Laptop Upgrade Questions

[Cptnstevez]

Hi so im looking to upgrade my laptops memory and HDD to an ssd if possible i have a few questions about it.

1- so to start with how do i know if my laptop can handle more than what it has in it ie it has enough power

2- can i replace the hdd with an ssd

3- i know a bit about desktop ram but is there any differnet types of laptop ram or is it similar to desktop ram in terms of there being ddr3/4 and different mghz

 

any help would be great thanks.

[Mohenjo]

SSds draw less power so yes you can replace it with an HDD

 

Any chance we can know the model of the laptop? 

[Cptnstevez]

1 minute ago, Mohenjo said:

SSds draw less power so yes you can replace it with an HDD

 

Any chance we can know the model of the laptop? 

Thanks mate and yes its a HP pavilion G6 its fairly old about 5 years

[Mohenjo]

Just now, Cptnstevez said:

Thanks mate and yes its a HP pavilion G6 its fairly old about 5 years

I actually have an HP pavilion g4. Yes you can upgrade the ram but most likely both ram slots are taken up. So if you have 4gb of ram its most likely 2x2. So i would recommend picking up a 2 4gb sticks or maybe a single 4gb to upgrade to 6gb. And there is laptop specific ram. 

[Cptnstevez]

2 minutes ago, Mohenjo said:

I actually have an HP pavilion g4. Yes you can upgrade the ram but most likely both ram slots are taken up. So if you have 4gb of ram its most likely 2x2. So i would recommend picking up a 2 4gb sticks or maybe a single 4gb to upgrade to 6gb. And there is laptop specific ram. 

i know about laptop ram the smaller type but is there anything else specific to it or just the size. and about the hdd as i said im more familiar with desktops but can ii just pull out the old hdd and put a ssd straight in. and thanks

[Mohenjo]

1 minute ago, Cptnstevez said:

i know about laptop ram the smaller type but is there anything else specific to it or just the size. and about the hdd as i said im more familiar with desktops but can ii just pull out the old hdd and put a ssd straight in. and thanks

Other than the size no. And your laptop is ddr3 btw. You can just replace the HDD but you would need a fresh start and your windows key (if your on windows 10 it will remember the key)

[Cptnstevez]

2 minutes ago, Mohenjo said:

Other than the size no. And your laptop is ddr3 btw. You can just replace the HDD but you would need a fresh start and your windows key (if your on windows 10 it will remember the key)

okay thanks how could i ever find out this stuff without asking all the time is there like a reference list

 

for example would this work for ram - http://www.ebuyer.com/643627-g-skill-8gb-4gbx2-ddr3-1600mhz-so-dimm-mac-memory-fa-1600c11d-8gsq

 

and this for ssd - http://www.ebuyer.com/747869-samsung-750-evo-250gb-sata-iii-2-5-inch-ssd-mz-750250bw

[Mohenjo]

7 minutes ago, Cptnstevez said:

okay thanks how could i ever find out this stuff without asking all the time is there like a reference list

 

for example would this work for ram - http://www.ebuyer.com/643627-g-skill-8gb-4gbx2-ddr3-1600mhz-so-dimm-mac-memory-fa-1600c11d-8gsq

 

and this for ssd - http://www.ebuyer.com/747869-samsung-750-evo-250gb-sata-iii-2-5-inch-ssd-mz-750250bw

Yes, both those would work and are great choices. But just so you know there is a newer model of that ssd called the 850 evo but it costs more. The 750 evo is still a great choice. 

 

WAIT I WAS WRONG, that ram is for mac. i did not see that

http://www.ebuyer.com/370059-corsair-8gb-ddr3-1600mhz-vengeance-laptop-memory-cmsx8gx3m2a1600c9

 

this ram would work though

http://www.ebuyer.com/414290-corsair-8gb-ddr3-1600mhz-2x4gb-laptop-memory-cmso8gx3m2a1600c11

This ram would also work fine and its like 5 pounds cheaper

[Cptnstevez]

5 minutes ago, Mohenjo said:

Yes, both those would work and are great choices. But just so you know there is a newer model of that ssd called the 850 evo but it costs more. The 750 evo is still a great choice. 

okay cool but just me being stupid this dosent seem to have the same pins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as this

 

 

last laptop i took apart had this type

 

 

 

 

1 minute ago, Mohenjo said:

http://www.ebuyer.com/414290-corsair-8gb-ddr3-1600mhz-2x4gb-laptop-memory-cmso8gx3m2a1600c11

 

This ram would also work fine and its like 5 pounds cheaper

ah great

[Mohenjo]

Just now, Cptnstevez said:

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thats a much older connector. You laptop is not THAT old. The g6 uses the same connectors as that SSD

[Cptnstevez]

yeah i just opened it up and saw sorry. and thanks so much for all ur help its been great

[Cptnstevez]

17 minutes ago, Mohenjo said:

thats a much older connector. You laptop is not THAT old. The g6 uses the same connectors as that SSD

yeah i just opened it up and saw sorry. and thanks so much for all ur help its been great

[Mohenjo]

2 minutes ago, Cptnstevez said:

yeah i just opened it up and saw sorry. and thanks so much for all ur help its been great

No problem, happy to help