Windows 10: is a i7-6500U based laptop worth the cost to upgrade to A 1TB SSD

Good Day All

the question is: is a i7-6500U based laptop worth the cost to upgrade to A 1TB SSD and 16GB memory
i'm hoping to get this done for under 400-450 some time in Dec in Singapore

all info greatly appreciated

DME

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Is Dell(5559) Laptop 6th gen i7 6500U worth buying over Dell(5558) 5th Gen 5500U ?

Depends on what you're doing. The 6500U is slightly faster and has a faster GPU. If you're planning on gaming the 6500u is probably worth it, if money's no problem (which at this point I'm guessing it isn't).

Benchmarks

 

SSD worth it?


Looking at your system specs. Your PC does come with a hotswap 3.5" bay. If it were my PC, I would replace it with this:
Amazon.com: Vantec 2.5-Inch Dual Bay Trayless SATA III - 6G Mobile Rack (MRK-225S6-BK): Computers Accessories



Which can house 2 SSD's. Then get a 120GB SSD & a 1TB SSD

1. Put Windows 10 + Apps only on 120GB SSD. I have a fully loaded Windows 10 & Applications installed (Adobe Photoshop/Acrobat Pro/Audition, MS Office, Video/Audio editors etc...) and it only took ~30GB)
2. Move personal data to 1TB SSD. This will be easier for Windows backup/maintenance & in case your Windows becomes unbootable then you don't have to worry about losing personal data.

 

SSD upgrade for laptop

I read somewhere that not all m2 drives are compatible with the laptop's bios. MSI does not offer a compatibility list. I have a strong suspicion that the samsung drives would work but.... thinking I should get rid of this hdd first.
Not buying anything under 1tb. The 1tb mx300 is 300 pounds. So the price scales nicely. I have about 1tb of data to backup on it and I would love the extra 1tb for games. A bit overkill yes but this is a drive I will migrate to my next pc as well.