Re: Considerations for getting RAM for older laptop

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$78 for a 256 Meg stick




"Dubious Dude" <Shifty@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I bought a Dell Inspiron 8000 about 5 years ago. The processor speed
is 600-750MHs, and it has 128MB ram. I use it only for
document/presentation preparation, email, and web browsing. It can be
very slow switching applications because of the virtual memory being
used when applications use alot of memory e.g. firefox can go upto
60MB, acrobat reader can use alot when viewing many files
simultaneously, Thunderbird and antivirus can take more than 20MB,
explorer and Palm Desktop can take 10MB each, etc.. I don't do
gaming, video, music, or multimedia. However, sometimes things still
run slower than using remote desktop software going over a dialup
connection (e.g. via TightVNC).

I have been considering getting more RAM e.g. 2x256MB. However, the
laptop is quite old and I'm not sure if it is worth it. For example,
the hinge for the display needs replacing (and the replacement will
used). The hard drive was replaced 2 years ago after the original
started to fail. Right now, I'm sitting squarely on the fence,
considering that I don't think that the additional memory will
be useful beyond this laptop. However, I don't anticipate getting
another machine in the near future.

What are the opinions of those who have gone this route, especially
those who have older laptops? Are there any considerations that I
haven't mentioned, but which may become apparent afterward?

Thanks.


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