Can you see the Serial number? If not, is the machine operable? If you can get into Windows, or at least a command prompt, type wmic bios get serialnumber and press enter. this should provide you with the 12-13 digit serial number, providing the board was not replaced or if it was, the tech put the correct SN.
It depends what you need it for. It won't do much more than web/office work.
It will be slow with 4GB RAM and a spinning hard drive.
But not sure you could find much better at that price.
It comes with a non-removable 4 GB module of DDR4-2400 MHz RAM.
Adding an 8 GB DDR4-2400 MHz module to its empty slot would allow it to run with 12 GB.
If it's in very good shape and everything works fine, $150.00 is a good price for it.
The 14" screen is small for people who have impaired vision or just want a larger display.
That's why I stick with 17" or larger screen models.
I have no way of knowing how easy or difficult it is to replace its HDD with a SSD.
That would be a good move though because it would improve speed and snappiness.
If you want to add another 4 GB module and run it with 8 GB of RAM, that's fine.
If its non-removable 4 GB module is DDR4-2400 MHz speed, you should add a 4 GB module of the same speed.
You cannot add and use a DDR3 module.
It is not difficult to replace the drive. You will need a 7mm SATA SSD.
Here is the service manual. Page 36 is the directions. (note - you may need to right click > click Save Link as downloads from HP seem to get blocked by browsers... or at least for me )
It depends, on the CPU and the age/use of out it before hand. Having said that an SSD is more better technically than a HDD. I replaced my son's HDD in his *lemon* Dell and it made a slight difference.
As noted by Frank, this machine has a 4GB non-removable memory so that one you cannot change, but you can add one more in the additional slot that is shown on page 42 of the service manual I provided the link to.
CPU: AMD Quad-Core A8-6410 APU << AMD Athlon Silver 3050U (comparison)
MEM: 8 GB DDR3L-1866 (single channel) vs 4GB DDR4-2400 (single channel) = more but slower memory. Should add one memory stick to both for more memory plus dual channel.
Video: AMD Radeon R5 graphics < AMD Radeon RX Vega 2, but both suck for gaming.
Display: 15.6-inch (1366x768) vs 14-inch (1366x768). So neither are full HD (1920x1080).
HD: 750 GB 5400 RPM vs 500 GB 5400 RPM. Upgrade both to SSD.
The HP 15-g069cl does have win 10 drivers available from HP, so it could be upgraded to win 10.
HP dk1046Nr is a marginal improvement over HP 15-g069cl, but not sure you will notice anything other than the smaller screen. I'd either invest in memory / ssd / windows upgrades for HP 15-g069cl, or save up to spend more on a better laptop.
I don't think It not worth spending $100+ on the small screen HP dk1046Nr for
marginal improvement over HP 15-g069cl. Especially since I already the HP 15-g069cl.
Its not going to be a gaming machine I think I might give the HP 15-g069cl a try by putting
a solid state drive in it.
I guess it would take a 3" x 2" Solid State drives. I don't think I could use
the newer single drive that looks like a memory stick. Is that correct?
I guess Newegg is a possible vender to get that SS drive.
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