Laptop - install SSD??

GOS said:

Don't worry - nothing is broke.

So, I purchased my wife a rather cheap laptop as she was getting tired of her ipad. I got it couple weeks ago for $440 on a flash sale on Newegg. I have included a link to the exact laptop I purchased.

This one does not offer a hybrid system (hard drive and SSD). I knew that when I bought it. But, not having a SSD does slow it down a bit.

My question is - can I buy a stand alone SSD and install it in this particular laptop? If I recall, some laptops you can do this quite easily and others simply don't allow for that sort of upgrade (I'm told anyway)

Here is the link with the specs...
Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Newegg link

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GOS said:

Don't worry - nothing is broke.

So, I purchased my wife a rather cheap laptop as she was getting tired of her ipad. I got it couple weeks ago for $440 on a flash sale on Newegg. I have included a link to the exact laptop I purchased.

This one does not offer a hybrid system (hard drive and SSD). I knew that when I bought it. But, not having a SSD does slow it down a bit.

My question is - can I buy a stand alone SSD and install it in this particular laptop? If I recall, some laptops you can do this quite easily and others simply don't allow for that sort of upgrade (I'm told anyway)

Here is the link with the specs...
Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Newegg link

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ubertrout said:

Depends on the model, but probably. The big exception is Apple products and other ultraportable systems, but all of those use SSDs. Laptops with hard drives generally have a standard 2.5" drive bay, although the problem can be accessing it. Is she the type to download much though?

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