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Can Laptops Be Upgraded Or Will You Always Have To Purchase A Brand New One?

Guest post by: Graham Kelly

Article Overview: Generally, whenever a computer user buys a new laptop not much though is usually given to their future requirements. The laptop purchased could end up not being fast enough or not having enough storage capacity.

Can Laptops Be Upgraded Or Will You Always Have To Purchase A Brand New One?

Unfortunately, few individuals consider their future requirements at the time they purchase a new laptop. An upgrade to the hard drive or RAM may be required in a short time to help keep programs running smoothly.

This article examines the limited upgrades that could be applied to many laptops.

The upgradeability of any variety of laptop is fairly dependant upon the manufacturer's design, some are almost not upgradeable at all whereas others could possibly be upgraded almost as much as a desktop pc.

Usually the hard drive can be upgraded; its normally located inside a door at the underneath of the laptop or slides into the edge of case. Usually, you can get rid of the old drive and simply insert a better unit, however, be careful to use the correct type of hard drive because the interface varies. Several laptops and several netbooks make use of a solid state hard disk, this often can't be easily upgraded since this is either part of the motherboard or is very hard to get to inside the laptop.

Upgrading the RAM is often the very first upgrade that the laptop user will consider. It is relatively easy since most laptops possess a small screwed door beneath the case where an extra RAM chip can be inserted. Sometimes, where there are two RAM sockets, both may already be occupied. If this is the case then both should be removed and either one or two larger capacity chips installed.

After upgrading the RAM and hard disk the next consideration could well be whether to upgrade the processor. This can be much more difficult and expensive than the later but it will give an increased operating speed. Unfortunately, to access the CPU the laptop will need to be completely deconstructed; this would normally only be a job for an experienced user as it is easy to damage the laptop motherboard. Occasionally, processor chips cannot be changed or upgraded as they are not in a socket but are soldered on the motherboard, this is often the case with netbooks.

The video card can sometimes be upgraded on certain models of laptop but they are always very expensive and require careful fitting. So generally if you require a more powerful video chip then it may be less expensive to buy a brand new laptop.

If you would like a faster WI-FI connection then an upgrade of this card may be necessary. Generally, this is easy and cheap, however some makes of laptop make access difficult by placing it below the keyboard instead of a door underneath.

Laptops certainly aren't as upgradeable as the average PC; however, some manufacturers tend to make even the simplest upgrade extremely difficult for the average user. If possible, consider very carefully exactly what specification you require and so are likely to require during the expected lifetime of the laptop, and buy an appropriate model at the outset. This would save you worrying about an upgrade in the future!

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