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I prefer Dell/ Alienware over HP or Lenovo, but I am looking for a laptop to get me by for a little bit that isn't super expensive that I can drop an NVMe in to boot from. Refurbs are fine since I am replacing the drive.
A dell Latitude e6540 can boot from selected (?) half size M2s, but not real NVMes.
Available on Ebay for from 200 to 400 with from 4GB I-5s to 16GB I-7MQs.
I got several Latitudes (in lots for friends and family) that way from E6500 to e6540 and all work great. The e6540s have effective USB3 and a M2 slot along with the removable DVD that accepts a HDD/ SSD 9mm caddy.
The draw back is they are heavy if you want to carry them around.
It may be a mistake to assume NVME support will mean the overall system performance meets some higher level. Usually you are better off to state your objective rather than look for what you think is an element of that objective.
Why the nix on short NVME cards?