is the memory or the SSD self-upgradable? one user said it can't be done, can someone confirm?
1779996
both the memory and the SSD in U845-S406 are upgragable.Only for S406,i've no other type.
1732013
I have not done it yet myself, but upgrading RAM and hard drives are both possible on this machine. A good place to see what is compatible is www.crucial.com.
1528181
The person I tried to do business with did not follow through,put a solid-state Samsung drive in and it will make the machine feel like brand-new.And you won't have to add the memory most likely.
400641
People have done it but you have to literally tear the thing open as it is not designed for upgrading. Check youtube I think there are some videos. My recommendation is to not buy this as it is almost unusable it is so slow and adding 1 GB will just make it a little better.
101533
better answer after looking at the screw schematic, there's no easy way to upgrade the memory or storage. That's because the battery is hidden away inside the case, and there's no access panel for removing parts for repair or upgrade.
276083
im not the owner of this but if you want an upgrade like that it would be some kind of 400$ or 450$ more, solid state drives (ssd) are really expensive
1948288
I do not believe the RAM can be upgraded. Not sure about any other hardware.
740996
The memory is not upgradable as it is soldered to the motherboard. Personally I have run some games on high resolution settings and the gameplay has been excellent. Additionally, Windows 8 has been architected to be more efficient with the memory it uses so the higher memory requirements should not be an issue unless you plan on running Hyper-V or doing memory intensive type of computing.
393673
I didn't realize the SSD was user upgradeable? In any case, I ended up ordering from Adorama for $1029 (free ship). Now I just have to patiently wait...
2251276
even if it is possible, i wouldn't do that, the ram and processor are soldered, and is probable that they don't match the electronic and physical charactaristics of the laptop's mainboard, lost of warranty, etc... maybe a better idea for improving performance is change the mechanical hard drive for a ssd, it's effective, quicker, simpler and cheaper
1325217
sorry, won't go... changing the power supply is gonna be a must. That small amount of power would be hard pressed to even run expanded memory options well.
867642
There is a video floating around of someone replacing the SSD with a larger one, FYI. RAM, however, is fixed.
310305
No, you can't (i guess you're talking about RAM). I'm not quite sure about the SSD, but i have a 64 GB Micro SDXC Card in the slot, that's the same amountn :-P and it works perfectly.
1447712
You can upgrade the Ram and SSD without voiding the warranty. I have talked directly to technical support at MSI, but only those 2 things can be upgraded.
481172
Well Depends on your situation I would never do it I have a 240 gig SSD so why would I want to. If its stable not going to get bumped I might think about it at the cost. I can definitely check this out and see what happens as a gamer and system builder I have thought of it I haven't done it because of aforementioned. same for the 128 I got
1318728
Yes. But the capacity will be a little smaller and SSD drives a alot more expensive than disk drives. So you can upgrade it if you wanted to.
319834
I am also looking for the memory upgrade. If someone who has done this could post details, I would be eternally grateful! Not a member of the geek sqad so I am not sure how to go about it - is there a specific type to buy and how do you instal it?