thinking of getting a second hand laptop for my nephews in south africa for christmas. Just wondering how easy it normally is to upgrade things like cd drive, memory etc. I know you can't really upgrade the graphics but would like to get them one with a dvd writer or put one in a laptop I buy. My budget is £500ish max.
How easy is it to get hold of these parts also. Thought about getting them a shuttle but have to consider weight as taking it with me to south africa and pc's aren't cheap over there. If I could get a light shuttle then I would consider that as an alternative(I was looking at something like MSI mega 880(I think that's the one which also acts as a hi fi) or an aopen EA65).