Inquiry about upgrading Acer TravelMate P253-E-10052G50Mnks laptop

Dear Acer Support Community,

I am the owner of an Acer TravelMate P253-E-10052G50Mnks laptop and planning to perform a maximum upgrade. Specifically, I would like to know:

Is a standard 2.5" SATA SSD suitable for replacing the HDD? Are there any limitations or recommendations regarding compatible SSDs for this model?
What is the maximum amount of RAM supported by this laptop, and what type and speed of memory modules are recommended for upgrading?
Is it possible to replace the built-in Wi-Fi module with one that supports the 5 GHz frequency? If yes, could you please advise on compatible Wi-Fi adapter models?
Additionally, could you recommend any other upgrades or improvements that can be made to this laptop to maximize its performance?

I would appreciate detailed information about compatible and recommended components for the maximum upgrade of my laptop.

Thank you in advance for your assistance!

Best regards,
Nazar

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billsey

Wow, an oldie for sure. :) Vintage 2012 or so IIRC. Yes, a standard 2.5" SATA drive will work, either HDD or SSD, with SSD by far preferred. It supports a maximum of 8GB of memory, DDR3 1066/1333/1600, so best will be the 1600MHz. It supports a mini card for the WLAN (not M.2) and there are much newer versions available than the 802.11b/g/n that came stock. With those upgrades it should run Windows 10 reasonably well, but I wouldn't sink more money into it for any other incremental type upgrades. A new, low end, laptop would be much faster and likely would run Windows 11, which this one can't do.

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billsey

Wow, an oldie for sure. :) Vintage 2012 or so IIRC. Yes, a standard 2.5" SATA drive will work, either HDD or SSD, with SSD by far preferred. It supports a maximum of 8GB of memory, DDR3 1066/1333/1600, so best will be the 1600MHz. It supports a mini card for the WLAN (not M.2) and there are much newer versions available than the 802.11b/g/n that came stock. With those upgrades it should run Windows 10 reasonably well, but I wouldn't sink more money into it for any other incremental type upgrades. A new, low end, laptop would be much faster and likely would run Windows 11, which this one can't do.

Crashie

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1342052#Comment_1342052

Thanks for the reply! This old guy’s got a soul — just can’t bring myself to let him go😊.

Crashie

billsey , One more question, if you don’t mind 🙂
Is it possible to upgrade the CPU in this model? If yes, which processors are compatible with it, and what’s the best one I could install — the most powerful that would still work with this system?

billsey

Sorry for my slow response, I started a new job this week and haven't had much time to keep up here. Here are the CPUs they shipped with:

The key there is 2nd or 3rd generation Intel and 35W. That is the Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge lines and I'd say most of them that fit those two criteria should work fine. Note that you will see almost no speed improvement, except in some very limited situations. Luckily they are old enough they are likely quite inexpensive, yet not so old they are collector items. Maybe the i7-3540M would be your best option…

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