Aspire E11 Memory upgrade

[Matthew1688]

I just received an Acer Aspire E11 111M C37Q laptop for Christmas. Its great so far but the small 32GB drive is killing me. I have looked at multiple places around the web and I can't determine if the drive is upgradeable. I know the size of the drive would have to be 2.5 inches. However, I'm not sure if it uses HDD or SSD memory. Can someone help me figure this out and how I could transfer everything from the current drive to a new one?

 

[Laptop_Nerd]

Hi,

According to Acer Support site it is possible to upgrade the storage capacity of your laptop even up to 640GB.

Here's the link for Acer Support site for your reference.
http/community.acer.com/t5/E-and-M-Series/Upgrade-SSD-on-Acer-Aspire-E-11-ES1-111M-C40S/td-p/316134

 

[Matthew1688]

Well thank you, as for getting an hdd would the drive be a 7mm or a 9mm?

 

[ffg7]

the sata interface might not be there if you read the whole article.

 

[jarotech]

Hi, for the SATA drive you will need a connector and four capacitors, you have to solder them on the motherboard.

 

[Matthew1688]

Well I don't have very much experience when it comes to tech so would it be better to take it in or just learn how to do it myself?

 

[jarotech]

Well I don't have very much experience when it comes to tech so would it be better to take it in or just learn how to do it myself?

For someone with no experience at soldering components, it will be much safer to have the connector and capacitors soldered by a professional technician. It's not worth the time and money to buy the equipment you need for the modification.

 

[ffg7]

soldering iron not soldering gun, electrical solder & solder sucker or solder wick for maybe 30 to 40$.
http/www.sayal.com/zinc/zinc_search.asp?txtSEARCH=35SOLDERQAA&title=SOLDERING+IRON
http/www.sayal.com/zinc/zinc_search.asp?txtSEARCH=35SOLDERQKA&title=SOLDER+WIRE+ROSIN+CORE

 

[jarotech]

soldering iron not soldering gun, electrical solder & solder sucker or solder wick for maybe 30 to 40$.
http/www.sayal.com/zinc/zinc_search.asp?txtSEARCH=35SOLDERQAA&title=SOLDERING+IRON
http/www.sayal.com/zinc/zinc_search.asp?txtSEARCH=35SOLDERQKA&title=SOLDER+WIRE+ROSIN+CORE

It's not just the equipment you need, what is the most important is the skill to solder the components. For someone who never solder, or even people who solder everyday, you have skilled people and you have not skilled people. So if Matthew wants to start soldering, I encourage him to do so.