omega44-xt
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Yes, its likely a replace job as there might not be a 2nd M.2 slot.
Thin and Light laptop under 70K
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Get it done at asus service centre because if even a single visible scratch occurred during the process by yourself then in case of any future warranty claim the service centre will mark it as "physical damage" & will only consider free warranty under ADP (accidental damage protection) plan which has a limit of 1 free claim in a year.
SaiyanGoku
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Do you need more than 512 GB for programs and basic stuff since you won't be gaming? You can just get an external HDD/SSD for storing data otherwise.
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Actually I needed a higher capacity ssd,as I want this laptop to run in Dual-Boot mode/setup ;with a Linux Distro....
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Instead of dual boot, run linux inside VM in windows using this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqwQ71gdllM
Or run windows inside virtualbox VM on linux.
SaiyanGoku
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I agree with Whitestar. If I had to use a linux machine, I'd get a steam deck instead.
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Which model?
omega44-xt
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P3 will be my guess. Most don't know it is QLC.
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P3 is fine for typical usage as long as at least 20% space is kept free because it has dynamic pSLC cache which is roughly one third of free capacity so for around 400GB space free in a 2TB P3 the pseudo SLC cache will be around 130GB which is more than enough for any typical user as rarely they will transfer more than 130GB in one go from a source which is also a NVMe ssd within same system.
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Was that 512 GB ssd a Gen 4 drive in any case?
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QLCs are still not cheap enough for me to recommend it. You can were getting Corsair MP600 pro NH 2TB for under 10.3k till last month vs 9k for 2TB P3.
SaiyanGoku
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I got 2 TB 660p from amazon US back in 2019 for ~14.9k. IIRC during recent sale, similar ones went for CAD 90-100 but I haven't felt the need to get any higher capacity drive mainly because I'm playing more on the PS4 Pro.
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Those were some good deals, if S70 Blade wasn't so unreliable then its 2TB model also often went for sale under 10k a few times during last major sales. However the ssd price trend is now reversed so very less chances of getting such deals again.
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Yes from Micron.
I bought the Crucial Gen.4 drive of NVME M.2 2TB capacity at Rs.8400/- likewise.
Made it a DUAL BOOT Laptop with Windows 11 & Fedora 39.
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Crucial P3 is not Gen4, P3 plus is Gen4, but still QLC. Usually you get P3 at that price.
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P3 & P3 Plus are both same hardware wise though with only difference being the interface (pcie 3 vs 4).
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Should've checked the reviews/config before buying it.
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There is a removable slot. So even 32GB + 8GB is viable. Using non-equal RAM sizes are bad for RAM sensitive applications like gaming, mostly unaffected in most productivity applications AFAIK.