jdesignz wrote:
Update
Local Asus Service Center sent me email regarding the NVME support for this model GL552VX, they said that it supports NVME but only specific brand/model. They gave me some list. Will give it a shot only if I could find this Samsung 950 Pro which I think already phase out. If others could try, much better.
Actually, those are the M.2 SSDs that ASUS has approved for the GL552VX, but we don't test or approve everything that is available, so it is possible other drives will work as well.
The important thing to know in my opinion is that the GL552VX will use different motherboards to support SATA M.2 SSDs and PCIe M.2 SSDs, so basically the same GL552VX notebook/motherboard cannot support both SATA M.2 SSDs and PCIe M.2 SSDs at the same time since different motherboards are used for the GL552VX to support each.
Many newer models appear to have found way around this and support both SATA and PCIe M.2 SSDs, but this apparently does not apply to the GL552VX, so if your system works with SATA M.2 SSDs, don't expect you can get any PCIe M.2 SSDs working, but feel free to investigate or discuss with more people.
Not sure if the message from local ASUS support was clear, but wondering if they were saying the same thing as I mentioned above that only certain versions of the GL552VX with the correct motherboard could support NVME M.2 SSDs, otherwise, if they are saying all the GL552VX notebooks (or your GL552VX notebook) can support all those drives listed, it's not something I agree with.
If you are able to talk to them more, that same list also includes the different types of GL552VX motherboards that are available and you may want to ask them why some motherboards are listed as SATA while other motherboards are listed as PCIe which they may want to talk to HQ about more if they don't know why.
Thanks.