confused in new laptop purchase

magoogy

i think im confusing myself again lol........ so the thinking atm is to still buy this http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00Y0LWQAW/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3REF%20%20QC60UL8LJ&coliid=I51FA9XKGHACK&psc=1 with the extra 4gb ram unless something better comes up on black friday?... wish idve bit the bullet and bought last night when it was £285 lol

TESCO_R+R_RAIDER

Fightsback wrote: »

You do have to unscrew a panel on the bottom and slot the new ram module in there, it's not hard. Note that the amazon laptop is a newer processor than the one in the review, an i3-5xxx series as opposed to an i3-4xxx series, it has slighter better graphics and cpu perfomance.

new laptops dont have the panel underneath anymore. or removable batterys.
to put ram in now you have to take the keyboard out and a lot more to put more ram in.

bsms1147

magoogy wrote: »

sorry for being thick but is 128gb higher than 1tb?

1TB (1024 or 1000GB) is 8 times as large as 128GB

Fightsback

TESCO_R+R_RAIDER wrote: »

new laptops dont have the panel underneath anymore. or removable batterys.
to put ram in now you have to take the keyboard out and a lot more to put more ram in.

I've actually upgraded the Asus X555LA to 8GB and it does have a panel for RAM module access, see page 94-97.

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/nb/X555LA/0409_E10293_X555LA_LD_LN_V3_A.pdf

RTFM.

poppasmurf_bewdley

I bought one of these a couple of months ago, and it's a great machine.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toshiba-Satellite-L50-B-15-6-Inch-Intel-1-7GHz-8GB-1TB-Windows-Laptop-White-/361409591971

Argos on eBay have other good bargains as well.

Fightsback

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

I bought one of these a couple of months ago, and it's a great machine.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toshiba-Satellite-L50-B-15-6-Inch-Intel-1-7GHz-8GB-1TB-Windows-Laptop-White-/361409591971

Argos on eBay have other good bargains as well.

Agreed better pricing from elsewhere, however from the OP:

magoogy wrote: »

I need to buy from amazon as i have the money in vouchers.....

magoogy

thanks everyone again, fightsback - what do you reckon on the machine then? a good buy?

thanks x

couple of questions - is the extra ram i have linked compatible? and also, do i need to set up the laptop before adding the extra ram or should i do that before setting it up, ie, straight out of box before first use?

thanks

Fightsback

Painkiller wrote: »

The Crucial Memory Upgrade website suggests that that X55LA laptop only has a single RAM slot. If that is the case, you'd need an 8GB stick to replace the 4GB stick.

If Fightsback could confirm that, having upgraded the RAM on the same laptop, it would be quite helpful.

Sigh, once more for those asleep at the back.

This laptop has 4GB board soldered (something getting common on budget laptops) and you can expand it to 8GB using the one FREE RAM module slot giving 4gb occupying the expansion ram slot and 4gb board soldered, i.e. 4gb x 2 = dual channel.

Does this leave anybody as to any doubt how this works ?

Painkiller

Fightsback wrote: »

Sigh, once more for those asleep at the back.

This laptop has 4GB board soldered (something getting common on budget laptops) and you can expand it to 8GB using the one FREE RAM module slot giving 4gb occupying the expansion ram slot and 4gb board soldered, i.e. 4gb x 2 = dual channel.

Does this leave anybody as to any doubt how this works ?

Sorry I asked, didn't realise you were a ****

Fightsback

Painkiller wrote: »

Sorry I asked, didn't realise you were a ****

A failure to read the link to the manual posted earlier compounded with a failure to read the warning in my signature.

Sorry I replied, I didn't realise you were so lazy.