A:AnswerThe Power Brick given with the Laptop is 100-240v so it can be used overseas.
I am running Office 2016 on it. Office supports doesn't depend on Laptop models but on Win 10 support. If particular Office version supports Windows 10 then it will work on the Laptop.
The RAM is soldered onto the board and cannot be upgraded.
A:AnswerYou can connect an external optical drive to this computer in order to read CDs/DVDs/Blu-rays, etc. There is only one USB port and most external optical drives that come without their own power supply rely on at least two USB ports - one for data and one power. You'll need to get one with an external power supply or get a USB hub to turn the one port into many.
A:AnswerHi Mike, you should have no problem hooking up an external graphics device thought the Thunderbolt 4 port on this laptop. To learn all about what Thunderbolt 4 can do for you please visit https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/gaming/resources/upgrade-gaming-accessories-thunderbolt-4.html
Thank you for choosing Intel.
A:AnswerWindows 11 upgrade is being done by Microsoft in phases. You will find a lot more information on it on the Microsoft website. The date and time on when YOU will get that update depends on how Microsoft determines that schedule. Rumors are that the upgrade could be sometime late 2021.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11
A:AnswerI haven't noticed any excess fan noise with this computer so far after 2 weeks of usage. I did notice and install a BIOS update from Dell which may have had something to do with the fan noise that I've seen reported.
A:AnswerThis should say "or" The system comes with M.2 2230 PCIe/NVMe solid-state drive or 32 GB M.2 2280 Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage.
The intel optane is a part of the hard drive.
