SSD replacement for Lenovo B40-70

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Hello,

I have recently purchased a new Lenovo B40-70 and I am looking to swap the DVD drive with an SSD. I am fairly new to hardware upgrades and would appreciate any help on the process. I have read that I should go for a "HDD caddy". If yes, then which model should I buy and also which SSD should I go for?

I use the PC for basic entertainment (songs/movies), casual browsing, software development (C# - Visual Studio) and mostly Hyper-V (for testing my apps on different operating systems).

The laptop currently has "HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GUA0N" DVD Drive installed. Also my storage requirements would be around 128 GB to 256 GB. I am planning to move my primary OS to SSD along with all VMs.

Thanks in advance.
 
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First of all, would you estimate that the TOTAL data you'll be working with will unlikely be more than 256 GB, including the OS, ALL your programs, personal data, etc., etc.? If so, purchase a SSD with a capacity of at least 256 GB. And if your pocketbook permits, even purchase a larger one.

I've yet to encounter a PC user who complained that his/her SSD was too large.

As to the make/model of the SSD...ask a dozen users for their advice and you'll probably get a dozen different answers. Do a search on the net for "SSD reviews" and look them over. The likelihood is you'll be quite satisfied with any SSD currently on the market.

I'm not clear on why you believe you need a drive caddy as a substitute for your optical drive. Is it that...
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First of all, would you estimate that the TOTAL data you'll be working with will unlikely be more than 256 GB, including the OS, ALL your programs, personal data, etc., etc.? If so, purchase a SSD with a capacity of at least 256 GB. And if your pocketbook permits, even purchase a larger one.

I've yet to encounter a PC user who complained that his/her SSD was too large.

As to the make/model of the SSD...ask a dozen users for their advice and you'll probably get a dozen different answers. Do a search on the net for "SSD reviews" and look them over. The likelihood is you'll be quite satisfied with any SSD currently on the market.

I'm not clear on why you believe you need a drive caddy as a substitute for your optical drive. Is it that you desire two internally-connected drives in your laptop because you will likely be working with total data contents (including the OS) much greater than the 256 GB I indicated above? So perhaps you're planning to just install the OS + a few other programs on the SSD and the remainder of your programs + other data would reside on an HDD? Is that it?

I guess what I'm getting at is would there be any possibility that you could $-swing for even a 500 GB - 512 GB SSD so that you would have a single great-performing drive that could contain your entire contents, i.e., OS + everything else. (And you could still use the HDD for storage/backup purposes by installing that drive in a USB external enclosure). Does any of that hold any appeal for you?

At to the caddy - a good source we're familiar with is...
http://www.newmodeus.com/shop/index.php?main_page=page&id=7
If you do go that route, ensure that the caddy you select is designed for your Lenovo model. This is *not* a case where "one size fits all".

It might be wise to first check with Lenovo tech support to verify there's no problem with installing a caddy in the optical drive bay. There might be warranty issues that you should be aware of given that modification of the laptop as well as installation issues of one kind or another. It's wise to check this out before you start spending money & time.

Also, ascertain that if it is feasible whether the SSD (containing the OS) should be installed in the HDD bay and the HDD installed in the caddy or whether it makes no difference.
 
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Thank you so much for your reply. I am indeed looking to have two storage drives (One existing HDD and one new SSD perhaps in a caddy). I have scheduled a callback with Lenovo tech support as per your suggestion as I really don't want my warranty to go bad. After all, I just purchased this machine 20 days back. Thank you again for all your help. I will post back after talking to Lenovo.
 
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Just out of curiosity...

Did you eventually install a caddy in your Lenovo's optical drive bay? If so, did you install your boot drive in the caddy and if so, does it function without any problems? I ask that question because we've run into problems with certain laptops (not all) in which a caddy is installed in an optical bay but an otherwise viable drive refuses to boot from that location. When that occurs there's generally no problem treating the caddy-installed drive as a secondary drive. So in that situation the workaround involves installing the bootable drive in the laptop's internal HDD bay and using the optical drive caddy to house a secondary drive.

Or did you eventually purchase a SSD with sufficient disk-space to house the entire contents of your system?
 
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Hello. Thank you for following up. I checked with Lenovo and they insisted that if I install a caddy, my warranty would be void. I eventually purchased a Samsung 850 Pro 256 GB model and my computer has been a happy camper ever since. I have replaced the stock HDD with this SSD.
 
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