Plug NVME into PCIE?

[joppenheim]

Hi experts

Do you benefit from using a NVME drive in a laptop with PCIE ports or is there a NVME-specific PCIe implementation in laptops?

I ask because a number of laptop manufacturers quote "PCIe" under storage as an option, but it only seems to be the actual drives that are NVME? I have also noted that a PCIe drive has a different slot structure to a NVME drive slot structure.

Thanks in advance

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

You're confused... NVME is PCIE, the alternative connection is via SATA. NVME will be faster but won't show much of a difference in normal use cases.

 

[ponder]

The laptop will have a M.2 slot which can support SATA and/or PCIe interfaces, it's up to the manufacturer to decide which interfaces they will support and you'll have to make your ssd purchasing decision based on that. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.2

For normal office related use and gaming you won't notice much of a difference between the NVME(PCIe) & SATA drives.

If the laptop does not have a M.2 slot you'll have to use a standard 2.5" SATA SSD in the place of the mechanical HDD.

 

[joppenheim]

You're confused... NVME is PCIE, the alternative connection is via SATA. NVME will be faster but won't show much of a difference in normal use cases.

Lol, agreed, this stuff does confuse me.

I suppose what I am asking is that if I want to benefit from a fast NVME drive...
….do I need to get a laptop with a NVME-PCIe port or standard PCIe port will do the same job?
(Is NVME drive-based or drive and motherboard-based?)

 

[joppenheim]

The laptop will have a M.2 slot which can support SATA and/or PCIe interfaces, it's up to the manufacturer to decide which interfaces they will support and you'll have to make your ssd purchasing decision based on that. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.2

For normal office related use and gaming you won't notice much of a difference between the NVME(PCIe) & SATA drives.

If the laptop does not have a M.2 slot you'll have to use a standard 2.5" SATA SSD in the place of the mechanical HDD.

Ah, that's what I am looking for...a laptop with an M.2 slot.