<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Stephen Courtney wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:47E02429.4060304@steve-c.co.uk" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Kris Douglas wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap=""> On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 11:13 AM, Albert Vilella <<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:avilella@gmail.com">avilella@gmail.com</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:avilella@gmail.com"><mailto:avilella@gmail.com></a>> wrote: Hi, Has anyone upgraded the RAM and SD of an Asus Eee? Is it worth buying the low-spec one and upgrading RAM and SD oneself? Any preferred SD brand in particular? Cheers, As far as I know, the low spec ones don't support ram upgrades, the low spec ones being the surf, which has its ram maxed, I think. </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> I think it's the 2G Surf model that doesn't allow the RAM upgrade - it's soldered on. As to the SSD, the first few batches had an empty mini-PCI Express slot, which could be used to add a larger SSD, but more recent batches have been missing the interface (presumably to save on costs). So far as I know, there's no way of telling (without opening it up) whether a particular Eee PC has the slot or not. Personally, I'm waiting for the new 900 series to come out, as there may well be some second-hand bargains on Ebay. Stephen </pre> </blockquote> The model with the extra pci-e slot has a serial number starting 7a, indicating the first production batch. I will probably be putting mine up for sale when the bigger screened version comes out, or another competitor comes along that offers the features I want. I don't think I would get one with a hard drive in it, the ssd is perfect. The only downside is the screen is a bit small, and if I was to get another I would get a black one as the white gets  grubby quickly, especially in a college environment with lots of chocolate around! Matt Jones   </body> </html>