can we upgrade from 500GB 5400rpm Hybrid HDD with 8GB Flash to complete SSD drive

[suri4u]

i am planning to buy a dell precision M4800 with 500GB 5400rpm Hybrid HDD with 8GB Flash (400-AATU). Can i replace it to witha full SSD drive later ?

 

[lonewolf7]

Absolutely.

 

[suri4u]

Thanks lonewolf7. What do you recommend about this Dell Precison M4800 laptop. i will be running processor and memory intensive application on a Virtual Machine using vmware worksation software on this laptop. Is it good to buy this with
Intel Core i7-4810MQ Processor (Quad Core 2.80GHz, 3.80GHz Turbo, 6MB 47W, w/HD Graphics 4600) and 16GB 1600MHz DDR3L (2x8GB) ?




Thanks in advance

 

[lonewolf7]

If you are asking whether you will be able to run CPU and GPU intensive programs on this Lappy, then the answer will be yes, the specs of the Lappy is fine for a workstation. I don't know if this Lappy comes with a dedicated GPU (NVidia/AMD) or not, I would love to have one along with integrated graphics(HD 4600). Good luck.

 

[suri4u]

I will not be running high graphic applications, but will be running virtual machines with applications like SAP,Oracle. It comes with AMD FirePro M5100 w/2GB GDDR5 video card ( this was the minimum one available so selected this, the next one was from NVidia).

Does it support Virtualization. ( this is need for me to run virtual images using vmware workstation software) ?

 

[lonewolf7]

Virtualization is a feature of CPU, normally it is present in desktop i7-CPU's, but I don't know about yours.

Here is a review, might be helpful for you : http://www.in.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/laptops-portable-pcs/laptops-and-netbooks/Dell-Precision-M4800/articleshow/38459162.cms