NV5302u upgrade limitations?

Hi all I just bought a Gateway NV5302 and I would like to know the upgrade limitations to this laptop as far as ram, CPU, video card go.

I have tried to find more than just the regular retail spec and haven't had much luck. I appreciate any help. Thank you.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Gateway...1218130488875&skuId=9605383&st=5302&cp=1&lp=1

 

Is this post listed? I can't find it...

 

Only thing that you might want to upgrade is the HDD. Anything else is either not possible, or very wasteful.

 

Well actually I am having a hard time finding a 9cell battery. Would any NV series battery work with my laptop?

When I search for nv5302 batteries I get no results.

Thank you.

 

What the hell is with Bestbuy's links, they never work properly.

 

It must be you as the link works just fine for me.

And I don't think there is a 9 cell battery available for that, but I could be wrong.

 

link doesn't work for me, maybe you have to be in the US?

What CPU do you have now?

 

I bought a NV5302 for a neighbor, and set it up. It was a great buy for under 500 Out the door. Works very well, seems to be pretty well built. The screen is nice, along with the keyboard and touchpad. For day to day tasks, it works great. Its pretty snappy, runs a little on a warm side, but nothing to be to worried about.

Here are the specs for the NV5302U.

Warranty Terms - Parts1 year limited
Warranty Terms - Labor1 year limited
Product Height1.5"
Product Width14.7"
Product Weight5.8 lbs.
Product Depth9.9"
Color CategoryBrown-Light
Processor BrandAMD
Processor PlatformVISION Technology by AMD
ProcessorAMD Athlon™ II
Processor Speed2.0GHz
Battery Type6-cell lithium-ion
Display TypeUltrabright LED-backlit high-definition widescreen (1366 x 768)
Screen Size (Measured Diagonally)15.6"
System Bus667MHz
Cache Memory1MB on die Level 2
System Memory (RAM)4GB
Type of Memory (RAM)DDR2
Hard Drive TypeSATA (5400 rpm)
Computer Hard Drive Size320GB
Optical DriveDouble-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW
Optical Drive Speeds4x DVD+R DL; 4x DVD-R DL; 8x8x8 DVD+RW; 8x6x8 DVD-RW; 5x DVD-RAM; 24x16x24 CD-RW
Direct-Disc LabelingNo
Digital Media Reader or SlotsYes, digital media card reader
GraphicsATI Radeon HD 4200
Video MemoryUp to 1919MB total available with HyperMemory
TV TunerNo
MPEGYes
Built-in WebcamYes
Modem56 Kbps*
*Capable of receiving 56 Kbps downloads. However, current regulations limit download speed to 53 Kbps.
Networking10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless NetworkingWireless-B+G+N
Bluetooth-EnabledNo
S-Video OutputsNone
Audio2nd-Generation Dolby Sound Room with Dolby headphone, Natural Bass and Sound Space Expander
SpeakersInternal
PCMCIA SlotsNone
USB 2.0 Ports4
IEEE 1394 FireWire PortsNone
Parallel PortsNone
Game PortsNone
Laptop WeightStandard (more than 5.5 lbs.)
Battery LifeUp to 3 hours and 24 minutes
Pointing DeviceMultigesture touchpad
HDMI OutputYes
Blu-ray PlayerNo
Operating System PlatformWindows
Operating SystemWindows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Included SoftwareAdobe Flash Player, Reader; CyberLink DVD Solution and more
ENERGY STAR QualifiedYes

From Gateway website.
http://support.gateway.com/s/notebook/2009/gateway/nv/nv53/NV53sp2.shtml

Feature Specification
Operating System1 Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit2
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Basic 64-bit2
Processor1 AMD Turion™ II Ultra dual-core mobile processor M600/M620/M640/M660 (2 MB L2 cache, 2.40/2.50/2.60/2.70 GHz, DDR2 800 MHz, 35 W), supporting AMD HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology
AMD Turion™ II dual-core mobile processor M500/M520/M540 (1 MB L2 cache, 2.20/2.30/2.40 GHz, DDR2 800 MHz, 35 W), supporting AMD HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology
AMD Athlon™ II X2 dual-core processor M300/M320/M340 (1 MB L2 cache, 2/2.10/2.20 GHz, DDR2 667 MHz, 35 W), supporting AMD HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology
AMD Sempron™ processor M100/M120 (512 KB L2 cache, 2/2.10 GHz, DDR2 667 MHz, 25 W), supporting AMD HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology
Chipset AMD M880G Chipset
Memory1, 4, 5, Dual-channel DDR2 SDRAM support
Up to 2 GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory, upgradeable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules6
Video Subsystem
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 45707 with up to 23048 MB of HyperMemory™ (512 MB of dedicated DDR2 VRAM, up to 1792 MB of shared system memory), supporting Unified Video Decoder (UVD), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.1, Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1

ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4200 Graphics9 with up to 19198 MB of HyperMemory™ (256 MB of dedicated system memory, up to 1663 MB of shared system memory), supporting Unified Video Decoder 2(UVD2), OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1

Dual independent display support
16.7 million colors
External resolution/refresh rate:
2048 x 1536: 75/60 Hz
1920 x 1440: 85/75/60 Hz
1920 x 1200: 75/60 Hz
1920 x 1080: 100/85/75/60 Hz
1680 x 945: 100/85/75/60 Hz
1600 x 1200: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz
1600 x 900: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz
1400 x 1050: 85/75/60 Hz
1366 x 768: 85/75/60 Hz
1280 x 1024: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz
1280 x 960: 85/75/60 Hz
1280 x 768: 85/75/60 Hz
1280 x 720: 100/85/75/60 Hz
1024 x 768: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz
800 x 600: 120/100/85/72/60 Hz
MPEG-2/DVD decoding
WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding
HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support
LCD Properties 15.6" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (220-nit) with Gateway Ultrabright™ TFT LCD, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing
16:9 aspect ratio
8 ms response time
Hard Drive1, 12, 160/250/320/500 GB hard disk drive
Media Card Reader Media card reader supporting:
Secure Digital™ (SD) Card
MultiMediaCard (MMC)
Reduced-Size Multimedia Card (RS-MMC)
Memory Stick® (MS)
Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO)
xD-Picture Card™ (xD)
Optical Drive 4X Blu-ray Disc™/DVD SuperMulti double-layer combo drive:
Read: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 8X DVD-ROM DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 8X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM, 4X BD-ROM, 4X BD-R, 2X BD-RE, 4X BD-ROM DL (double-layer), 4X BD-R DL (double-layer), 2X BD-RE DL (double-layer)
Write: 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-RW, 6X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM, 4X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 4X DVD-R DL (double-layer)
8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive:
Read: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-ROM DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-RW, 6X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
Write: 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD-R DL (double-layer), 4X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
Audio Optimized 2nd Generation Dolby Sound Room®10 audio enhancement, featuring:
Dolby® Headphone
Dolby® Natural Bass
Dolby® Sound Space Expander
Two built-in stereo speakers
High-definition audio support
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface)11 support for digital speakers
Built-in microphone
MS-Sound compatible
Peripheral Subsystem Integrated high-def webcam
5-in-1 card reader , supporting MMC, SD, xD, MS, and MS PRO cards
Built-in microphone
Four USB 2.0 ports
HDMI™ port with HDCP support
External display (VGA) port
Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support
Microphone-in jack
Ethernet (RJ-45) port
DC-in jack for AC adapter
Communication
WLAN1, 2, 3,: Integrated Gateway 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, featuring MIMO technology

WPAN1: Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)

LAN: Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready

Modem: 56K ITU V.92 with PTT approval13

Keys and Controls1 99-/100-/103-key keyboard
Touchpad pointing device, featuring vertical scroll and single button design (left/right mouse), supporting:
Two-finger scroll
Pinch-action zoom
Page flip
Nine function keys, four cursor keys, Windows® key, international language support
Capacitive-touch launch keys: Gateway MyBackup, programmable, touchpad lock, Wi-Fi®, volume up/down/mute
Power ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes
48.8 W 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion battery pack with discrete graphics:
3-hour battery life14
48.8 W 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion battery pack with integrated graphics:
2-hour, 40-minute battery life14
3-pin 90 W AC adapter7
3-pin 65 W AC adapter9
ENERGY STAR®
Dimensions
(W × D × H) 14.66 × 9.85 × 1.12/1.46 inches (372 × 250 × 28.5/37.0 mm)
5.84 lbs. (2.65 kg) with 6-cell battery
Software Gateway Identity Card
Gateway Launch Manager
Gateway MyBackup Solution1
Gateway Recovery Management
Adobe® Flash® Player
Adobe® Reader®
Best Buy Software Installer
Cyberlink® Power2Go®
Cyberlink® PowerDVD®
EarthLink®1
Google™ Desktop
Google™ Toolbar
Microsoft® Works with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial
NetZero® Internet1
Norton™ Internet Security 2009 Trial (60 days)
Norton™ Online Backup
Oberon GameZone1
Wild Tangent1
Optional items Bluetooth® 2.1 module
1 GB / 2 GB DDR2 667 MHz soDIMM module
4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion battery pack
3-pin 90 W AC adapter7
3-pin 65 W AC adapter9
External USB 56K modem

 

I'm in Europe and it works for me just fine.