“What are the minimum specifications or space restrictions for the Second M.2 ss80 SSD slot/? I can't find space nor technical specs on Dell's website to ermine if there are any restrictions on the SSD's. Do any folks have any GEN4 recommendations?”
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The specs on Dell's website say that both of the M.2 2280 as well as both of the M.2 2230 slot interfaces are PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe, up to 64 Gbps. The 2280's can be up to 4TB each and the 2230's can be up to 512GB each. I installed the Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe Gen4 M.2 SSD in mine and it works wonderfully. You will need to also purchase a M.2 2280 SSD Heat Thermal Shield Heatsink designed specifically for the M16/M18 Alienware laptops. You can find these on Dell's website or on Amazon for cheap.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.This laptop supports the following storage configuration: Two M.2 2230 and two M.2 2280 slots for solid-state drive, for computers shipped with a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 graphics card. M.2 2230 solid-state drive is supported up to 512 GB( Interface type-PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe, up to 64 Gbps). M.2 2280 solid-state drive is supported up to 4 TB( Interface type- PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe, up to 64 Gbps).
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