We've already talked in-depth about the Acer Aspire 5 A515-46-R3UB, a kick-ass laptop that has managed to become one of the most sought-after student laptops in the market thanks to its balanced set of specs and competitive price. However, while Acer should take plenty of credit for this laptop, it definitely has its set of weak points, namely the RAM being limited to a mere 4 GB.
Sure enough, 4 GB will suffice a basic user that's going to surf the web and edit a document here and there but any respectable multitasking is going to require quite a bit more than 4 GB of RAM. It's with that in mind that today we're going to explain step-by-step how to go about upgrading the RAM on the Acer Aspire 5 A515-46-R3UB. Not to worry, it's not going to take you much more than 5 minutes.
Acer Aspire 5 A515-46-R3UB RAM Upgrade Tutorial
What type of RAM unit can I use? How much RAM does this laptop take?
Not all laptops take the same type of RAM. Some are compatible with 3200 MHz, such as the Dell Inspiron 15 3511 memory upgrade, however, others work with different clock speeds. In the case of the Acer Aspire 5 A515-46-R3UB, you're going to need to get yourself a DDR4 2400 MHz SODIMM Unbuffered memory module. That's a 260 pin DDR4 module clocking at 2400 MHz.
As far as the amount of RAM you can install. As we mentioned earlier, this notebook features 4 GB of memory. Said 4 GB are already soldered onto the motherboard, leaving only one slot available for upgrade. One available slot which can take a maximum of 16 GB of compatible RAM. That's a total of 20 GB of RAM.
Having said that, we would recommend users to, at the very least, get themselves another 4 GB of compatible RAM to have some decent multitasking on their hands. 8 GB is also a possibility. However, the advantage to upgrading to 8 GB is that by having two 4 GB modules your laptop can work with dual-channel RAM, making the memory in itself much faster when performing everyday tasks.