Envy 14 spectrum scalability

Hello

I'm new to the forum. I recently bought an Envy 14 spectrum with an i5 3317u and 4 GB of ram... I have yet to receive it.

I watched some videos on YouTube showing that this laptop has a second msata for an additional ssd slot and a slot ram single at the back of the card mother, accessible only if you disassemble the laptop.

I want to add a second 480 GB ssd and eventually replace the 4gig ram stick with a 8gig one.

Might void my warranty if I make these changes? Or can I freely add the ssd, but does not replace the ram stick?

Another question, what are your thoughts on this laptop? I bought mainly for University (computer science), but I also want to edit my newborn son 1080 p videos every now and then... is it be a pain in the thigh or it would feel smooth to work on 1080 p video files (with the exception of export times, which are not a big problem for me).

The Envy 14 spectrum maintenance & Service guide indicates that the SSD is customer accessible.

It also shows there is space fot two SSD drives.

Adding an another SSD will not invalidate your warranty.

However, there is no guarantee that the addition of a 480 GB SSD to the Envy 14 spectrum will work as expected. It cannot be supported for one SSD of this capability in the BIOS.

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