Can I add mSATA in TouchSmart HP Envy 15-j003tx?

As noted in the website of HP, the TouchSmart from HP Envy 15-j003tx using the Intel Express HM87 chipset but equipped with HDD 5400 rather slow.

I am planning to buy the laptop but would like to know if the laptop has extra slot for mSATA or extra SATA HDD slot so I can configure SSD caching for the laptop.

Thanks for all help. Finally, I ordered the HP Touchsmart 15 j003TX.

Here is the full story. I had called several laptop dealers near my area, but none of them does not know if the mSATA is supported. I think that they refer to manuals and official specifications which does not clearly specify if the laptop has slot mSATA.

I saw the notebook in a Harvey Norman near my house. I asked the developer if he can open the back cover of the laptop and let me inspect if mSATA slot is there.

The friendly developer open the lid back and I saw an empty but I don't know if it's the mSATA slot. I never see mSATA lunge. The location is not label to indicate if the slot is for mSATA. The developer and technicians in Harvey Norman cannot confirm if it is the mSATA slot. They refer to the specifications and official manual and told me that the laptop does not support mSATA.

I took a picture and do some research with my colleagues. After a few hours of research, we are quite sure that it should be mSATA. In order to make sure it works, I bought a KingMax mSATA SSD 128 GB and return to the shop again. They re - open the back cover and I try to fit the mSATA into the empty slot and it fits perfectly. Turn on the laptop and screen of the BIOS shows the SSD has been detected and Windows 8 as the new mSATA SSD.

So the conclusion is the envy of HP TouchSmart 15 j003-TX supports mSATA. I immediately ordered the laptop.

Thanks for all your help and valuable information. And I bought a form correct factors of mSATA SSD. But I miss something, I forgot to collect the mSATA screws.

In any case, I'm happy with the slot mSATA and portable.

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