If I buy a laptop now then want to add a new processor a year down the line, is that easy to do cause I feel like it wouldn't be
Some are able to, but these are usually higher-end business class machines, and it's generally not worth it.
I had direct access to the processor on my old Vaio, but it was a pain in the ass to get the heatsink off and by the time the CPU was outdated enough to want to upgrade it, it was already so old anyway that I just bought a new laptop.
Unless you have a specific kind of laptop, no, most Laptops have their parts soldered directly in. If you want to upgrade a laptop, the most you can usually do is put in a better hard drive (or a second one if the laptop allows it) and upgrade the RAM
You need to look up your laptop's CPU compatibility, assuming it has a CPU socket instead of soldered on. I had an old emachine laptop from several years ago, and I was able to upgrade the CPU from a old 1.8ghz single core processor to a 2.4ghz dual core CPU. Generally, the newer consumer laptops (and even desktops for that matter) from the big brands only allows you to upgrade to a few models up, which the performance improvements are generally marginal.
Not to mention the fact that it'll suck up all your time and it'll be a royal PITA.
Only if its MXM. And even then a 6950 will set you back 300+$
For a while companies like Dell sold motherboards with upgradeable video cards however there was no industry standard so you got a laptop with a slotted GPU but five months later they released another line that either dropped the idea or used a different style of card that wouldn't work with yours.
[QUOTE=taipan;38839224]Only if its MXM. And even then a 6950 will set you back 300+$[/QUOTE]
OP is talking about the CPU, he didn't say anything about the GPU.
If you get anything Clevo then you will be able to upgrade the CPU at least, on my W150ER you can undo two screws and access everything (you can't upgrade the GPU, but on some of the higher performance ones you can:
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I'm not going to need a CPU or GPU upgrade, the only thing is the RAM. The laptop I bought has 4GB on-board and 4GB removeable, so would it be easy to add like another 4GB removeable?
Yeah you can upgrade the RAM, make sure the laptop can support more than 8GB (it can probably do at least 16GB) and if there's an open slot, put it in. If there's not, you're going to have to replace the 4GB module with an 8GB module, which can cost quite a lot. I can't really see the need for anything more than 8GB in a laptop, though.
Are laptops not computers anymore?
[QUOTE=Warship;38851282]Are laptops not computers anymore?[/QUOTE]
No they're shitty slates with detachable keyboards now.
Fucking hell it's the dumbest invention I've seen in my entire life.
[QUOTE=Shadaez;38846263]Yeah you can upgrade the RAM, make sure the laptop can support more than 8GB (it can probably do at least 16GB) and if there's an open slot, put it in. If there's not, you're going to have to replace the 4GB module with an 8GB module, which can cost quite a lot. I can't really see the need for anything more than 8GB in a laptop, though.[/QUOTE]
Why would one even need more than 4 on a laptop?
[QUOTE=Desuh;38851318]Why would one even need more than 4 on a laptop?[/QUOTE]
Mobile workstations like the Dell Precision M6400, and many uses such as Photoshop editing or video editing at home where having a desktop in a small space is pretty tight. Even if the consumer is quite wealthy however.
[QUOTE=Desuh;38851318]Why would one even need more than 4 on a laptop?[/QUOTE]
ram is dirt-cheap i don't see why not
4 GB in some cases is beginning to get iffy
[QUOTE=Flubadoo;38851358]ram is dirt-cheap i don't see why not
4 GB in some cases is beginning to get iffy[/QUOTE]
Still it's not free so I wonder if it would make sense upgrading my laptop from 4 to 8
I max out my 4GB on my laptop because i have a fuckton of tabs open at once (Like 70 chrome tabs)
My MSI GT70 has a replaceable CPU and GPU, but I doubt I'll ever upgrade either. Laptop CPUs/GPUs are [i]ridiculously[/i] more expensive than their desktop versions, and are rarely worth the price in performance gain.
[QUOTE='[EG] Pepper;38853811']I max out my 4GB on my laptop because i have a fuckton of tabs open at once (Like 70 chrome tabs)[/QUOTE]
I doubt even 70 tabs would use up all the RAM, most of it will be cached by Windows
[QUOTE=kaze4159;38828460]Unless you have a specific kind of laptop, no, most Laptops have their parts soldered directly in. If you want to upgrade a laptop, the most you can usually do is put in a better hard drive (or a second one if the laptop allows it) and upgrade the RAM[/QUOTE]
Wrong. Most laptops have socketed CPUs and slotted RAM. The only difference amongst laptops is how easy said parts are to get to. Some laptops have service covers that give you direct access to the CPU/RAM, while others require either minor or major surgery to disassemble the laptop. I've dealt with a mixture of the three over the years, but rarely have I ever come across a laptop that didn't have a socketed CPU or slotted RAM.
The only case where you'll run into BGA mounted CPUs/RAM are generally in small form factor netbooks or in Apple products.
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