SSD upgrade in Surface Laptop 4?

[Sumanji]

Hi All,

I have a Surface Laptop 4 (13.5" with the Core i7) and I am looking to upgrade the SSD, which is currently a 512GB PCI-E gen 3 drive.

I bought a WD Black SN770M 2TB (gen 4), assuming it would be easy to clone a replace the existing drive. However it seems like there are some horror stories with thin and light laptops using 10th/11th gen Intel processors and their ability to support gen 4 drives, likely due to varying power demands. Examples:

https://dancharblog.wordpress.com/2...to-1tb/#gen4-ssds-may-not-work-in-all-devices
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...h-pcie-4/af2c7eff-54ca-4b2c-9e0c-0ab3a274eccd

Wondering if anyone has tried doing this, and whether it has worked successfully?

Cheers,

Su

 

[daglesj]

First off...can you take apart a Surface 4?

 

[Sumanji]

Yup, I did Google that before buying the SSD it does involve ripping off the rubber feet to access chassis screws, but it's doable. They (MS) advise against self service though, unsurprisingly.

 

[pendragon1]

nope, we put gen3 in when the og is gen3. try it, just do a disk clone, and if it doesnt work swap it.

 

[Sumanji]

Yeah, I just don't wanna go through the hassle of taking it all apart and fiddling with multiple SSDs tbh... kinda want it to be a one shot thing.

You think it's better to get a "sure fire" gen3 SSD? The only issue is that I don't think there are any gen3 2TB drives available (max I could find from mainstream brands was 1TB).

 

[pendragon1]

Yeah, I just don't wanna go through the hassle of taking it all apart and fiddling with multiple SSDs tbh... kinda want it to be a one shot thing.

You think it's better to get a "sure fire" gen3 SSD? The only issue is that I don't think there are any gen3 2TB drives available (max I could find from mainstream brands was 1TB).

yes.
amazon still has crucial, patriot, samsung, wd, silicon power etc etc. use the filters to limit the transfer speed and you'll see them all.