Solraknauj Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Hi !!! Which is the best SSD for my alienware m14x r1? I think that the best option is the Samsung Evo 850 pro, its true? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juddium Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I've been using a Samsung 840 Evo 1T drive for the last year and change in my M14xR1. I only just recently discovered that I'm not getting the full SATA 3 speeds (in my haste to replace the drive I didn't do much research beyond "will it work"), but so far it's been a much better solution than the HDD that it came with. I would certainly recommend it, and I'd imagine the 850 Pro would work just as well as my 840.Incidentally, the original HDD failed after about 2 months when I purchased the laptop in 2012, and the replacement HDD looked ready to die before I moved overseas last year. Not sure if the original HDD drives Dell chooses are just poor quality or if I just manage to abuse more computer more than anticipated (probably the latter). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stea7th Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I have the Samsung 840 Pro 512GB installed for almost 2 years I guess. It was really great and playing LoL was just fine until few months back, it all got ULTRA laggy for whatever problem.I have also noticed that there was a warning about the SSD being not fully utilized as it is on SATA II connection. Hence trying to download the 'modded' BIOS A08 update to hopefully get the SATA III speed for it.Even playing CS GO is ultra laggy it's very dissapointing!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrvoiceman Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) Just installed the SanDisk Ultra II 960GB SSD on my m14x r1 and it is working well and I have had zero issues. I decided to go with a fresh install of Windows 10. I wish Dell would have updated the A08 Bios so that we don't have to use a hacked version to get the 6 G/s though. Edited December 17, 2015 by mrvoiceman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soumen08 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I remember having bought the laptop with an SSD. Back in the day, that was a Samsung PM830. It works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m14xr1 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I've got Samsung 850 Pro 250 GB and no issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldataddict Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 (edited) Anyone used the SanDisk Ultra II before? *my bad, I'm blind. Edited April 13, 2017 by soldataddict Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameXPlayer Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 i use a 120GB kingston SSD , it does the job . then again, i don't use my AW as intended x) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightKishi® Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Just installed a new WD Blue 250gb SSD as it desperately in need for a speed boost, i dont use it for gaming anymore but still want to have great system response. It is still running at 3gb/s i assume that is SATA II speed, anyone tried the mooded sata fix bios yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wil56k Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 just replaced my ageing drive in the M14x R1 with a Samsung 860 EVO works well .. may have try the sata fix bios listed though as i'm at 280 read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronPancakes Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 I recently dropped in a SanDisk Ultra 3D 500Gb SSD in place of my old 7200rpm hard drive...God what have I been missing?! Speed is incredible. Still running on SATA II unfortunately (A08 BIOS) , but I’m looking to flash to the unlocked version soon in order to get SATA III capability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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