Dear Sirs Please advise 1) how to upgrade memory and hard drive on the VGN-T1XP/l notebook and 2) the cost of these two items/ Best regards Frank Beedie

The VGN-T1XP can use a maximum of 1gb of RAM! It has two slots, one already filled with 512mb, so you need a second of the same size.
Unfortunately, there are no simple covers to remove to access the memory or HDD - so I would assume you need to take the machine apart! So check with a REAL expert first....

Hi,

to upgrade your memory and hard drive: first, shut down the system and remove the laptop battery.

Get a small screw driver that would fit the screws of the laptop. You would see a memory sign, loose that part of the laptop, remove the cover and you would see/access the memory. The same process goes when you want to replace the hard drive. Note that the hard drive is usually placed at the edge while the memory is usually found at the center.

Be very careful while removing the hard drive and the memory.

Concerning the price it would be a bit difficult to ascertain because the price varies from country to country. But I would give you an estimate; for hard drive: 250GB: £42.58, 320GB: £47.93 160GB: £39.07, 500GB: £67.32

While for the memory (Ram), you would get 2GB between 48 and 55 dollar.

Please note that this is just an estimate. You might get where you want to purchase these items and the price me increase or reduce.

Best wishes.