Are laptop parts upgradeable?

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vieya

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I was wondering if laptop parts are upgradeable? I have upgraded my memory but not much else. Could I replace the motherboard wit a better video card and processor or is that pretty much impossible?
 
With laptops, you are pretty much stuck with what you got. You can possibly add more memory and bigger hard drive but thats about it. You really can't upgrade the processor as the laptop is designed for so much heat and the cooling helps that so if you were to increase processor, that will increase heat and the cooling wouldn't be adequate enough. Hopefully you understand all that.
 
All laptops should allow you to upgrade the hard drive. Almost all will allow RAM upgrades. Some will allow processor upgrades, provided the system can recognize, power, and cool it. It's common to see the CPU soldered to the motherboard, though. Some very high end laptops allow you to change out the video card, but there really aren't many options there.

Also, If there is a version of your laptop that has options which yours doesn't, you can often add those on. For example, my Dell M1210 doesn't have a camera, but I could install one if I bought the bezel from the version with a camera. Same goes for optical drives and other gadgets. Sometimes you can even upgrade to a higher resolution screen.
 
most CPU are soldered on to the motherboard, so you can not take it out.

+the cooling and compatibility may be an issue.

almost all laptops i had i could upgrade the ram myself, same with the HDD.
 
HDD and RAM can be done easily, things like CPU and GPU are a little more difficult. most are soldered to the motherboard, but a select few have the ability to get them changed (ie, not soldered)
 
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