I had a client of mine purchase the same the laptop. I came to the tend conclusion you did. It even has one removable DIMM slot.
So the answer is no. But the screen quality was kinda bad. So I don't know if it's good for long term use.
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From: Mark Galassi <mark@galassi.org>
Date: 4/27/22 7:13 PM (GMT-07:00)
To: NMGLUG org mailing list <nmglug@nmglug.org>
Subject: [nmglug] best laptop for under $400 these days?