A:AnswerThis laptop does not have an independent graphics processor from Nvidia or ATI. It uses the integrated Intel 5500 graphics processor which should be more than adequate for most tasks including some low to mid-level games. If you're going to use the laptop for heavy duty graphics and/or high level games, you would be better off looking at a unit with an I7 CPU and a discrete graphics processor with at least 2 GB of RAM.
A:AnswerThere are 2 dram slots in the machine, currently one has a 4Gb part and the other has a 2 Gb part. So yes it is upgradeable but you sill have to remove one or both of the existing parts. The gotcha is that the entire based of the unit needs to be removed to update/replace either the dram and/or the hard disk. It is strongly recommend to use phone/tablet disassemble tools because there are more than screws holding it together. There are videos on youtube showing how to disassemble.
A:AnswerI believe this computer is a dual-core only. You can check by opening your Task Manager, going to More Options, Performance, and then CPU. Information should be below the chart about the PC cores.
A:AnswerAny USB external hard drive should work and with plug and play, they should connect and be immediately usable. I have an Pioneer external drive that plays Blue Rays and plays and records DVDs/CDs and it works perfectly.
A:AnswerIt's pretty easy to open the case, there are several youtube instructional video's, replacing the drive and memory was not very hard to do. I upgraded to a sandisk ssd and the machine really moves.
A:AnswerI've heard it mentioned that Windows 10 is reducing the battery life by 10% or so. If you've upgraded, that could be the culprit. There should be a patch for it in week or so.
A:AnswerI don't think Dell makes a docking station for this model. You might be able to find a "generic" docking station but I don't think it will be very useful.
A:AnswerPurchased with the same bonus. You should have received an email from best buys Geek Squad a couple of days ago. The email includes a link and an activation code to enter once you download the software
