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‎01-11-2025 01:19 PM

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I am interested in the HP Pavilion 16-af0505sa, I see details stated 16gb onboard ram, is this upgradeabe, would there be slots for more ? I have never seen laptops for sale with the ram being onboard before ?

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‎01-11-2025 01:26 PM - edited ‎01-11-2025 01:28 PM

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Hi:

 

'Onboard' means that the memory is an integral part of the motherboard and cannot be upgraded.

 

This type of memory is becoming more and more commonplace nowadays in notebook PC's.

 

Below is the link to the service manual:

 

Maintenance and Service Guide HP Pavilion 16 inch Laptop PC16-af0xxx

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‎01-11-2025 01:26 PM - edited ‎01-11-2025 01:28 PM

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Hi:

 

'Onboard' means that the memory is an integral part of the motherboard and cannot be upgraded.

 

This type of memory is becoming more and more commonplace nowadays in notebook PC's.

 

Below is the link to the service manual:

 

Maintenance and Service Guide HP Pavilion 16 inch Laptop PC16-af0xxx

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‎01-11-2025 01:35 PM

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What a shame, nearly ordered untill I spotted the mention of onboard memory, that's a deal breaker for me, if I can never add additional memory, but daft really ☹️

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‎01-11-2025 02:34 PM

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You're very welcome.

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