- Feb 23, 2011
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I've got a Lenovo Y580. I can't believe how time has flied because this laptop is, without question, the longest lasting laptop I've ever had without doing any physical upgrading to it at all. It has more than paid for itself in terms of value for money. Going to Windows 10, despite several people's problems has been no problem at all. I did disconnect completely the fast boot it had built in with Win7 where it would load the system of a small SSD and then use the optical C drive, and I think that made the move to 10 easier.
But of course, going from Windows 7 to 8 to 8.1 to 10, there are things it's doing now it wasn't entirely built to do. So, I'm wondering, what CAN I do to it other than upgrading RAM? Apparently I can go from the current 8GB to 32. I've heard tell of the ability to upgrade the processor on this machine but can't confirm that. Is the RAM even really going to help?
So, I need some expert laptop advice. I can't afford to buy a new one and it isn't even justified because this thing is fine. But I'd like to give it a bit of an upgrade if it's possible. I suppose I wouldn't mind replacing the HDD as well if you think it would help keep things moving (it does get sluggish sometimes). The only info I can provide is the processor: http
/ark.intel.com/products/64899/Intel-Core-i7-3610QM-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_30-GHz.
Also does anyone know any applications that will help me figure out exactly which kind of RAM I can buy? I tried the Crucial application but it stops at 4GB chips because it only wants to give recommendations for the 32-bit version of this laptop.
Thanks for any input, guys.
But of course, going from Windows 7 to 8 to 8.1 to 10, there are things it's doing now it wasn't entirely built to do. So, I'm wondering, what CAN I do to it other than upgrading RAM? Apparently I can go from the current 8GB to 32. I've heard tell of the ability to upgrade the processor on this machine but can't confirm that. Is the RAM even really going to help?
So, I need some expert laptop advice. I can't afford to buy a new one and it isn't even justified because this thing is fine. But I'd like to give it a bit of an upgrade if it's possible. I suppose I wouldn't mind replacing the HDD as well if you think it would help keep things moving (it does get sluggish sometimes). The only info I can provide is the processor: http
/ark.intel.com/products/64899/Intel-Core-i7-3610QM-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_30-GHz. Also does anyone know any applications that will help me figure out exactly which kind of RAM I can buy? I tried the Crucial application but it stops at 4GB chips because it only wants to give recommendations for the 32-bit version of this laptop.
Thanks for any input, guys.
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