ENVY TouchSmart 17t-j100 Quad Edition - Upgrades possible?

ENVY TouchSmart 17t-j100 Quad Edition
• Windows 8.1 64
• 4th generation Intel® Core™ i7-4700MQ Processor
• Included 2 Year Warranty
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M Graphics with 2048MB of dedicated video memory
• 17.3-inch diagonal Full HD LED-backlit Display (1920 x 1080)
• 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 1TB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
• NO mSSD Hard Drive Acceleration Cache
• No Additional Office Software
• Security Software Trial
• 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
• SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
• Backlit Keyboard
• Webcam and Microphone
• 802.11 AC WLAN and Bluetooth® [1x1]
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A few questions I think the technical team can confirm and answer for me:
1. CPU soldered in or upradeable with aftermarket CPU purchase? This is Intel i7 4700
2. Is GPU upgradeable with aftermarket GPU? This one is 470M
3. Possibility of installing an additional SSD (one to boot), and HDD for a performance/storage configuration (not mSSD).
-Use of drive caddy or something a long these lines e.g. where mSata, or DVD drives can both be swapped for a drive caddy.
Thanks.
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The CPU is not soldered in place but you are going to find that there is not a lot of improvement possible. That is a 4th gen i7 processor and even if you could get one a tick or 2 faster the price would be astronomical not to mention you would void the warranty. Not worth it.
No GPU upgrade is possible. The video is on a chip soldered to the board.
Yes, the laptop has a second hard drive bay and you can get an SSD (regular full sized) to put in the first bay to use as a boot drive. This will speed it up tremendously such that you will not want to upgrade the CPU any more.
Here is the caddy you need:
http://www.newmodeus.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_5&products_id=341
Here is the Service Manual:
Your Manual
See starting at Page 48.
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I'm thinking of purchasing an Envy Touchsmart 15t-j100 Quad Edition CTO (with all the available options). Has anyone upgraded their laptop after purchasing? I would like to upgrade the wlan card to Intel 7260ac. Has anyone actually upgraded their wlan card?
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http://www.hidevolution.com/hp-envy-touchsmart-15t-j100-quad-edition-notebook-pc.html
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HP ENVY TouchSmart 17T-j000 Quad Ed. Upgrades/Modifications

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Hello All,
My next laptop will most likly be the ENVY TouchSmart 17T-j000 Quad Edition with Windows 8 Professional. However I have several questions before I purchase this machine. I hope the knowledge base here can help.
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2) The ENVY TouchSmart 17T-j000 Quad Edition can be optioned with a 24GB mSATA SSD. What is the maximum memory capacity this laptop will recognize? ie, 64Gb, 128Gb, 256GB.... 16GB
3) When customizing the ENVY TouchSmart 17T-j000 Quad Edition through HP's Customize and Buy, why am I limited to 8Gb of memory when selecting 24Gb mSATA Acceleration Cache? I will pose an internal inquiry about this
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6) If I purchase the ENVY TouchSmart 17T-j000 Quad Edition with an empty 2nd HDD bay, will I need to purchase additional adaptors and/or cables in the future to attach a second HDD? Yes. Purchase of a hard drive hardware kit will be required
I do apologize for so many questions however if I'm going to pay more than $1200 for a laptop I need to ask a few. Thank you for taking the time to read and respond.
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-Mike
I ill let you know when the internal queries have been answered by HP.
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The other option would be to conact support for more options:
HP technical support: 800-474-6836. If you live outside the US/Canada Region please click the link HERE to get the support number for your region.
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• Included 2 Year Warranty
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