Hi ozbargainers,
I've got an old school laptop DV6-2120TX and a DV6-1246TX.
Before I chuck them in the bin, I'd like to get some more life out of them in the form of an SSD.
Don't need a lot of space. 128GB would be enough.
More concerned with which brand. I have an Intel (I think it's a 525 or something like that) in my main PC and works well. That was a few years ago now and looks like plenty has changed in SSD land.
Which brands should I be looking at? Samsung? Sandisk? Intel?
Also, do I need this new M2 connection?
Your old school laptops won't need anything expensive. Since they run SATA2 ports, speed doesnt matter as the SSD will be bottlenecked by the interface anyway. Stick with well known brands like Crucial (BX100 series) Sandisk (Ultra II or PLUS series) or Samsung (850 non-Pro) series for the best bang for buck.
Intel is a great brand but alas their prices are usually slightly above average, mainly because they cater for business users, data centers and generally those lookng for reliability and performance consistency. Raw performance figures are generally not their focus, but they do produce very high end SSD's for the enthusiast market. But for your purpose you're going to want a keep-it-dirt-cheap solution.
M2 is a interface type used in the latest ultrabooks and desktops, this is a standard far too modern for any laptops not produced in the last 2 years to have.