Question 1

Is the RAM up-gradable & to what size?

Accepted Answer

The computer comes stock with 1 x 8 GB DDR4 ram stick.  There is a second slot open.  It can accept a maximum of 32 GB (2 X 16 GB).  I've already added another 8 GB to bring mine up to 16 GB total.

Question 2

Does this PC have a microphone and headphone jack?

Accepted Answer

It has a headphone jack, but not a microphone jack. There is a built-in mic, and plenty of USB ports to use though.

Question 3

As a gaming laptop, is it recommended or should I be looking at other options?

Accepted Answer

Speed wise, it's pretty good. I do not play resource intensive games, mostly online games that do not requite a lot of processing power. Again, it is fast enough for what I do. What I do miss is a backlit keyboard. If you play at night you will need some sort of light source to see the keys. The 17" screen has been nice to have since my last laptop had a 15" screen and I had to do a lot of scrolling up and down. Screen quality is pretty good. For the price, it is pretty good. Just wish it had a backlit keyboard!

Question 4

Does it come with a DVD port, and if not, can someone point me into the direction of a gaming laptop that does?

Accepted Answer

I would recommend an external DVD drive as it does not have one built in. I haven't taken it apart but I assume the video card takes the "port" space internally. There are plenty of USB ports however, that you can use to connect an external dvd drive. Thats what we did.

Question 5

Is screen matte or glossy?

Accepted Answer

The screen is matte. It has very little glare and of course you can adjust the brightness to your liking.

Question 6

Does this model have a backlit keyboard?

Accepted Answer

Nope, no backlit keyboard on this one.

Question 7

Does the track pad have settings to allow one finger scroll instead of two finger scroll?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 8

Does it have a bios password already?

Accepted Answer

The bios is accessible from boot by pressing f2 key at boot from shutdown. However, there are very few system variables available. The boot device options and recovery options are pretty much all you get access to.

Question 9

Does it have a DVD drive? It appears to be there in the picture but it is not listed in the specifications.

Accepted Answer

Doubtful, no members of this product family have one to my knowledge.

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