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Cesarito32

I have a busted laptop and i was told the SSD is the issue and it needs to be replaced which i can do, do you guys know by any chance if microcenter sells ssd's for laptops? if not where could i buy an ssd for a laptop? please someone help me if they can

TS_JosephF

https://community.microcenter.com/discussion/8952/help

Hello @Cesarito32

Yes, we do sell SSDs for laptops. You either have a 2.5" SSD or an M.2 SSD, which we would carry both. I can help you find one for your laptop if you would like. What is the model of your laptop? Also, are you looking for a certain capacity or have a budget for this?

Cesarito32

I have a Lenovo Ideapad 3 it had a 256gb ssd, so anything from that range to a 1 Tb should work

TS_JosephF

https://community.microcenter.com/discussion/comment/34543#Comment_34543

It looks like your laptop uses a 2.5" drive.

you can get a 512 GB for 52.99: https://www.microcenter.com/product/617874/inland-premium-512gb-ssd-sata-30-6-gbps-25-inch-7mm-3d-qlc-nand-internal-solid-state-drive

Or you can go with a 1 TB for 94.99: https://www.microcenter.com/product/617875/inland-premium-1tb-ssd-sata-30-6-gbps-25-inch-7mm-3d-qlc-nand-internal-solid-state-drive

Cesarito32

so I have the laptop with me and it has a 32 gb ssd installed and instead of switching it i want to see if i can install a 2.5 drive like you guys recommended. As you can see on the bottom left corner it looks like that's where i would place the ssd but i don't see where i would plug it in. is there somewhere where we could plug in the drive? if not I'll just swap the 32 gb ssd for a much better ssd, i just dont want to go through the trouble of transferring all the data onto the new ssd and i would much rather install another drive but if I cant do that i'll just swap the 32 gb ssd for a much better ssd

Ian

Hello, what is the specific model of Lenovo Ideapad is this or the serial number of the laptop so we can look this up and see what options may be available?

Cesarito32

the serial number is PF2EFT0Z

Ian

Thank you for that information so we could look this up for you, it would go here:

Per the Lenovo user forums, they state you need a Lenovo-specific cable for this. You may want to reach out to Lenovo support directly for guidance on this as typically these specific parts would come from the manufacturer directly. They can be reached at https://support.lenovo.com/ or they offer a live chat service at https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/livechat