can the memory be expanded above 8GB?
474115
It can. If you go to memory manufacturer Crucial's website, and use the memory advisor tool, select dell 17R 7720, and it says you can upgrade to 16GB. Remember you only have two slots, so it would have to be 2 x 8GB memory sticks.
474116
You can only go above 8GB if you do not use the mSATA drive. With an mSATA drive installed, it will only recognize 8GB max even if there is 16 GB installed.
740869
Yes, it can be extendable to 16 GB RAM. There are 2 slots and you can have two 8 GB RAM
2207728
hmmm...I've no idea if there is an open memory slot, but the installed memory(RAM) is 8.00G
1833163
Ues you can. Even though it says you NEED 8gb, dontale the mistake and buy 8- it wont work, uou havr to go to 16.
1812530
You can use up to 2 GB per slot, so the max would be 8 GB (up to PC2-6400 speed), I have not tried 4 GB memory in one slot, it may work, but isn't officially supported.
505693
yes you can upgrade to a maximum of 4Gb. Ensure you look at the installed memory which should be either ddr2-pc2-5300 or ddr2 pc2-6400. match the ordering of additional ram to what you have installed. Good Luck
1201583
Buddy, Yes it can be upgraded to a maximum of 16 gb as per the maximum specifications. However, practically I haven't tried. To best of my judgement I think it will support as HP must have done the bench marking or tests with maximum amount of RAM it can squeeze in.
2123881
Yes. I bought this model specifically because I didn't want to overpay for additional memory. I added this, right from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005LDLV6S/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1; and it works fine. I think 8GB is the max, but you should confirm that. I did not pay attention to that because the laptop was for my grandson.
17355
Yes you can use it but trying to add it to the existing 8GB on there might cause problems, that memory is 8GB 1600Mhz and this is a 8GB of 1866Mhz its not good mixing memory
1568994
Yes. You can switch to 8gb single. Or two 4gb for 8gb total. Or even two 8gb to get 16gb
968958
Yes, you can put upto 16gb (8x2). Also you can upgrade the ssd, any msata ssd will work.
573583
The internal memory is 8GB. You can use a micro SD card to expand the memory.
1005297
You can actually upgrade to 12GB with an additional 8GB module, I have done it. works fine.
1900914
Memory can be expanded via micro SD. Memory is fixed to 16GB and RAM is 1GB.
1893785
Yes. You can switch the 2 gb for a 4gb if you want to improve performance. The computer will not recognize any more than that though.
327430
Some users from Notebook Review and GenTech confirm it can be expanded to 16GB. http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus/677457-asus-n56vz-16gb-ram-thread-4.html
63601
If you get the NB with 4GB of Ram can you upgrade to 6 or 8 by using the remaining slot?