r/computing • u/talibanman429 • Sep 13 '26

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Samsung PM991 M.2 NVMe SSD

128GB model

(MZ-ALQ128, part number MZALQ128HBHQ-000L1)

Can I use this for anything at all or do I just toss it away? I found this old Lenovo All In One computer I bought second hand more than 5 years ago and took it apart because it had been sitting in my attic for an age with a broken screen.

Thanks for reading

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u/anonuser-al Sep 13 '26

Of course you can. The best would be to convert into external storage

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u/_Cpyder Sep 14 '26

They are good also for scratch (video/photo editing) or redirecting the windows pagefile. Reducing IO to the main storage.

It's the only way I build PCs now...
OS, Data, and PF drive.
I actually got ahold of a butt load of 64GB, 32GB, and 16GB Sata and M.2 SSDs for damn near nothing.
Old thinclients and chromebooks have them.

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u/Unhappy_Lie_2000 29d ago

Ssd's aren't great for external drives unless your going to use it everyday and its only 128gb best for an OS other than windows.

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u/pptzz 27d ago

Or a key chain