Upgrading the Thinkpad T510 for 2020! SSD + Max RAM

Putting some elbow grease and new parts into a T510 that has been sitting in a drawer for several years. Even today these machines can still be very competent with the right upgrades. Here are a few items you may need for your T510 at this stage in its life-

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The max ram for this laptop is 8GB (two 4GB sticks) which is a limitation of the cpu itself (this generation, not able to be modified with cpu swap). You can use any 2.5" SATA SSD to upgrade the drive, up to 4TB drives have been tested. The 256gb linked is the right balance of cost and functionality in my opinion.

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