Hi @Phojo welcome to this user to user discussion forum. This is not Dell Support.
Upgrades should be focussed on what you want to use the 17 R4 for.
You did not reveal the full specification of your 17 R4, there are 17 R4 laptops with Tobii Eye Tracking, different screen specifications, fast RAM cards, etc. Windows 10 will accept virtual RAM and this can be assigned to the M.2 2242 solid-state drive slot. Windows 10 will support dual monitors. Multi monitor display to any device can be enabled with the help of software over Wi-Fi, LAN, mobile hotspot or USB tethering network.
There are PCIe 3.0 x4 fast and ultrafast NVMe cards of increasing read/write speeds and capacity. The 2.5" bay will accommodate a one or two M.2 Tray for SATA (not NVMe) storage cards.
There are self powered external items, such as: uninterruptable power supply, graphics amplifier, multi monitor distribution devices, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), screen projection, etc.
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Hi @Phojo welcome to this user to user discussion forum. This is not Dell Support.
Upgrades should be focussed on what you want to use the 17 R4 for.
You did not reveal the full specification of your 17 R4, there are 17 R4 laptops with Tobii Eye Tracking, different screen specifications, fast RAM cards, etc. Windows 10 will accept virtual RAM and this can be assigned to the M.2 2242 solid-state drive slot. Windows 10 will support dual monitors. Multi monitor display to any device can be enabled with the help of software over Wi-Fi, LAN, mobile hotspot or USB tethering network.
There are PCIe 3.0 x4 fast and ultrafast NVMe cards of increasing read/write speeds and capacity. The 2.5" bay will accommodate a one or two M.2 Tray for SATA (not NVMe) storage cards.
There are self powered external items, such as: uninterruptable power supply, graphics amplifier, multi monitor distribution devices, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), screen projection, etc.
Please click on Kudos to say thank you for response from another user. Please share an update on progress, so that other users derive benefit from your experience. Thank you.