Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Laptop - Can I expand internal storage and RAM?

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onri

Beginner

• Dec 3, 2024

• #1

Recently I purchased Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 (link below) from Walmart USA. Waiting for its arrival by the end of this month.
I would like to know if I can expand the internal storage (mainly HDD, but if not then at least SSD) of this device as 512 GB is not enough for me. Also can I increase the RAM, although this is not a major concern as I don't intend to use it for gaming and any other heavy processing apps?

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 15.6 inch FHD Touch Windows Laptop AMD Ryzen 7-7730U 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Abyss Blue​

• Memory: 16GB 3200MHz DDR4
• Internal storage: 512GB Solid State Drive

Robot or human?

 

texthulk

Contributor

• Dec 3, 2024

• #2

RAM is not upgradable in your model, while u can upgrade storage with a M2 SSD

 

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BITSsss

Beginner

• Dec 4, 2024

• #3

You cannot upgrade memory, but you can upgrade the M.2 SSD.

 

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onrizil

Beginner

• Dec 9, 2024

• #4

BITSsss said:

You cannot upgrade memory, but you can upgrade the M.2 SSD.

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Does this mean I can add another SSD or remove existing and replace with new one?

 

shishirsam

Contributor

• Wednesday at 12:57 PM

• #5

onrizil said:

Does this mean I can add another SSD or remove existing and replace with new one?

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There should be an extra slot in your laptop. Just wait till you receive it and check before getting one though.

 

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gourav

Innovator

• Wednesday at 1:35 PM

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Most likely you won't be able to upgrade either. RAM is soldered and there's no SODIMM slot, so that is obviously not upgradable.

For SSD, there's only one slot which only supports M.2 2242 SSD. The SSDs we usually get are 2280. So you'll either have to go with unknown brands or source that from the US as well.

Here's the spec sheet which gives all these details https://psref.lenovo.com/Product/IdeaPad_Slim_3_14IAH8?tab=spec

 

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onri

Beginner

• Wednesday at 6:15 PM

• #7

so it seems like my only option is to extend storage (RAM no chance) is buy M.2 2242 SSD from US and replace the one that I got.. this doesn't make much sense as I got 512GB already in there.. will go with what I get. Thanks everybody for your help.

BTW, the exact model I got is this: https://psref.lenovo.com/Detail/IdeaPad_Slim_3_15ABR8?M=82XM00BAUS

 

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gourav

Innovator

• Wednesday at 7:00 PM

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onri said:

this doesn't make much sense as I got 512GB already in there

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If you are not storing videos and games, 500 GB should be ok.

What you can do is buy a 2 TB external SSD and carry it with you and store non-essential items in it (if you feel the need).
Unlike HDDs, SSDs are very light and even over USB, they are extremely fast. And this one has a full function USB-C port. So if you get an NVMe enclosure with proper USB-C connector, you can get around 1 GBps (yes, capital B) over USB-C.

 

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