id like to know how this one can be downgraded to win 7. Battery last for how long 1 full charge. How hard it is to upgrade to SSD and RAM upgrade.
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In order to install Windows 7, the HD would need to be reformatted. Then you would need to purchase a copy of Windows 7. Installing an SSD drive and RAM is relatively simple.
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Hi Jeff, my laptop has 8 yrs at present. The problem was about software and no hassle with my hardware, so I just needed Win7 to read a 3GB for which I bought this device.Works perfectly is a good device.
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I just installed a new win7 os no problems at all. Then reattached my old drive and removed what I wanted , formatted it and store pictures and large programs on it. I am just sorry I did not buy a bigger SSD.
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I just opened mine to put 2x4GB SODIMMs into it ... nope. It is NOT user-upgradeable. Memory chips are soldered on. SSD is mSATA so in the future you could presumably upgrade it to 256GB, but the memory is not upgradeable in this at all. Live and learn.
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totaly confused with amazon. The specs on the press release have the 05 with 128 GB and win 7 pro. The title for this product includes the 128 in the title. Are you sure this will ship at 64gb. This is crazy!
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Not sure about the RAM, I'd have to check. Should be able to upgrade the OS though. It comes with Win8.1, and win 10 tech preview looks to be built from the same inner workings.
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possible to add RAM, you can replace the hard drive with SSD and if really want to downgrade from win 8 to win 7 you can use this link: http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/science_tech/making-windows-8-work-like-windows-7-vs-downgrading or search how to do it on internet (you need to follow some steps).
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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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It's a decent budget laptop, I upgraded mine with 8GB RAM and an SSD, running Windows 7 Ultimate. If it's just a cracked screen you can order one off eBay and replace it yourself, I had to replace mine and it was only about $40 IIRC.
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I see no problem with that. It is my plan to max out my slots with 32gb as well. I was a windows 7 man myself, listened to all the haters. When I finally did switch to win 8 pro 64 bit. I was very pleased. The architecture of win 8 requires less ram to run. There was a noticeable difference when I made the switch. Something to chew on. Happy building!
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Don't do it. I read a post from Cnet.com that reviewed a Atom 1.6 / 1.8 processor powered netbook with Vista and 1 GB of RAM and it was a slug. If memory serves me right it was a Dell. I have XP Pro on the MSI Wind with 1 GB or RAM and it has worked fine so far. But this is a loaner and I've only had it for 48 hours. So far I very impressed. I'm going to turn it loose in my middle school this week and see how it fairs with students and staff.As for Vista, it would make these little books to slow for their designed purpose of being netbooks. Though I have Vista on my personal laptop and love it, I just think it is too much for them. But someone might find a way to make it work. Don't do it. I read a post from Cnet.com that reviewed a Atom 1.6 / 1.8 processor powered netbook with Vista and 1 GB of RAM and it was a slug. If memory serves me right it was a Dell. I have XP Pro on the MSI Wind with 1 GB or RAM and it has worked fine so far. But this is a loaner and I've only had it for 48 hours. So far I very impressed. I'm going to turn it loose in my middle school this week and see how it fairs with students and staff.As for Vista, it would make these little books to slow for their designed purpose of being netbooks. Though I have Vista on my personal... » Read More Don't do it. I read a post from Cnet.com that reviewed a Atom 1.6 / 1.8 processor powered netbook with Vista and 1 GB of RAM and it was a slug. If memory serves me right it was a Dell. I have XP Pro on the MSI Wind with 1 GB or RAM and it has worked fine so far. But this is a loaner and I've only had it for 48 hours. So far I very impressed. I'm going to turn it loose in my middle school this week and see how it fairs with students and staff.As for Vista, it would make these little books to slow for their designed purpose of being netbooks. Though I have Vista on my personal laptop and love it, I just think it is too much for them. But someone might find a way to make it work. « Show Less
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It might extend the life further, but I don't know how much of a return you'll get on that investment. I haven't changed the spinning drive yet...I will at some point, but just because I want an SSD. If batterly life is what you're looking for, I'd get the extended battery from CDW. I've been very happy with battery life since. I easily get 5+ hours of use (no video, browsing articles, streaming music). I love having a backup battery now, too. Getting the SSD is a great idea, but might not get you what you're really looking for (extended battery life). Also be sure to look into online discussion about SSDs with this unit. The height of the drive is atypical.
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I'm going for the 410 because of the battery life. I can't figure out why they wouldgo to a smaller battery when the primary upgrade is the n455 processor so thatit works with DDR3 ram. I want to be free of power cords for extended periods oftime with a netbook so that's why I'm getting the 410!
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i downloaded windows 7 on my husband's samsung N110 and it is working fine. My brother said that widows 7 is a memory hog but I really don't notice a significant difference besides i called samsung and they basically said your own your own I didint use the recovery disk so it is lost if I want xp I will have to buy it not doing that when windows 7 runs fine but I really don't see the big woop about windows 7 I really perfer xp over that. Hope that helps
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Yes. I was disappointed. I really did not see a speed increase. My friend bought the same one and said there was. However, he upgraded to Win 8 and did clean installs. That was probably why. If want SSD speed buy an SSD drive.
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The memory is not upgradable as it is soldered to the motherboard. Personally I have run some games on high resolution settings and the gameplay has been excellent. Additionally, Windows 8 has been architected to be more efficient with the memory it uses so the higher memory requirements should not be an issue unless you plan on running Hyper-V or doing memory intensive type of computing.
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Mine came with windows7.I already sold it, I thought I removed this post from Amazon. Is the post still active? thanks