Vizio impressions at MS Store

[Khoiboi]

Hi Sergo,

Are you 100% sure the RAM on the Thin+Lights are upgradeable?

I asked their support about this and got this reply:
"I'm afraid the memory is not expandable on the Thin+Light PC's."

Snoopy

It sounds like the representative you talked to meant that the RAM is not upgradable as part of their package whereas the RAM is upgradable if you're willing to void the warranty.

[snoopy1710]

I'm ok with voiding the warranty. Anyway just send another email to vizio's support for clarification.

Snoopy

[sshollan]

My local MS Store won't be getting the 15" ultrabooks in until the end of July. Boo.

I heard the opposite:

Awesome! Maybe it was just because I was pre-ordering one. I'll check back tomorrow when they should be on sale

[snoopy1710]

It sounds like the representative you talked to meant that the RAM is not upgradable as part of their package whereas the RAM is upgradable if you're willing to void the warranty.

Got confirmation from Vizio's support regarding the Thin+Lights:

"That's correct, the RAM is not accessible."

Thats that then.

Snoopy

[bruinbear714]

Anyone know what type of ssd controller is being used?

[Khoiboi]

Got confirmation from Vizio's support regarding the Thin+Lights:

"That's correct, the RAM is not accessible."

Thats that then.

Snoopy

That's bad =[ so very bad. I wonder why Amazon has it as "4 GB of installed DDR3 RAM (8 GB maximum)" (it's at the bottom of the product description)

Put in 8gb of 1600mhz ram was the first thing I was going to do =/ I might still buy it... 15.6" 1080p laptop with no bloatware... all comes down to the keyboard now

I assume the battery is not user replaceable?

[kevincaus]

The ram is fixed at 4gb? Bugger, CT15-A2 looks perfect except for that, 8 i could live with.

[booboo12]

non replacable ram and HDD that'll void the warranty are non starters for me. Fail Vizio.

Thanks for the impressions OP, looks like I'll stick with the devil I know (Dell Latitude) for my next pc purchase.

[kevincaus]

CN15-A2 vs CT15-A2. Which is faster? The CT has a faster chip and more ram, hampered by a slow 5400rpm disk. OTOH CN model has that sexy 256gb SSD.

[sergofast]

I just spoke with the Rep and Vizio to verify. The orriginal rep incorectly told me the specs (it was before the notebooks were official out). The light+thin models DO NOT have upgradable ram. The Notebook version is upgradeable to 16GB.

The SSD is not a 2.5" configuration, it is PCIe and super compact.