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Posted March 8th, 2026 18:08
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Your Alienware Aurora ACT1250 supports one of the following storage configurations:
- Up to two M.2 2230/2280 PCIe NVMe solid state drives
- Up to two M.2 2230/2280 PCIe NVMe solid state drives + one 3.5-inch hard drive
NOTE:The 3.5-inch hard drive is sold separately.Table 1. Storage specifications
Storage type Interface type Capacity M.2 2230 SSD TLC PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe, up to 64 Gbps Up to 1 TB M.2 2280 SSD TLC PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe, up to 64 Gbps Up to 8 TB 0
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Posted March 8th, 2026 21:52
Indeed, yes.
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Posted March 9th, 2026 13:33
Well, which one do u think is installed with windows on it,,? 2230 or 2280 ?
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Posted March 9th, 2026 14:38
@dbrewster since I cannot tell yet .. Maybe ??
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Posted March 9th, 2026 20:08
@dbrewster or this one is better
Crucial P310 4TB SSD, PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 2280, Up to 7,100MB/s, for Laptop, Desktop (PC), & Handheld Gaming Consoles, Includes Acronis Data Recovery Software, Solid State Drive - CT4000P310SSD801
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Posted March 9th, 2026 22:38
Not sure why you're still asking about NVME SSD's when you got your answers.
2280 has a higher capacity than 2230. 2280 is physically bigger, about the size of a RAM stick.
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Posted March 9th, 2026 22:44
@bradthetechnut Not being weird,, My computer is coming with a single drive,, usually I put things on a seperate drive, and wasny certain which deive the OS would be on,, mayB loc decrepancies etc,, so I did order the
Crucial 4TB P310 NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 Internal and am told for sure thats compat. I dont need to worry that 2280 wont fit . Sorry for any inconvenience. (edited)
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Posted March 8th, 2026 18:43
That drive should work, yes.