Upgrading my Acer Laptop's storage

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I have Acer VX-15 laptop which came installed with 128GB M.2 SATA SSD and 1TB HDD. I am planning to upgrade the storage to 500GB M.2 SATA + 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD. I have selected two companies for this:

1. Crucial MX500 combo - for Rs. 14,500/-
2. Samsung 860 EVO combo - for Rs. 19,500/-.

Which should I choose considering the price difference and service support/life-span/performance?

Samsung

topgear said:
Samsung

Considering that newer laptops will have better SSD when he upgrades later and the price difference, I'd say Samsung ones are overpriced.

W

Go with crucial & don't forget that upgrading anything in acer laptop,if not done by authorized service centre,will void any existing warranty.

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whitestar_999 said:
Go with crucial & don't forget that upgrading anything in acer laptop,if not done by authorized service centre,will void any existing warranty.

My laptop is already out-of-warranty (its 2 year old). So you think Crucial is a safe bet? How's the service of Crucial in Delhi?

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monkey said:
My laptop is already out-of-warranty (its 2 year old). So you think Crucial is a safe bet? How's the service of Crucial in Delhi?

Kaizen infoserve currently handles crucial rma in India.They also handle rma of many other major brands(e.g.corsair) so there should not be any issues.

monkey said:
I have Acer VX-15 laptop which came installed with 128GB M.2 SATA SSD and 1TB HDD. I am planning to upgrade the storage to 500GB M.2 SATA + 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD. I have selected two companies for this:

1. Crucial MX500 combo - for Rs. 14,500/-
2. Samsung 860 EVO combo - for Rs. 19,500/-.

Which should I choose considering the price difference and service support/life-span/performance?

Dude, Samsung 860 Evo is currently being sold for Rs 11k in lightning deal.
*www.amazon.in/Samsung-Internal-Solid-State-MZ-76E1T0BW/dp/B078DPCY3T

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Vyom said:
Dude, Samsung 860 Evo is currently being sold for Rs 11k in lightning deal.
*www.amazon.in/Samsung-Internal-Solid-State-MZ-76E1T0BW/dp/B078DPCY3T

Saw your message late...its back to 13.5k.. :-(

BTW I have shortlisted Crucial on Amazon but am waiting for some deal (Christmas maybe) so that I can get better pricing...

monkey said:
Saw your message late...its back to 13.5k..
BTW I have shortlisted Crucial on Amazon but am waiting for some deal (Christmas maybe) so that I can get better pricing...

Extend the waiting a bit more and you may get lucky with any one of these sale :

Amazon New Year Sale ( 1st Jan Onward ) / Amazon Great Indian Sale (22nd to 24th Jan) / Amazon Republic Day Sale ( 25th and 26th Jan )

Got Raspberry Pi2 at Rs. 249 long time back on the Republic Day Sale.

monkey said:
Saw your message late...its back to 13.5k..
BTW I have shortlisted Crucial on Amazon but am waiting for some deal (Christmas maybe) so that I can get better pricing...

Dunno man.. I can still see it under lightning deal:
*www.amazon.in/dp/B078DPCY3T/ref=gbdp_vlo_a88be1d8_B078DPCY3T?_encoding=UTF8&smid=A14CZOWI0VEHLG

Vyom said:
Dunno man.. I can still see it under lightning deal:
*www.amazon.in/dp/B078DPCY3T/ref=gbdp_vlo_a88be1d8_B078DPCY3T?_encoding=UTF8&smid=A14CZOWI0VEHLG

That's for prime members only.
This is too tempting to let go, even though I do not need any more ssd storage. :lol:

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Vyom said:
Dunno man.. I can still see it under lightning deal:
*www.amazon.in/dp/B078DPCY3T/ref=gbdp_vlo_a88be1d8_B078DPCY3T?_encoding=UTF8&smid=A14CZOWI0VEHLG

It is a prime member exclusive deal though.

M

Saw the listing. I think it got relisted. But is it worth 17,700/- on amazon (under lightning deal) while the Crucial combo is costing 14,830/-?

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If you can afford the extra 2.9k then it is certainly worth it but you won't be losing anything by going with crucial combo.In fact the best option would be 500gb m2 860 evo with 1 tb MX500 2.5" sata ssd.