Eyes on Final Fantasy Forums > Reference > Help Forum > I'm finally getting a laptop! (Help, please?)

[Momiji]

Is the Inspiron upgradeable? I don't think I'll ever need to in the near or relatively distant future, but maybe someday, if the need arises, is it possible?

[Mirage]

With the graphics card being integrated, you can't really upgrade that part. However, it is very likely that the CPU is upgradable, but the question is if it'll still be able to get your hands on a significantly better Core 2 Duo processor by the time you feel that you need an upgrade, considering Intel will probably start to phase out Core 2 early next year, when they introduce their new line of CPUs.

On top of that, it's usually much harder to get to the CPU than the RAM in a laptop, which is an issue because you'll most likely have to do this yourself, unless you know a person who can do it for you. Computer workshops will probably charge you way too much to do it for you.

Upgrading your RAM is really easy though, because almost all laptops have a separate cover just for their RAM sticks. Loosening the RAM is as easy as pulling two plastic taps to each side, and then you pull it out and push in the new sticks you bought.

[Momiji]

Yeah, I know a few people who can help me around here. And if not, I'm sure I can always learn how to do it myself. I just couldn't now, because I obviously have no clue how to do such a thing.