I was able to upgrade mine. As someone else stated I used the G.skill ram I bought online. It is semi-difficult to install so if you are not familiar with computers this may be a bigger up-taking than you want. I found a nice video online with a break down on how to remove everything. It's not like a normal larger laptop. I'd recommend doing ram and a ssd at the same time. Spending an extra $120 for this thing makes it worth more like a $800+ laptop and super compact.