Increasing RAM. Is it possible?

devils_vixen

I recently purchased this netbook
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/images/B0033Y3FCU/ref=dp_image_z_0?ie=UTF8&n=560798&s=electronics

How easy it to upgrade the 1GB to 2GB? Is it even recommended?

I also have a Toshiba Equium U400-145 with a 2GB RAM but if possible would like to increase this but I'm unsure if it is possible and what the maximum would be?

Thanks

rmg1

Best thing to do is go to the Crucial website and run the scanner on both machines. It will tell you what's in and what it can handle.
Laptop memory is quite easy to change, not sure on a netbook but would think it's the same

Lil306

rmg1 is correct. Crucial is the best it will show you all compatible brands for your network

Netbooks can be upgraded, but be very careful as they use laptop memory IIRC so it's SODIMM in size...

Also be careful not to invalidate any warranty that you have

rmg1

Thought computers/laptops/netbooks were classed as modular these days so upgrading memory would be OK?

Lil306

No clue what you mean by modular, I'm having a thick day

It's possible manufacturers let you upgrade the memory without invalidating the warranty, but I'd contact them first to make sure. You know how manufacturers can be with pinning faults on the end user and invalidating the warranties they have

rmg1

Modular as in you can change/add graphics cards/RAM without invalidating the warranty.
Thought I'd seen some court ruling or other, but can't remember - having a senile day.

Lil306

rmg1 wrote: »

Modular as in you can change/add graphics cards/RAM without invalidating the warranty.
Thought I'd seen some court ruling or other, but can't remember - having a senile day.

Yeah, thought that was what you meant but wasn't sure.

If I was a normal consumer I'd be tempted to check it out before doing anything personally just to cover my backside, but I do my own support anyway so it wouldn't bother me.

enigma52

Lil306 wrote: »

Yeah, thought that was what you meant but wasn't sure.

If I was a normal consumer I'd be tempted to check it out before doing anything personally just to cover my backside, but I do my own support anyway so it wouldn't bother me.

whats not normal about you then?

Lil306

enigma52 wrote: »

whats not normal about you then?

I'm referring to a normal consumer as in a person who prefers to use warranties to get things fixed as they just like that level of coverage or don't have the technical know how to do it themselves.

I do all my own support so if I break things I don't expect to make use of the warranties I just fix it myself.

You still have consumer rights so theres always some form of warranty, I just don't need any technical support when it comes to fixing computers as I'm pretty capable of doing it myself.