“I thought this came with 2 extra slots. What would they be used for? What is the upgrade?”
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Thank you for the question. The Pavilion TP01-2244 has two M.2 slots, one occupied by the SSD and the other by the Wi-Fi card. There are two other slots: PCIe x 16 and PCIe x 1. The most common use for PCIe x16 slots is to accommodate graphics cards (GPUs). These slots offer the bandwidth necessary for high-performance graphics processing, which is crucial for gaming, 3D rendering, and other graphics-intensive tasks. Some high-end sound cards, and network interface cards (NICs) may also use PCIe x16 slots to take advantage of the higher bandwidth available. PCIe x1 slots are typically used for expansion cards that do not require a lot of bandwidth, such as network interface cards (NICs): standard NICs for Ethernet connections, basic sound cards for audio output, USB expansion cards and Wi-Fi Cards:
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