Question 1

Does this model have a slot for an SSD? If so, how many SSDs can be installed alongside the HDD

Accepted Answer

Yes. It has two SSD slots in addition to the HDD. One is next to the wireless card, and the other is roughly in the middle of the board when the bottom panel is off.

Question 2

Is the Vram on the GPU of this unit a ddr3l like in the 950? or are all 960m's gddr5?

Accepted Answer

It is GDDR5. The GPU in this laptop far exceeded all expectations I had for it.

Question 3

How is the keyboard?

Is it back lit?
Is it "clickly" or is it more "soft" to push?
Are any of the keys shortened, like maybe the numpad or the right hand side of the keyboard?

Accepted Answer

Backlit with software to control up to two different lighting modes. They are fairly soft without much range. Not sure what you mean by shortened; do you mean like a reduced footprint? The numpad digits are the same size as alpha keys, but this includes the zero where I'm used to it being wider. Also, right shift is slightly smaller, which took a little getting used to, but otherwise this keyboard is fine.

Question 4

How is the 8GB of RAM in this configured?  Is it a single 8GB stick, 2x4GB sticks, will this support 2x8GB sticks for 16GB total?

Accepted Answer

Single 8GB with one extra slot. Should support 2x8GB, though I haven't done it myself.

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