Is this laptop good for multimedia and gaming? Can the RAM be upgrade?
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The laptop works pretty good for multimedia! for gaming its ok but it could be better! I haven't installed any of the good games yet, however I try regular games and like I said is ok. I think the RAM can be upgrade!
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I would not recommend this computer for those uses. I did upgrade it to 8GB.
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There is enough horsepower to play games and you can add RAM to it make it run even smoother. Short answere is Yes, you can.
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Yes it is! There's 4GB on the motherboard, and 4GB or 1 SODIMM that's upgradeable, so you can get up to 12GB (4GB + 1x8GB) 1600MHz MAX. Hope this helps, thanks! -XOTIC PC
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I am not sure if it's possible to upgrade to the latest technology, it has limited slots and physical internal space to add memory, upgrade processor and so on.. I sold this computer already cause it is discontinued but when I asked that question the geeksquad [best buy] estimated around $400 if you provide the parts..
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Not at all.This is a terrible computer.I bought it upgraded the ram and hard drive and it barely ran.Heated super fast and could not run any game I threw at it.Buy a PC laptop if you're looking for a gaming laptop.
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I have not looked into the upgrade of ram as of yet. Strong laptop from what I have seen so far. Battery is built in. I ran the laptop w/o being plugged in and got about 6.5 hrs of use on the battery life. Hope this helps.
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According to Compaq, this laptop can have the RAM upgraded to 8GB. I have been searching to see how to do it. I can only find one slot under the machine and I imagine the other one is under the keyboard. If you have any luck finding the 2nd RAM slot, please post it's location.Thanks
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this laptop has 6gb ram I think.....this laptop can handle anything.....BUY IT.....it plays all the games I want in high graphics it can handle anything you throw at it if your looking it to buy it :)
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actually I bought it to a fellow and don`t know how much of RAM it can handle. Better you try to email somebody from dell or even amazon. you can also try check intel specs for this type of processor. sorry
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The memory on this model is _not_ upgradeable, it is soldered in. If you want that much RAM, I strongly recommend the Lenovo X1 Carbon as an alternative - I do not recommend the touch screen on that model unless you really, really want touch - the screen is not as good on the touch model.
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As long as your laptop has 2 ddr3 dimm slots you should be fine but I don't see how ram is going to improve graphics, your laptop has a i5 2430m with intel hd 3000, ram can't help you there.
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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.
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Hi Kristi, Yes. The maximum GB of RAM for this laptop is 16GB. Also just a FYI, it supports up to 1333mhz RAM. No need to spend extra money on 1600mhz+ RAM for this one.
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Their is only one memory slot on the laptop, and the motherboard max is 12 GB of ram. So, theoretically yes you can, however i am not aware of any 12 GB single module ram sticks. I use this laptop daily, and the 8 GB that is in it works very well even with graphic intensive applications as well as games.
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Yes, I also add a SSD, actually, I dont think you need 16GB RAM, just my advice. :D I guess u can add two RAMs, cuz I dont remember how many slots it has(it is under the keyboard, if u need help to open keyboard, just ask me).The only one problem of dis laptop is system, but I install Windows 8. hmm...I like dis laptop. P.S. it is not too heavy.
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I bought this laptop 3months ago for school. It has been exceptional. Only has 1gb of memory so kind of slow. Recommend going with at least 2gb or upgrading as I am about to
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I don't. But if you are serious, you probably want to upgrade to 16GB of RAM and replace the hard drive with SSD. Also find a way to cool down this laptop (with a serious cooling pad, not toy cooling pad), so this super powerful i7 CPU can overclock itself automatically to its full potential. (otherwise it will throttle itself preventing overheat, if you reach around 87 degree C) I can confirm 16 GB of RAM and SSD will work for this laptop. I am not sure 32 GB of RAM though. Will try next year when the RAM cost goes down. :D Good luck shopping.