To check the chassis simply do the following: Configure -> Proceed -> Save quote -> Click the "Post to forum" button at the bottom of the page. Scroll down to the "Chassis" section. Enjoy.
DVD drive uses slim SATA socket (called also as micro SATA). The maximum speed is the same (up to 6 Gbit/s), but you should use it for the second hard drive. Install a fast SSD drive with an operating system in the main SATA socket in your laptop, and then install a second SATA drive in the DVD...
Be careful with Samsung NVMe drives. They get very hot. I've changed to different brand and got around 20 degrees Celsius lower. PCS could offer better range of NVMe drives.
Please have a look what's inside the laptop. There is a metal plate screwed to the plastic. This metal is precisely over the NVMe drives, probably to protect the plastic case against high temperature. Instead of spread the heat, it may condense it!
There is also a very, very little space...
It's been a while since my last post, and I would like to share with you guys some more info.
Since PC Specialist did not help at all, I've tried to look for the freezes reason on my own. I googled that Samsung NVMe disk might causes freezes. So I switched to a different SSD drive and that...
You are right. I thought of giving more details to PCs. After the last clean Windows installation freezes have happened shortly, after I on the laptop. Shortly means up to ten minutes, and I have been using just a simple Windows Notepad or Wordpad. I assumed this should not be a problem for...
It might be quite tricky to experience freezes, indeed. I'm a PHP dev, and my work is to write.
Typing random characters may not be a good test when freezes are sporadic.
I cannot ask the support to let to work on my laptop someone, who is a writer or programmer, but it would be good to give...
Hello again,
I have freshly installed Windows 10 Pro following your advice. Freezes still happen. PC Specialist support asked me for the Memtest result. After 6+ hours of testing, there were no errors at all. They suspect a hardware problem and told me to send the laptop back.