Why is it so cheap and what would it cost to upgrade to 8g ram
1595805
This is an older model laptop. While still a great computer capable of gaming on the go, it has been discontinued by Alienware. Several sellers here have already upgraded the ram to 8gb but if you purchase one that does not have it upgraded, you would need to purchase 2x4gb sticks of DDR3 1066 ram. It is an easy upgrade, you just remove the screws on the bottom panel and once removed, replace the existing sticks with the new ones. Just be warned of the additional cost of having to purchase the ram. It may be more beneficial to buy one from a seller that has already performed the upgrade.
120746
You can upgrade past 8gb. I currently have 12gb installed. My guess is 16gb is the maximum with 8gb per slot.
1215858
There is only 1 DIMM slot and the RAM is 4GB, not sure if it is upgradable or not.
1925438
Yo I own this comp, its expandable to 8gb ddr 3 ram. I tend to like kingston but im still a noob to such things
167726
Hello Stacy and thank you for your inquiry,This model is upgradable up to 8GB of RAM.Thank you,Your EPower
264301
They claim easy gradation of hardware. I think, RAM can be upgraded upto 16 GB. I think, you're better off looking at their other Intense PC Models if want high-end config and ask Linux to be pre-installed. Check this out -http://www.fit-pc.com/web/products/ipc2/
1177409
Good question.I bought the same PC, just a step down though. The one that I purchased came pre-installed with 6GB of RAM. Amazon claimed 8GB was the max. I upgraded with no problem.From the experience I've had with Amazon, they're good about providing the correct information in the product description (I've only seen one instance where it wasn't). IMO you shouldn't have any trouble with upgrading.Hopefully this helps.
823360
I just bought one and it is a little over 4 G shared from the RAM. So 8 G RAM is good but for the APU upgrading is a must at least for me.
1948288
I do not believe the RAM can be upgraded. Not sure about any other hardware.
1452906
No. The memory is fixed on the motherboard and is not something that you can upgrade. 4GB RAM is all that it has and will ever have.
352550
Your computer might have trouble picking up the new set as not all ram plays nice together unless bought in the same set. I would success buying the 4 8 gig set or you can take your chances and buy. This one and hope it works
1106983
unfortunately if i recall from trying this with mine there is only 1 slot for RAM so to upgrade it you would have to find a RAM card that's higher than the existing one.
2185840
You need to check your memory slots they could be full using 2x2GB Ram or 1x4GB Ram if so you may purchase 1x4GB Ram to make it 8GB Ram if not you need to purchase 2x4GB Ram
198766
Not sure how many memory slots it has, as I've never opened the computer. Frankly, unless I was an expert at tearing these things down and building them up, I would not upgrade the RAM; which I'm not sure is possible.
2034561
The 4GB RAM is on one module, there are two slots so max upgrade is 2 x 8GB for 16GB or buy an extra 4GB to make 8GB.
1155503
16GB and it is cheap and can be done for less than $100. It has to be a pair of8GB 1033 DDR3 SoDIMMS that means nothing to most people and I agree. Apple RAM is also compatible ever since Apple adopted the Intel CPU, like this 16GB kit for $50 http://www.amazon.com/Patriot-Memory-204-Pin-SO-DIMM-PSA316G1333SK/dp/B006BMBUAA/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1358844292&sr=1-4&keywords=16gb+ddr3+kit BUT / the memory boost won't do much to improve Windows 8 since it has a poor memory management model and Toshiba / Microsoft ships the system with a paging file. You can google for instructions for disabling paging files, they are an old fashioned method to add "virtual RAM" and was an innovative design in the late 1980's when RAM was expensive and still made in Boston USA instead of being produced by four year old children in the Pacific Rim today. Microsoft still insists on Pagefiles but only offers slightly modernization 1980's descriptions of the benefits. Today, pagefiles are narrowly used for massive database servers processing millions of transactions persecond the way Mastercard does. disabling windows 8 paging even without a RAM upgrade will result in benefits noticeable or not, the systems numbers improve. Until you install a server OS, you won't dervive the full benefit of all that RAM. But photoshop and illustrator will now store undo's dating back to before your grandmas birthday with that much memroy.
1471697
Personally, for what I got this for, 4GB is way more than enough (it's not a gaming PC, though it can handle games on low-to-medium graphic settings). Apparently though, the RAM is soldered onboard. So while I'm not sure whether the motherboard can handle upgrades, it's probably quite a job if it's possible.