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Can you add to or upgrade the RAM, and if so, what is the maximum amount?
The ASUS X1404VA is equipped with 8GB of onboard RAM and features one available slot that supports up to 8GB of DDR4-3200MHz Single Channel memory. As a result, the maximum supported RAM capacity for this model is 16GB. https://www.asus.com/laptops/for-.../techspec/
Claimed 16 GB max. This is usually a lie, and I would hope you could shove 32 GB in there for 40 GB total (16 GB dual channel, 24 GB single channel).
Claimed 16 GB max. This is usually a lie, and I would hope you could shove 32 GB in there for 40 GB total (16 GB dual channel, 24 GB single channel).
i tested a few old laptops from 2019 which support DDR4 RAM. All the specs said max RAM is 16G in each ram slot. After a test, they all support 32G DDR RAM in each ram slot. 32G DDR RAM is the max piece I can find to test. So, I guess you are right.
I did test even an older laptop from 2011 that support DDR 3. The spec said max ram is 4G in each ram slot. I tried a 8G DDR3 in one ram slot and it works. I can't find the info I need from the web or from crucial web site. So, I need to test it myself.
This Asus is generous with 8G RAM and upgrade option. I bought an Asus by mistake with only 4G RAM and no upgrade option. I saw it in Target and I bought it without any research. That was the only laptop I ever bought with no upgrade option.
I did not want to return it, so I turned that laptop into an Ubuntu system. It works fine now. But running Windows with 4G is almost impossible.
I had this laptop, I had to return it because the screen quality is terrible, colors look terrible, you cannot even read I felt like every text had some kind of shadow. I was able to get a 15 inches Lenovo laptop open box for the same price but with IPS screen, the difference was day a night.
I grabbed an open box of this laptop a few weeks ago for $180. My local best buy has another for $160 in fair condition.
It does NOT support usb charging or thunderbolt.
The number -pad on the trackpad is quite annoying, but can be turned off with the asus utilities.
I upgraded the ram to 24gb with a 16gb stick and upgraded the ssd with a 2280 1tb nvme.
Note that if you do a fresh windows install you'll need to have some drivers unpacked on the windows install media.
Specifically wifi and intel vmd storage drivers.
Windows won't find the drive without either installing the drivers during setup(have disk at the hard drvie selection screen during install) or going into the bios and disabling vmd until you finish windows setup and installing the intel rst vmd drivers.
I was actually a little annoyed with it's web browser performance. Windows kept setting the processes to efficiency mode which seemed to keep the cpu usage high on the little cores.
I used Project Lasso to create a rule to disable efficiency mode for chrome, firefox, and brave.
It does great now.
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I see an open box excellent for $205.
on the edge to take a gable on this one
The ASUS X1404VA is equipped with 8GB of onboard RAM and features one available slot that supports up to 8GB of DDR4-3200MHz Single Channel memory. As a result, the maximum supported RAM capacity for this model is 16GB. https://www.asus.com/laptops/for-.../techspec/
I did test even an older laptop from 2011 that support DDR 3. The spec said max ram is 4G in each ram slot. I tried a 8G DDR3 in one ram slot and it works. I can't find the info I need from the web or from crucial web site. So, I need to test it myself.
I did not want to return it, so I turned that laptop into an Ubuntu system. It works fine now. But running Windows with 4G is almost impossible.
Nope.
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It does NOT support usb charging or thunderbolt.
The number -pad on the trackpad is quite annoying, but can be turned off with the asus utilities.
I upgraded the ram to 24gb with a 16gb stick and upgraded the ssd with a 2280 1tb nvme.
Note that if you do a fresh windows install you'll need to have some drivers unpacked on the windows install media.
Specifically wifi and intel vmd storage drivers.
Windows won't find the drive without either installing the drivers during setup(have disk at the hard drvie selection screen during install) or going into the bios and disabling vmd until you finish windows setup and installing the intel rst vmd drivers.
I was actually a little annoyed with it's web browser performance. Windows kept setting the processes to efficiency mode which seemed to keep the cpu usage high on the little cores.
I used Project Lasso to create a rule to disable efficiency mode for chrome, firefox, and brave.
It does great now.