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I just bought a refurb Lenovo t490 and I got it in a 256 but I want to up that to 1 or 2 terabytes because you know bigger is better and all... What do you guys recommend to purchase? I've only found Western digital on Amazon and years ago I purchased a barracuda SSD but it's the older version and it failed me not. Are they still around? I'm new to how these hard drives now look and to me they're very unsexy. But in the vein of saving space it makes perfect sense.

I just bought a refurb Lenovo t490 and I got it in a 256 but I want to up that to 1 or 2 terabytes because you know bigger is better and all... What do you guys recommend to purchase? I've only found Western digital on Amazon and years ago I purchased a barracuda SSD but it's the older version and it failed me not. Are they still around? I'm new to how these hard drives now look and to me they're very unsexy. But in the vein of saving space it makes perfect sense.

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[–] • 3 pts

I generally go with Crucial or Samsung for SSD/NVME drives. I've had good dealing with Kingston and SanDisk, but given the choice, I'd still go with Crucial or Samsung.

Here's what Crucial has for SSD/NVME options for the Lenovo T490:

https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/lenovo/thinkpad-t490

IGNORE THIS SINCE CRUCIAL VERIFIED IT - M.2 slots have different lengths available. Try to determine how long your M.2 slot is by checking where the screw mounting point is in relation to the connector and order the proper length for your laptop. Also, please verify that the M.2 slot supports storage as M.2 can also be for other applications besides drives. Check the Lenovo specs for the T490 to verify the length and storage support options.

[–] • 1 pt

I went with the Crucial one that was recommended for the t490. I grabbed the 1 terabyte. The 2 terabyte drive would have taken another two weeks to get here and I'm actually leaving my father's house so that wouldn't have worked. Plus what the hell am I storing on my computer that actually matters? Nothing other than crappy photos and terrible videos that'll probably put up on joogle drive anyway.

[–] • 1 pt

Depending on your NVME slot's length.

My favorite is Samsung 9x0 Pro series (got my first one since 2018 and it's still running smoothly without a single S.M.A.R.T error)

[–] • 1 pt

Well Seagate is still around but quality has dropped, I've been buying western digital lately however Samsung is the top of the roost in SSD tech. Quite a few brands are making quality SSDs though. Corsairs are nice too.