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I am looking at upgrading to a SSD and I want to upgrade the processor.   Current hard drive is a Hitachi hts547564a9e384. Current  processor  Intel(R) core(TM) i3-2330m cpu @ 2.2ghz.   I believe the most ram I can install in two 4gb.

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Hi @Novey13 

 

you can replace the HDD with a 2.5” SSD of the size you want. Supported processors are

 

Intel Core i7-2820QM 2.30-GHz (SC turbo up to 3.10-GHz) processor (8.0-MB L3 cache, quad core,45 W)
Intel Core i7-2720QM 2.20-GHz (SC turbo up to 3.00-GHz) processor (6.0-MB L3 cache, quad core, 45 W)
Intel Core i7-2630QM 2.00-GHz (SC turbo up to2.90-GHz) processor (6.0-MB L3 cache, quad core,45 W)
Intel Core i7-2620M 2.70-GHz (SC turbo up to 3.40-GHz) processor (4.0-MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W)
Intel Core i5-2540M 2.60-GHz (SC turbo up to 3.30-GHz) processor (3.0-MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W)
Intel Core i5-2520M 2.50-GHz (SC turbo up to 3.20-GHz) processor (3.0-MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W)
Intel Core i5-2430M 2.40-GHz (SC turbo up to 3.00- GHz) processor (3.0-MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W)
Intel Core i5-2410M 2.30-GHz (SC turbo up to 2.90- GHz) processor (3.0-MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W)
Intel Core i3-2350M 2.30-GHz processor (3.0-MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W)
Intel Core i3-2330M 2.20-GHz processor (3.0-MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W)
Intel Core i3-2310M 2.10-GHz processor (3.0-MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W)
Intel Pentium B950 TJ85 2.10-GHz processor (2.0-MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W)
Intel Pentium B940 TJ85 2.00-GHz processor (2.0-MB L3 cache, dual core, 35 W

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Which one would you recommend???

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clearly the most powerful, the Intel Core i7-2820QM

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Sorry, I mean for the SSD.

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there is not much difference between brands, all of them are of good quality, buy the one that gives you more years of warranty. Crucial, Adata, Samsung, Kingston,  good brands 

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