CPU
4th Generation Intel Haswell Dual Core i5-4200H or Quad Core i7-4700HQ/4710HQ/4720HQ/4750HQ Processor
Memory Type
PC3L-12800 1600MHz DDR3L 204pin SO-DIMM Laptop Memory
Standard Memory
4GB or 8GB (integrated on system board)
Max Memory
12GB with 4GB (integrated) or 16GB with 8GB (integrated)
Memory Expansion Slots
1 SO-DIMM slot
USB Ports
Three USB v3.0 Type-A Ports and (Optional) One Thunderbolt Port
Card Reader
Integrated Micro SD Card Reader Slot: (SD/SDHC/SDXC)
Original Optical Drives
None
Original Hard Drives
500GB, 1TB 5400RPM SATA III 6Gb/s Hard Drive
Original Solid State Drives
128GB, 256GB 2.5" SATA III 6Gb/s Solid State Drive and/or 256GB, 512GB M.2 NGFF (2280) AHCI PCIe Solid State Drive
Drive Notes
The Asus G501JM Laptop Supports Single and Dual Drive Configurations. (One 2.5" Solid State Drive or Hard Drive and/or One M.2 NGFF (2280) Solid State Drive) Note: If the 2.5" Drive was not installed from Asus, you will need the 2.5" Drive caddy p/n 13NB07D1M05011 and connector board p/n 90NB0870-R10030 for installation. (The M.2 slot supports PCIe AHCI Solid State Drives)