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Worth Paying for SSD and RAM Upgrades When Buying a Laptop?” (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by Override4414@lemmy.world to c/hardware@lemmy.ml

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Is it worth paying 90 AUD to upgrade the laptop’s 512 GB M.2 2242 PCIe Gen4 TLC SSD to 1 TB, or would it be better to buy a 1 TB SSD myself and and save the 512 GB for future use?

Also, is it worth paying $150 to upgrade from the included 16 GB DDR5-5600 MT/s (SODIMM) to 32 GB (2 × 16 GB) when buying the laptop?

I’d also appreciate any recommendations on where to buy the cheapest RAM and SSD.

Thanks in advance for any advice or input!

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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I dunno why folks are giving you such a hard time

Pay for the RAM upgrade. Your laptop seller gets it cheeeeap now.
Upgrade the SSD yourself. You can put the old one in a dirt cheap enclosure for a gloriously fast 512gb USB drive. SSDs are dirt cheap

I can’t give you where to buy SSDs down under, but use this to sort by price/GB.

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/products/internal-hard-drive/#D=1&sort=-ppgb&page=1

[–] Override4414@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

thanks a lot!

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

NP!

Here's it filtered a little more, including 2242 and the shorter 2230 (which I assume would also be compatible). If your laptop can take an even longer drive, that'd give you better options. It's sorted by price/GB, so 2TB drives that are conspicuously good deals will show up.

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/products/internal-hard-drive/#D=1&sort=-ppgb&f=122030%2C122042

This looks like a sane "premium" buy; good controller per reviews, and 1TB: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CP68JNT

Though you can go cheaper with PCIE 3.0 drives. They'll still be fast.

I have no idea if these AUD prices are sane though, or if there's somewhere 'better' to shop there.