Can you manually upgrade the RAM on this device or is it in a fixed case? What about exchanging the batteries?
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You cannot upgrade the RAM nor the battery exchange as it's closed/fixed case.
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RAM is soldered to the systemboard, you cannot upgrade it. The battery is integrated, this is a sealed tablet, just like most other tablets, you can't remove it.
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Yes, I can put my 16 gig card and new battery and its good for about 2 hours and a coin toss to see what dies first. Good thing is both are cheap (memory and extra battery)
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Yes you can upgrade the memory. If I were to upgrade mine I would use Corsair CMSO8GX3M2A1333C9 or CMSO4GX3M1A1333C9. The Acer Aspire V5 471P has 2 slots and a max total memory of 8GB.
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there is a single slot for ram - so you will need to replace the 2 gb ram with a single 4 gb or 8 gb. Looks like it uses laptop ram 204 pin pc3 12800 ***LOW VOLT 1.35v NOT 1.5v *** cl 11. It looks to be a small project to get to the ram slot - no access from the outside of the chromebase.
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better answer after looking at the screw schematic, there's no easy way to upgrade the memory or storage. That's because the battery is hidden away inside the case, and there's no access panel for removing parts for repair or upgrade.
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Mike,I have not upgraded mine but I believe it can be upgraded to 8GB. Here is a link to Crucial memory http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=7D87E7DAA5CA7304Keith
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Hi,I haven't opened the case, but as far as I know, the SSD can't be upgraded (in my case that not a problem I use online storage)same thing with the battery, sorry that couldn't be much help.Ahmad
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Yes it can be upgraded. In order for it to take laptop ram you'll need to do that with additional memory card.
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I've updated my RAM and it was incredibly easy; most online places allow you to look up what memory you will need. I went from the standard 4GB to 10GB (I bought one 8GB stick). There are small screws on the bottom of the laptop (don't lose them!) and then you click out the old memory stick and pop in the new one.I found several videos online that were helpful also!
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Could you personally upgrade the RAM? Only if you know how to do it and can solder. I wouldn't try it.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX83N-oVQBwCheck this video before you purchase it. The memory is soldered on the board and there is no memory slot for upgrade.
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Its is upgradable to 8.1. That's what Im using right now as I type. It will take up to 16GB of Ram at 1600Mhz. Ive never looked at the battery upgrade. Mine will run hard for a couple of hours on the stock battery or will get to the 6 hour mark surfing the net etc. You'll get about 3 -5 hours of Netflix or movie watching. You cannot upgrade the motherboard without MAJOR modifications.
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RAM is soldered on the printed circuit board. It is not upgradeable.The device itself would support 4 GB RAM. When there is an order in large quantity it would be possible to deliver the device with 4 GB RAM.
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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
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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
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RAM cannot be added on the model I bought. That's the one reason I returned mine. It was a very nice machine otherwise.
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Hi - Yes, I should have posted that I also found out the 1011 is indeed the 10v. How many hours does the 3 cell last - does anyone know?In any case, I checked out the 1011 at Microcenter (hands-on), and found it to be a sturdy little number but they were selling it for $334 and were sold out. That's why when I found it here for $299 I thought it was a good deal. I would probably upgrade the memory to 2 G via Crucial. I think it sells for around $50.