Can I put a hdd inside this laptop? null

Don't listen to some of the answers here. There are two m.2 / NVMe storage slots on the motherboard, with one being populated with a 512GB NVMe SSD and the 2nd slot is empty. You can easily install a second PCIe Gen3 NVMe SSD at least up to 2TB. NVMe SSD's are 100X better than a traditional hard drive, and PCIe NVMe's are usually about 10X faster than traditional 2.5" SATA SSD's. You WANT PCIe NVMe rather than a SATA HDD slot. Also, if you're wondering, the 16GB RAM is using two 8GB memory modules, one is soldered to the motherboard while the other 8GB module is in a slot and can be replaced with either a 16GB or 32GB module, giving you a total of 24GB or 32GB of memory. Put that into perspective, this is a quad-core AMD Ryzen 7 mobile laptop that costs $899 right now, and for another $300, you could upgrade it to 40GB of RAM and 2.5TB of really fast SSD storage, all in a thin and light package with a dedicated GPU. I wish they'd re-release this with Ryzen 7 3780U processor, 16GB memory module on the motherboard an a 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD, maybe a non-MaxQ GPU (although I understand the power and thermal issues), maybe an RTX=2070/2080. I love the form factor of this machine, and it could easily keep up with the Thicc-boi high end gaming laptops if it were refreshed with the top of the AMD/Nvidia mobile products and large base SSD and RAM. I'd gladly pay another $400 for a newer top of the line model. All said, you would be hard pressed to find another NEW laptop in the thin-and-light class that comes remotely close to this machines specs and gaming performance for under $900. I mean, a 12.9" wi-fi only iPad Pro with only 64GB of storage costs $100 more than this laptop!

updated answer... it comes with one 512GB m.2 nvme SSD and a second empty slot to add another m.2 SSD. Well worth the money to spend $110 and get a 1TB Intel 660p Series stick. For gaming I loaded about a half dozen games and didn't have much space left on the OS drive.

No you can't, you can only have 2 M.2 SSDs (the thin RAM looking ones) in your machine

No, it can take another nvme pcie ssd though.

It is true you can add a second m.2 sata or pcie SSD but the max capacity the motherboard supports is 128GB. I found out the hard way.

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Don't listen to some of the answers here. There are two m.2 / NVMe storage slots on the motherboard, with one being populated with a 512GB NVMe SSD and the 2nd slot is empty. You can easily install a second PCIe Gen3 NVMe SSD at least up to 2TB. NVMe SSD's are 100X better than a traditional hard drive, and PCIe NVMe's are usually about 10X faster than traditional 2.5" SATA SSD's. You WANT PCIe NVMe rather than a SATA HDD slot. Also, if you're wondering, the 16GB RAM is using two 8GB memory modules, one is soldered to the motherboard while the other 8GB module is in a slot and can be replaced with either a 16GB or 32GB module, giving you a total of 24GB or 32GB of memory. Put that into perspective, this is a quad-core AMD Ryzen 7 mobile laptop that costs $899 right now, and for another $300, you could upgrade it to 40GB of RAM and 2.5TB of really fast SSD storage, all in a thin and light package with a dedicated GPU. I wish they'd re-release this with Ryzen 7 3780U processor, 16GB memory module on the motherboard an a 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD, maybe a non-MaxQ GPU (although I understand the power and thermal issues), maybe an RTX=2070/2080. I love the form factor of this machine, and it could easily keep up with the Thicc-boi high end gaming laptops if it were refreshed with the top of the AMD/Nvidia mobile products and large base SSD and RAM. I'd gladly pay another $400 for a newer top of the line model. All said, you would be hard pressed to find another NEW laptop in the thin-and-light class that comes remotely close to this machines specs and gaming performance for under $900. I mean, a 12.9" wi-fi only iPad Pro with only 64GB of storage costs $100 more than this laptop!
Answered by Sean 5 years ago
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updated answer... it comes with one 512GB m.2 nvme SSD and a second empty slot to add another m.2 SSD. Well worth the money to spend $110 and get a 1TB Intel 660p Series stick. For gaming I loaded about a half dozen games and didn't have much space left on the OS drive.
Answered by technopackrat 6 years ago
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No you can't, you can only have 2 M.2 SSDs (the thin RAM looking ones) in your machine
Answered by Sammy 6 years ago
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No, it can take another nvme pcie ssd though.
Answered by Wraith 6 years ago
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No, just a extra m. 2
Answered by Jscholz 6 years ago
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Unfortunately no.
Answered by Technopackrat 6 years ago
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It is true you can add a second m.2 sata or pcie SSD but the max capacity the motherboard supports is 128GB. I found out the hard way.
Answered by collin 6 years ago
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