Is this computer easy to upgrade?
775392
Once the warranty is up I'd say yeah! I wouldn't and don't do any upgrading with any computer I purchase until the warranty has expired. Now that it's expired I've changed out the graphics, the PSU, the HDD (adding two 1 TB HDD) to keep up with the game I play. Other than that I haven't really upgraded anything. It was a solid computer for me, I did have an early problem with it re: the motherboard but the folks at iBuyPower made it right and the shipping to, repair and turn around time was very reasonable. The computer is still performing very well in BF4, BF3, BF2, Crysis series, Titanfall, etc... it did with the standard hardware in it. But since I bumped it up it's doing very well for me... now if only I can keep up with it on my end re: my game play. Hope that helps.
1988340
yes. you have one of two choices with it. install windows 7... or wait until windows 9 comes out. thr RAM, PROCESSOR and HARD DRIVE are upgradeable. the video card is strong enough for High Def. a good find for a geek or a geek to setup (be the administrator of) for a loved one.
1426766
Some components (memory, disk, graphics) are easy to upgrade, the motherboard is replaceable, but is a customized version....
637464
I have not had any issues with this laptop. Therefore I have not tried to upgrade it.
1732013
I have not done it yet myself, but upgrading RAM and hard drives are both possible on this machine. A good place to see what is compatible is www.crucial.com.
1971620
You should be able to upgrade that system. First you need to use windows vista upgrade advisor go to this address.http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=31870
1750209
I haven't done any upgrades other than the auto upgrades for windows so sorry can not help you there
1971622
You should be able to upgrade that system. First you need to use windows vista upgrade advisor go to this address. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=31870
764935
Hi, Yes, it can be upgraded. 8GB max / PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3L, non-parity, two 204-pin SODIMM sockets It comes with: 11b/g/n, PCIe Half Mini Card, ThinkPad 11b/g/n, 1x1, Wi-Fi + Bluetooth combo adapter
143017
Hello, Yes the only change to this laptop is the hard drive has been upgraded. Please contact us if you have any other questions. Thank you, Jesse
831070
I did the upgrade, which was very simple. In all honesty the process was simplified by MS and worked great. My only other comment is that the 'learning curve' for Win 8 itself was not as easy as all of the other upgrades. This new OS is so radically different, that you will in fact be forced to work at learning it.
1661406
Yes..without a problem. But..(I don't remember if it had an operating system on it when it arrived) unless it has the operating system on it..you'll have to use a "full blown" version of Windows 7..not the upgrade.
1175115
I opened mine up to check. Hard drive and memory are upgradeable but CPU and graphics card are not. By the time the accessories that are needed to actually use this are available, this will be obsolete.
1830591
memory is hard to upgrade. detailed instruction on youtube, but 1 Gb is plenty sufficient if you are using windows XP or better yet, UBUNTU. excellent machine for the price and portability. just have to be patient to be shipped when i does become available. other models with solid state hard drive are availabe at almost $ 100 cheaper.
2038236
Yes it's an excellent upgrade. As far as I'm concerned and having built my own PC. You definitely want as much power as you can get when it comes to these machines.
879873
I wouldn't bother. You could easily buy an ssd and ram and do it yourself quite easily if your at all familiar with computers.
645316
Sure, but if you already have this machine, you might trying setting up a Win8 VM on it. That would allow you to keep your installation reasonably virgin, and minimize the risks of changing the OS and bungling it all up.