Can the memory be upgraded easily?
210767
Depends on the memory you're talking about! The RAM, no. It's soldered right to the mother board, so unless you're a wicked computer magician (and maybe not even then...) that's not happening. The HDD, yes. In fact, I found a nice tutorial about making the switch here: &lt;http://www.durhamcomputerservices.com/theonbutton-blog/asus-vivobook-x202e-s200e-q200e-ssd-hard-drive-upgrade.html&gt;. Looks pretty painless, and having put a SSD in my notebook I'll say that the performance gain is just as noticeable if not more so than upgrading the RAM.
1576458
I can't imagine you really need to upgrade the video card.. it already has a very powerful one installed... Unsure about the memory upgrade question
557579
Since it is a 64 bit system, you can upgrade the ram up to 32gigs but the most available in one RAM card is 8 gigs so 16 gigs is pretty much the max.
1281714
Matthew Smith, Yes you can. The maximum memory capacity for the system is 16GB. Please note that the proper installation of memory or any other component that does not damage the system will *not* void the warranty on the computer.
261504
yes, undo 4 screws and add a stick of laptop memory. there are videos on youtube how to do it. very simple.
1231425
Yes, it's a really easy upgrade to 8GB. There's one slot, take 2GB out and put the 8GB stick in.
1939567
My guess is that it's the 4GB RAM that's slowing things down rather than the hard drive. And to upgrade to 8GB (the maximum it can take) means replacing the existing memory with a $50-$60 8GB stick, as there is only one memory slot inside (according to CNet review). It could probably also use (esp. when first purchased) a good cleaning out of extraneous memory-hogging apps that get auto-loaded at boot time.
1821609
There is an access panel on the back to upgrade the RAM, but I do not believe there is any way to upgrade the graphics or sound cards.
2067072
Shouldn't be a problem, just purchase another 8gb stick. Also agree with the other answer an ssd is a much better way to upgrade this notebook. I talk about this in my review. About the other answer though, he/she indicates two ram slots are in use. At least in mine it came with one 8gb stick instead of two 4gb sticks.
1005297
You can actually upgrade to 12GB with an additional 8GB module, I have done it. works fine.
384800
Not sure if the seller can upgrade it for you but you could upgrade it yourself. The standard 4GB occupies one memory slot. The second memory slot is open so you can easily add another 4GB module for 8GB total.
311746
No you can not upgrade the memory. The max memory for this laptop is 4G on board. http://www.mobiletechreview.com/notebooks/Asus-Zenbook-Prime-UX31A.htmLook for "upgradable memory" in the article above.
1333060
To increase the ram, you should seek a specialist to swap the memory .... As for the HD you can use an external hard ... good luck
2275806
Yes, it's fairly easy and is detailed in the manual that comes with the laptop.One of the reviews (page 3, I think) has a link to some RAM that was used to upgrade, if you'd rather not pay extra and buy it from Apple separately.
986367
Yes, it is a msata SSD and can be upgraded. You can Google it or go to YouTube and there are videos in how to do it.
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.
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No, for this model (not sure about other models) the 4GB RAM is soldered to the motherboard; and so, cannot be upgraded.This is confirmed by other similar models on the Acer website, as well as this memory reseller webpage:http://www.crucial.com/upgrade/Acer-memory/Aspire+Notebooks/Aspire+S3-391-9499-upgrades.html