I'm finally getting a laptop! (Help, please?)

[Aerith's Knight]

^Knows what he's talking about (lol)

You know just as well that i was talking about Intel graphic cards and that they sure as hell try to sell laptops with those to people that dont understand it.

no need to act so arrogant just because you repair them a lot.

[Mirage]

That wasn't the only thing i was talking about :p. Besides, even if you knew what you meant, there are plenty of people who could misunderstand it, not to mention the sales clerks too, who could say that you'd need to buy the leetest model available to get a non-integrated graphics card like some guys on the internet said you didn't want. Furthermore, calling them non-integrated could make the customer think it's upgradable, which isn't the case.

That's why I clarified it.

But yeah, I like being arrogant now and then, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm right ;).

(the smiley at the end means you have to take this in a light-hearted manner and can't get mad at me :p)

[Momiji]

Is the Inspiron upgradeable? I don't think I'll ever need to in the near or relatively distant future, but maybe someday, if the need arises, is it possible?

[Mirage]

With the graphics card being integrated, you can't really upgrade that part. However, it is very likely that the CPU is upgradable, but the question is if it'll still be able to get your hands on a significantly better Core 2 Duo processor by the time you feel that you need an upgrade, considering Intel will probably start to phase out Core 2 early next year, when they introduce their new line of CPUs.

On top of that, it's usually much harder to get to the CPU than the RAM in a laptop, which is an issue because you'll most likely have to do this yourself, unless you know a person who can do it for you. Computer workshops will probably charge you way too much to do it for you.

Upgrading your RAM is really easy though, because almost all laptops have a separate cover just for their RAM sticks. Loosening the RAM is as easy as pulling two plastic taps to each side, and then you pull it out and push in the new sticks you bought.

[Momiji]

Yeah, I know a few people who can help me around here. And if not, I'm sure I can always learn how to do it myself. I just couldn't now, because I obviously have no clue how to do such a thing.