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Which laptops still let you upgrade the SSD?
The headline numbers
Shares are calculated over the 316 of 317 models with at least one recorded storage slot.
Have a replaceable SSD
88.9%
281 of 316 models document a user-replaceable storage slot.
Have two or more replaceable slots
27.2%
86 of 316 models can take a second drive.
Slots, speeds and sizes
Storage slots per model
- 1 slot230 models · 72.8%
- 2 slots82 models · 25.9%
- 3 or more slots4 models · 1.3%
Fastest documented interface
Highest PCIe generation recorded for any slot on the model.
- PCIe 5.010 models · 3.2%
- PCIe 4.0208 models · 65.8%
- PCIe 3.014 models · 4.4%
- SATA only36 models · 11.4%
- PCIe (generation not documented)48 models · 15.2%
M.2 / drive form factors
Across all 406 recorded slots.
- M.2 2280218 slots · 53.7%
- M.2 (length not documented)97 slots · 23.9%
- M.2 223048 slots · 11.8%
- Other (not a standard drive slot)34 slots · 8.4%
- M.2 22428 slots · 2%
- 2.5-inch1 slots · 0.2%
By release year
Small years are small samples — read the model count next to each bar.
| Release year | Models | Replaceable SSD | Two or more slots |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0% | 0% |
| 2021 | 7 | 42.9% | 14.3% |
| 2022 | 17 | 88.2% | 23.5% |
| 2023 | 70 | 84.3% | 17.1% |
| 2024 | 48 | 85.4% | 14.6% |
| 2025 | 20 | 85% | 25% |
| 2026 | 9 | 33.3% | 0% |
Methodology
Every figure is computed live from the storage-slot specification stored for each published model — the same data shown on individual model pages. “Replaceable” means the model documents a user-replaceable drive slot. Models with no recorded storage data are excluded from shares and counted separately, never treated as a yes or a no. Buying a drive? See our guides on choosing an M.2 SSD and SATA vs NVMe, or the companion upgradeability report. Found an error? Tell us.
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