What type of SSD included? is it M.2 nVme SSD? null

Mine came with a 256 GB NVMe M.2 PCIe 3.0 SSD, not a SATA SSD. It's a bit of a tricky beastie, as it only uses two of the four PCIe lanes, limiting its max transfer rate to half the theoretical 4-lane value. And, that SSD's length is so short it comes attached to a metal "extender" to fit the laptop's 2280-length mount.

For the price of the computer, it's likely a basic SATA SSD, which are relatively inexpensive these days. M.2 drives are a relatively new technology and are quite often way more expensive than SATA SSDs, and would likely now be installed in high-end computers costing $1000, or more. It is likely that if a computer came from the factory with a M.2 drive installed, the M>2 drive would likely be listed as a highlight of the features of the computer, at least on the box spec sheet or on the retail shelf feature card.

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Mine came with a 256 GB NVMe M.2 PCIe 3.0 SSD, not a SATA SSD. It's a bit of a tricky beastie, as it only uses two of the four PCIe lanes, limiting its max transfer rate to half the theoretical 4-lane value. And, that SSD's length is so short it comes attached to a metal "extender" to fit the laptop's 2280-length mount.
Answered by FloridaGuy 6 years ago
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For the price of the computer, it's likely a basic SATA SSD, which are relatively inexpensive these days. M.2 drives are a relatively new technology and are quite often way more expensive than SATA SSDs, and would likely now be installed in high-end computers costing $1000, or more. It is likely that if a computer came from the factory with a M.2 drive installed, the M>2 drive would likely be listed as a highlight of the features of the computer, at least on the box spec sheet or on the retail shelf feature card.
Answered by RobertA 6 years ago
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