A:AnswerI did talk about this in my review that I just submitted. Sadly there is not expansion internally and replacing/upgrading the drive will require a great amount of time and effort from what I saw in the Maintenance manual HP has available on this line of Envy's. There's not panels to speak of and there's only screws holding the base in underneath the rubber feet that run across the bottom. I fathom that removing these and opening up the bottom will in fact void the warranty.
A couple alternatives, the Envy does have an SD Slot. You could look at purchasing an extremely fast SD Card (not microSD) and then just format it and keep it in the port. Another option would be to purchase an external SSD and simply connect it when needed. If you go this route, I'd recommend seeing if you can find one that uses USB-C as it will offer better performance.
The last option would be to inquire in store by talking with one of the Geek Squad techs and see if they are able to perform the upgrade as typically in this scenario it may not void the warranty. I'd call HP first though and see if you can speak with a Tech (In English) to clarify or find an alternative.
A:AnswerThis computer does not have a 1TB HDD. It has a 128GB SSD, and that's indicated repeatedly in the specs (I don't see 1TB mentioned anywhere). Typically an SSD will be smaller in capacity since it costs more than an HDD. The trade off is that it runs much faster due to having no moving parts.
A:AnswerThank you for reaching out. You can add a second 8gb stick without having any issues. The only thing would be that the warranty does not cover that second stick of ram, if you do send the laptop in for service you will need to remove that stick and if you damage the computer due to improper installation it would not be covered.
