I'm looking at buying this laptop, but I've been out of the hardware game for a while and I'm not sure if I can just toss an SSD in it.

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834154525

If I can, do I just need a regular 2.5" drive, or do I need M Sata or something?

Also, any recommendations on a cheaper SSD for it? Don't need anything with a lot of storage. It's for mostly-light gaming (Overwatch will be the most demanding game for a while).

This post was edited by RaidenBrayden on Apr 30 2017 01:49pm

your laptop model would help

I am not a smart man.

Edited it in.

definitely go with Samsung for your SSD hands down the best.

Yes, you could do that.

You will most probably, need to remove the HDD and replace it with an SSD.
Which will also mean that you will have to clone the HDD to the SSD...if possible.

Otherwise, you will have to do a clean install of Windows 10 Home.

All of the drivers you would need can be found here: https://us.msi.com/Laptop/support/GL62M-7th-Gen-GTX-1050Ti.html#down-driver&Win10%2064


/e A clone from a 1TB hard drive to an SSD with less capacity, is not easily done. It's probably impossible.



/ee You might luck out. Some laptops have hookups for TWO drives. But they usually cost more. They are usually in the $1500 CAD range.








/eee Like this. They already added a 1TB HDD and a 256GB SSD....all else is the same.

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834154493

I know it seems smarter to get a laptop with just an HDD, and then buy an SSD cheaper, and install it. Manufacturers know this as well.
The recovery partition on the HDD only laptop, will make it very difficult to shrink the OS partition, so you can clone it to a smaller device.

That's why a clean install will most probably be required. It's easier and costs the same in the long run...to just get the one with the SSD/HDD already.

Remember, you're not just paying for the SSD in the laptop I linked. You're also paying for the 2nd drive slot and the cooling to keep your laptop happy.

This post was edited by Ghot on Apr 30 2017 02:37pm

I was also checking out these two, as I figured it would be annoying to have to reinstall Windows etc. on a new drive for a laptop, especially with drivers and shit.

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIADEU5GJ2077

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIADEU5HR9664


What's the difference? What the hell is a TN panel?

And if anyone else can find a good deal on a laptop, I'd love to see it. Aiming for a 1050ti or better, but a 980m would suffice if the price is right.

This post was edited by RaidenBrayden on Apr 30 2017 05:26pm

I would rather get the ones with a 256GB SSD, than the ones with the 128GB SSD.

You can use the 128GB SSD, but you will spend a lot of time deciding what to put on the SSD and what to put on the HDD.

It's up to you whether you would rather have the 1050Ti or the 1060.




/e There are two main kinds of panels used in screens. TN and IPS.

TN are ok, but they will have less viewing angle than the IPS do.

TN is like 170/160 degrees, and IPS is like 178/178 Degrees.

This post was edited by Ghot on Apr 30 2017 06:17pm

All that needs to go on the SSD is the operating system. Games and movies aren't really going to benefit much. I'm not worried about load times in games because I play mostly lighter stuff and games that don't have many load screens.

what about VA?

I wipe free space with CCleaner then shrink the partition.
Should be good to move to something like a 250gb most likely
Defrag and wipe free space again ofc.

This post was edited by Penguins0690 on May 1 2017 11:42am