Alienware Aurora R7 M.2 compatibility SSD

Question

Hi,  I am thinking about removing my Intel Optane and replacing with a M.2 SSD. I read a lot of threads here about the M.2, how to clone, excellent step-by-step but not info about compatibility of M.2 SSDs.  I found 02 options to buy: 1- SAMSUNG 860 EVO Series M.2 2280 1TB SATA III V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-N6E1T0BW 2- SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2 2280 1TB PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3 V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7S1T0B/AM I noticed that the M.2 form is the same but there is a difference, the first one (860), cheaper is SATA and the second one (970) is NVMe. The Aurora R7 is compatible with both or just the 970?   Thanks in advance.

Tesla1856 · Accepted Answer

Looks like that 860 is old SATA only .  That will not work . Only a M.2-2280-NVMe SSD ( like 970-NVMe and many other recent-model SSDs) will work in that slot.

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