Re: Dell Inspiron 1200 - Are they truly "non-upgradable" as the reps say?




"RYL" <ryl57@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi I'm looking at buying a low end laptop and the Dell 1200 has a
> great
> price, but the sales rep at Dell says they are absolutely not
> upgradable;
> not the memory or anything.
> How true is this??
>
> Thanks
> Ryl57
>
>

>From the US site:
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspn_1200?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~tab=specstab#tabtop

Memory: 2 SoDIMM sockets, one is user-accessible.

So, at least for the US version, at least the RAM can be upgraded. Hard
drives can usually be upgraded but this might be a design that requires
that the case be opened and that usually voids the warranty - the US
warranty for this is 90days due to the very low price.

Q


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