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January 22nd, 2016 07:00

SSD for Vostro 3550

I have a 250 GB Hardrive in my vostro 3550, and would like to swap in a 250GB SSD.  I have read that some SSD's were not recognized by the BIOS.


Anybody done such a swap, and can recommend an SSD?

The samsung 850's are a decent price now, so that has my eye, but hesitant due to unknown compatability

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January 23rd, 2016 04:00

Hi geralds34,

You read that where? There's really no difference between an HDD and an SSD. The most common mistake is not disabling secure boot.

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January 23rd, 2016 04:00

This is the article that lead me to believe there might be issues with a SSD

www.tomshardware.com/.../295102-32-dell-inspiron-bios-recognize-samsung

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January 23rd, 2016 05:00

Some of the problems appear related to an improper fit of the slim SSD inside the drive bay. I know of no inherent incompatibility of Samsung drives and Dell systems or specific models. I'm in fact using an 840 Evo in my XPS 8100 (desktop).

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August 25th, 2018 05:00

My Laptop is Vostro 3550. I have experience with Samsung 850 EVO 500GB and Samsung 860 EVO 1TB. Both of them works great with VOSTRO 3550.

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January 1st, 2020 14:00

Does ssd work faster in comparison to standard harddrive?

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