Storage
Crucial P310 1TB NVMe SSD
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The jump most people actually feel. Moving a Windows install off a mechanical hard drive or an ageing SATA disk and onto NVMe changes how the whole machine responds — the boot, the application launches, the small waits that add up across a day. The P310 is the sensible size for that job, it fits the single M.2 slot most older boards have, and the flash inside it is Micron’s own. A first NVMe, and an honest one.
Key Specs
Capacity — 1TB
Interface — PCIe 4.0 NVMe
Form factor — M.2 2280
Flash — Micron, made in-house
Best for — A first NVMe in an older machine
Warranty — Full manufacturer warranty
What It Pairs With
A machine that has never had an NVMe drive in it — a desktop three or four years old, or a laptop with one free M.2 position. It runs happily in a PCIe 5.0 slot as well as a 4.0 one, so a new budget build is fine too. Pair it with a clean Windows install rather than a clone where you can: the setup is the shorter job either way, and it leaves the old disk intact as a fallback until everything has been moved across.
Who This Isn’t For
A machine that installs large games and never removes any. One terabyte fills faster than people expect once Windows and a few current titles are on it, and capacity cannot be added to a drive after the fact. It is also the wrong drive for sustained heavy writing — video scratch work, or a daily queue of very large transfers — which is a different job with different requirements. Tell us how the machine gets used and we will size the storage properly rather than guess.
Common Questions
Will this work in my older PC?
If the board has a free M.2 slot, almost certainly. Send us the desktop motherboard or the laptop model and we will confirm the slot exists, which PCIe generation it runs at, and whether filling it disables a SATA port — that last one catches people out.
Do I have to reinstall Windows?
No, cloning works. But a clean install takes about the same time, leaves you with a tidier machine, and keeps the old disk untouched as a fallback until you are certain everything is across.
Is 1TB enough?
For Windows, everyday software and a handful of games, comfortably. If you keep more than about five large modern titles installed at once, buy the capacity now rather than adding a second drive later.
Send us your motherboard or laptop model with the enquiry and we will confirm the M.2 slot and its generation before you order. Availability confirmed at time of quote.