Toshiba Satellite C55-C5240 >> Memory Upgrade?

[jollywolf]

I just got this little guy on Amazon for a nice sale price of $449, and it's got some pretty decent specs: 5th gen i5 core, 8GB Ram and a 1TB HDD 5400. If anyone's interested, here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Satel...nch-Laptop/dp/B00VFY8LY2/ref=zg_bsnr_565108_1

The specs on the unit say its 8GB DDR3L RAM. That's cool, but I wouldn't mind upgrading it to 16GB. The specs on Toshiba's site say it's max is 8GB and its "not user replaceable" But, if you read the first review on Amazon, a guy feels it can be upgraded to 16GB safely.

I'd like to know how others feel about this, and if anyone has this notebook and upgraded the RAM?

 

[vailr]

Should be a viable option. The DDR3 SO-DIMM's come in both 1.5 volt & 1.35 volt options, so you'd need to match the voltage rating of the existing memory. You would need to remove the existing 2x 4Gb modules, and replace with 2x 8Gb modules.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007609%20600006178%20600213067&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=30
Also: you may void the warranty by opening the case for access.

 

[LTC8K6]

I can't imagine that 16Gb would be anything but overkill.

 

[jollywolf]

Overkill is my middle name!

Thanks gents.

 

[vailr]

Upgrading the 5400 RPM hard drive to an SSD would give a better speed boost than an extra 8 Gb of system memory.

 

[coercitiv]

Overkill is my middle name!

Do yourself a favor and invest the money for the RAM upgrade into a SSD. You won't look back.

 

[jollywolf]

I actually did order an SSD to upgrade my HDD with the laptop. First time using an SSD, it's very nice.