# Second SSD Storage Size Help **URL:** \ **Category:** Framework Laptop 16\ **Tags:** framework-laptop-16-amd-7040\ **Created:** [January 24, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/second-ssd-storage-size-help/44065 "2024-01-24T11:48:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![ATi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/ati/32/17909_2.png) [@ATi](https://community.frame.work/u/ATi)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/second-ssd-storage-size-help/44065/3 "2024-01-24T13:30:11Z")
> [@PavaMax](#): > > Is it possible to use 2 SSD with 2280 size on FW 16? It’s impossible for me to confirm if it works as intended unless I got my FL 16 to test it, but I did prepare a way to be able to do so: > [@Overcoming the M.2 2230 size limitation](http://community.frame.work/t/overcoming-the-m-2-2230-size-limitation/37625): > > The announcement of the Framework Laptop 16 having just one instead of two M.2 2280 connectors has been bugging me, because my SSD of choice is only avaible in the 2280 form factor. Those of you interested in my choice can read about it in the backstory provided here as a detail: > > > **Backstory of my choice of SSD** > > > > I’ve had my bad experiences with WD drives in the past, so I’m avoiding them ever since. Thus, I had to search for a replacement. As I value energy efficiency and don’t need bleeding edge r… > [@PavaMax](#): > > - What if I have no space for heatsink, can I use SSD without it? > - What is a normal temperature of SSD when active use laptop for example in Premiere Pro? SSD’s sold with a heatsink attached shouldn’t be used outside desktops. I can recommend the drive I got for the project I linked to above (SK hynix Gold P31), as it’s one of the coolest running ones ever released, but it’s a Gen3 one so, if you’re unlucky, it might not be available anymore. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.frame.work/t/second-ssd-storage-size-help/44065)._