None. Not going to make enough difference. You could potentially upgrade RAM but the CPU is going to be soldered on to the motherboard. You're also going to be using an iGPU and you obviously can't add a GPU to a laptop.

thanks for the help i suppose i'll just save up and buy something better lol

any thoughts on something good to get, i dont really have the room for a desktop... so a
laptop or notebook would be preferred

unless it needs to be portable, a Mini ITX rig is small enough and will be far better than a similarly priced laptop.

Sanctyy wrote None. Not going to make enough difference. You could potentially upgrade RAM but the CPU is going to be soldered on to the motherboard. You're also going to be using an iGPU and you obviously can't add a GPU to a laptop.

Well, you can technically add a GPU to a laptop, but it'll be external so you'll have to have a big enough table to support the laptop and the GPU but that will look ugly.

Hanceia wrote

Sanctyy wrote None. Not going to make enough difference. You could potentially upgrade RAM but the CPU is going to be soldered on to the motherboard. You're also going to be using an iGPU and you obviously can't add a GPU to a laptop.

Well, you can technically add a GPU to a laptop, but it'll be external so you'll have to have a big enough table to support the laptop and the GPU but that will look ugly.

He would need to tear his laptop apart, Buy the dock and the accessorys and his cpu would really hold him back. not worth the investment.

BlackMyst wrote

Hanceia wrote

Sanctyy wrote None. Not going to make enough difference. You could potentially upgrade RAM but the CPU is going to be soldered on to the motherboard. You're also going to be using an iGPU and you obviously can't add a GPU to a laptop.

Well, you can technically add a GPU to a laptop, but it'll be external so you'll have to have a big enough table to support the laptop and the GPU but that will look ugly.

He would need to tear his laptop apart, Buy the dock and the accessorys and his cpu would really hold him back. not worth the investment.

Ah, i didn't even see the CPU that he has. Like you said, would be a total waste of money.

Sanctyy wrote None. Not going to make enough difference. You could potentially upgrade RAM but the CPU is going to be soldered on to the motherboard. You're also going to be using an iGPU and you obviously can't add a GPU to a laptop.

The CPU on this laptop is not soldered, i believe you can just swap it out with a compatible CPU. On some smaller laptops it will be soldered but on this one it can be swapped by turning the locking screw and just lifting out.

If you are going to spend a lot of money to upgrade you may as well just get a new one

F40 wrote

Sanctyy wrote None. Not going to make enough difference. You could potentially upgrade RAM but the CPU is going to be soldered on to the motherboard. You're also going to be using an iGPU and you obviously can't add a GPU to a laptop.

The CPU on this laptop is not soldered, i believe you can just swap it out with a compatible CPU. On some smaller laptops it will be soldered but on this one it can be swapped by turning the locking screw and just lifting out.

The majority of them are soldered, some aren't but even then it's not an easy upgrade per se, it's a hassle and it's not worth it because it's not going to be any significant improvement.

OP-Just seen your edit. We can't help without a budget and currency but unless you're willing to drop a lot of money, you're not going to get anything that portable. You could build a small form factor rig which is more portable than a full sized ATX rig but it's obviously going to be less portable than a laptop. An mITX or mATX rig is still going to be fine for LAN events or if you're moving between houses every so often. It's just obviously not going to work for use on the move, whilst travelling or anything.