I am generally a Mac user, but wanted a PC to run a few apps I can't run on my Mac, and didn't want to partition my drive and use Boot Camp (I'd done this previously, and chose not to do it this time). A few days ago I purchased a Lenovo 110-15ISK laptop, model number 80UD0017US. I had been looking at an HP laptop, but read that it was not so user friendly when upgrading the RAM and hard drive, and passed on that one (for that specific reason), and saw this Lenovo in the local Best Buy on sale. I usually check things out pretty throughly before I purchase, but I have to admit, I didn't on this purchase.
Although the laptop is nice, I was not pleased to find out that you pretty much have to disassemble half of the computer to be able to access the memory and hard drive. Not exactly what I was hoping for. Anyway, I've decided to leave the hard drive as is, since it's a 1TB (although I prefer SSD and upgraded my MacBook Pro to an SSD on day 1 and love it!). However, I definitely want to upgrade the RAM from 4GB. I was a little horrified to find out that the 4GB is soldered onto the motherboard, and that there's only one available slot for RAM.
I've read up a bit on it, on both this forum and through Google and Bing searches, and it seems there are differing opinions on how much RAM this model can accept and still be stable. Some say it can take as much as a 16GB DDR4 stick bringing the memory up to 20GB, and some say that the max is a 4GB stick, bringing the RAM up to 8GB. Which is it? I absolutely want stability, and would like to be able to install at least a 8GB stick of DDR 4 (bringing the total RAM to 12GB), if not the 16GB (total of 20GB) scenario, balancing price with function.
I also am still within my return window for the purchase of the laptop, so I still have the option to return it and buy something that is a little more user accessible, but I actually like the way this Lenovo functions, except for the lack of RAM. Any idea on what the accurate assessment is on how much RAM can be installed on this model? Also, are there particular RAM brands that Lenovo likes better than others? I was looking at Samsung RAM as I read several reviews that it works well in Lenovo laptops. Thanks in advance for your help!
Best,
Kim