They're not compatible with old laptops, but you should check out the new M2 SSD drives. They are blazing fast and as big as a stick of gum. Really wild how far PCs have come in the last decade. I built my own PC a month ago. https://baloo.neocities.org/blog/2020-10-29-blog.html
I love keeping old devices running; I recently had a similar project replacing the battery in my Sony eReader. It was a satisfying task and now it's more reliably keeping charge.
They're not compatible with old laptops, but you should check out the new M2 SSD drives. They are blazing fast and as big as a stick of gum. Really wild how far PCs have come in the last decade. I built my own PC a month ago. https://baloo.neocities.org/blog/2020-10-29-blog.html