T420 Upgrade From i5 2520

[as400]

Love my little T420 it has 8GB ram.

Do various video conversion stuff/burning...

Thinking can I upgrade to 16gb and can I update to an i7 processor?

Or would it be too expensive and I'd be better off buying a new laptop?

[Brad]

Welcome to the forum!

Upgrading is certainly an option.

You can upgrade your T420 to 16Gb with 2 x 8Gb.

Yes to can upgrade to an i7 dual core. I have heard of quad core upgrades too. I have no experience there and hope that others with experience can chime in.

Depending on your budget upgrading your laptop to a newer generation processor is certainly an option. With ThinkPads keyboards change with the next generation T430 and again with the T440.

Brad

[brchan]

Quad core processors will work fine, but may generate more heat and use more power. As long as you aren't putting in something like a quad core i7 extreme, you should be good