Well on the net Ive seen VERY many people complain about them getting only 192 MB ram when the manufacturer boasts a big 256 MB RAM. Well in a way they are telling the truth but in another they are lying. You do have 256 MB RAM integrated memory BUT, yes BUT 64 MB of it is allocated for the graphics card (this can be changed by opening the control pannel then Display-then Settings then Advanced then Frame buffer. There you can change how much is allocated to the graphics card.Due to the very competitive pricing by Toshiba (even down to 399$ in some places) I think that a memory upgragde by adding 256 is VERY important instead of diminushing your video capabilities. By upgrading the laptop is still cheeper than its competitors.And delete half of the programs as they give u WAY to much JUNK.RegardsJoel