is a current list of compatible devices. We also stock all the converters to make them in to other connection SSD Hard Drives.
42mm SATA M.2 NGFF (2242)
Notebooks/Devices
Acer Chromebook: C720
ASUS Chromebox
ASUS MAXIMUS VI EXTREME
ASUS MAXIMUS VI FORMULA
ASUS ROG: G750JH, G750JX
HP Chromebook 14
HP EliteBook: 820 G1, 840 G1, 850 G1
HP ProBook: 430 G1, 640 G1, 650 G1
HP ZBook 14
Lenovo: G410, G510, G710, V4400u
Lenovo Essential: B5400, M5400
Lenovo IdeaPad: L440, L540, U330, U430, U530, Y410p, Y510p*
Lenovo ThinkPad: S531, S540, T431s, T440P, T440s, T540, T540p, W540, X240
Lenovo ThinkPad Edge: E431, E440, E531, E540
Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga
SONY VAIO PRO 13 Series**
SONY VAIO DUO 13 Series
PC Motherboards
ASUS Maximus Extreme VI
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
ASUS Maximus VI Gene
ASUS Maximus VI Impact (dual PCIe 2.0 / SATA M.2 socket)
ASRock AMD Fatal1ty 990FX (dual function SATA/PCIe M.2 slots)
MSI Z97 MPOWER Max AC
* Some of these models may ship without an M.2 connector, please check that your device has an M.2 connection before placing your order.
** To determine what whether you need SATA or PCIe, check the existing M.2 drive in your Sony Vaio Pro. Users replacing/upgrading a Samsung XP941 drive will need a PCIe based M.2 NGFF SSD.
60mm SATA M.2 NGFF (2260)
Notebooks/Devices
ASUS Zenbook: UX301LA, UX301LAA
ASUS Zenbook Touch UX31LA
Dell Venue 11 Pro: 7130, 7139
Sony VAIO Flip 13
PC Motherboards
MSI Z97 MPOWER Max AC
80mm SATA M.2 NGFF (2280)
Notebooks/Devices
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 2 (2014)
MSI GS60 Ghost
Razer Blade 14 (2014)
Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus
Sony VAIO Duo 13
Sony VAIO Pro 13 (SVP1321C5E)
PC Motherboards
ASUS Maximus VI Impact (dual PCIe 2.0 / SATA M.2 socket)
MSI Z97 MPOWER Max AC (dual SATA / PCIe M.2 socket)
80mm PCI-e M.2 NGFF (2280)
Notebooks/Devices
Apple MacBook Air 2103
Apple MacBook Pro w/ Retina Display: 13″, 15″
SONY VAIO Pro 13 (bootable)
PC Motherboards
All motherboards listed below and others with a free PCIe 2.0 x2 or higher slot will work and boot with both the Plextor M6e PCIe SSD or the Mushkin Scorpion Deluxe PCIe SSD.
ASRock AMD Fatal1ty 990FX (supports PCIe 2.0 x2 / SATA M.2)
ASRock Z97 Extreme6
ASUS Maximus VI Impact (supports PCIe 2.0 x1 / SATA M.2)
ASUS Maximus VII Gene
ASUS Maximus VII Hero (dual PCIe / SATA-based M.2 socket)
ASUS Z97 Deluxe
ASUS Z97 Pro
ASUS Z97I-Plus
Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H (supports PCIe 2.0 x2)
MSI Z97 Gaming 7 (dual SATA / PCIe M.2 socket)
MSI Z97 MPOWER Max AC (dual SATA / PCIe M.2 socket)
MSI Z97 XPower AC (dual SATA / PCIe M.2 socket)