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post Oct 8 2013, 01:41 PM

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QUOTE(BeruangKelabu @ Oct 8 2013, 01:16 PM)
I added 4GB RAM only. Planning to change the HDD to SSD next year. Now no budget  sweat.gif

Not sure about msata ssd though, but as posted by rafazafar, he succesfully swapped the hdd with ssd.  biggrin.gif  rclxms.gif
Warranty wise, many people say changing to ssd and upgrading the ram wont void the warranty.
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you add the ram yourself?
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post Oct 8 2013, 02:41 PM

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QUOTE(Mooneyes @ Oct 8 2013, 01:41 PM)
you add the ram yourself?
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The reseller did it for me. biggrin.gif
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post Oct 8 2013, 03:07 PM

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QUOTE(BeruangKelabu @ Oct 8 2013, 02:41 PM)
The reseller did it for me.  biggrin.gif
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did they put the warranty sticker back? btw my next target is another 4gb ram + 7mm 1tb hdd..that is if i can find seller in LYN for the hdd sad.gif

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post Oct 8 2013, 03:09 PM

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QUOTE(Mooneyes @ Oct 8 2013, 03:07 PM)
did they put the warranty sticker back?
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They didnt even pull it out. hmm.gif
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post Oct 8 2013, 03:12 PM

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QUOTE(BeruangKelabu @ Oct 8 2013, 03:09 PM)
They didnt even pull it out.  hmm.gif
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how is that possible considering the sticker cover the screw hole
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post Oct 8 2013, 03:39 PM

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QUOTE(Mooneyes @ Oct 8 2013, 03:12 PM)
how is that possible considering the sticker cover the screw hole
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i thought no sticker for ram screw hole?
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post Oct 8 2013, 03:45 PM

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QUOTE(l K l P l @ Oct 8 2013, 03:39 PM)
i thought no sticker for ram screw hole?
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back cover screw hole..the back cover is one piece
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post Oct 8 2013, 04:15 PM

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QUOTE(BeruangKelabu @ Oct 8 2013, 02:41 PM)
The reseller did it for me.  biggrin.gif
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Mind to share which brand RAM you added and how much? rclxms.gif

I was thinking to upgrade the RAM as well. Not very sure though if it will make the laptop faster hmm.gif

Any advice on whether to upgrade the RAM first or change hdd to ssd for better laptop performance?

The SSD has to be m-sata connection right?

Not really know about SSD rclxub.gif
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post Oct 8 2013, 04:17 PM

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QUOTE(besiegetank @ Oct 8 2013, 04:15 PM)
Mind to share which brand RAM you added and how much?  rclxms.gif

I was thinking to upgrade the RAM as well. Not very sure though if it will make the laptop faster  hmm.gif

Any advice on whether to upgrade the RAM first or change hdd to ssd for better laptop performance?

The SSD has to be m-sata connection right?

Not really know about SSD  rclxub.gif
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there is 1 msata port and another 1 normal sata port which the hdd is using right now
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post Oct 8 2013, 04:21 PM

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QUOTE(Mooneyes @ Oct 8 2013, 04:17 PM)
there is 1 msata port and another 1 normal sata port which the hdd is using right now
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oh so most ssd in the market nowadays will fit right as long as they are 2.5" for laptop?

feels tempting to change but the switching of windows seems very troublesome hmm.gif
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post Oct 8 2013, 04:23 PM

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QUOTE(besiegetank @ Oct 8 2013, 04:21 PM)
oh so most ssd in the market nowadays will fit right as long as they are 2.5" for laptop?

feels tempting to change but the switching of windows seems very troublesome  hmm.gif
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must be 7mm 2.5 hdd..slim model
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post Oct 8 2013, 04:27 PM

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QUOTE(Mooneyes @ Oct 8 2013, 04:23 PM)
must be 7mm 2.5 hdd..slim model
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Thanks for the reply! Time to scout the market for one thumbup.gif
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post Oct 8 2013, 04:30 PM

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QUOTE(besiegetank @ Oct 8 2013, 04:27 PM)
Thanks for the reply! Time to scout the market for one  thumbup.gif
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ssd too expensive for me..prefer bigger capacity hdd such as western digital 7mm 1 tb hdd..but the price shocking.gif almost rm400

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post Oct 8 2013, 04:42 PM

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QUOTE(Mooneyes @ Oct 8 2013, 04:30 PM)
ssd too expensive for me..prefer bigger capacity hdd such as western digital 7mm 1 tb hdd..but the price  shocking.gif almost rm400
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Well for bigger storage and games I got my desktop for them. This laptop is mainly for mobility and fast responsiveness. Hence I'm thinking to upgrade either the RAM or SSD.

Btw, I just found this from the acer community forum:

The hard disk specification avaliable for this model is :

Hard disk drive with solid state drive cache:
320 / 500GB 2.5-inch 5400 RPM

Solid state drive:
24 / 120 / 128 / 256GB, SATA 6 Gb/s

So meaning the max ssd storage we can install for this laptop will be 256GB?
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post Oct 8 2013, 04:48 PM

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QUOTE(besiegetank @ Oct 8 2013, 04:42 PM)
Well for bigger storage and games I got my desktop for them. This laptop is mainly for mobility and fast responsiveness. Hence I'm thinking to upgrade either the RAM or SSD.

Btw, I just found this from the acer community forum:

The hard disk specification avaliable for this model is :

Hard disk drive with solid state drive cache:
320 / 500GB 2.5-inch 5400 RPM

Solid state drive:
24 / 120 / 128 / 256GB, SATA 6 Gb/s

So meaning the max ssd storage we can install for this laptop will be 256GB?
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i dont think 480gb or 512 gb ssd will be a problem..maybe they are just the optional item that you can add
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post Oct 9 2013, 02:50 AM

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QUOTE(Mooneyes @ Oct 8 2013, 04:48 PM)
i dont think 480gb or 512 gb ssd will be a problem..maybe they are just the optional item that you can add
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Also can consider crucial ssd 960gb hehe u can get faster and more capacity brows.gif but the price rm 18xx cry.gif
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post Oct 9 2013, 11:54 AM

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RM18xx? I rather buy another tablet/netbook + external HDD D:
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post Oct 9 2013, 01:54 PM

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QUOTE(rafazafar @ Sep 27 2013, 01:20 AM)
Just to report, i got 9 hours and 8mins web browsing time on power saver settings after SSD upgrade. i wonder how much more power would be saved with increased ram and a top of the line samsung pro/evo ssd.

ram is ddr3l 1.35v.
mPCIe port does support HDD caching. will confirm again if it can be used as primary boot.
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how did you managed to get 9 hours? may i know your power saver setting? notworthy.gif
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post Oct 9 2013, 03:29 PM

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QUOTE(Helldiver @ Oct 9 2013, 11:54 AM)
RM18xx? I rather buy another tablet/netbook + external HDD D:
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icon_rolleyes.gif haha
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post Oct 12 2013, 03:58 AM

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QUOTE(besiegetank @ Oct 7 2013, 08:36 PM)
Damn I just updated mine before I read your comment  doh.gif

I wonder is it the driver still actually working and just a display issue?

So in reality this laptop has both intel driver and nvidia driver?

Btw how do you do driver sweeping?
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i updated mine just fine.. thats wierd. i used the nvidia site to autodetect.
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