Worth upgrading old laptop for school?

voiidwulf · Aug 9, 2013

I have an old laptop that I want to bring to school and stuff.

Current specs:
AMD E-350 1.6GHz
AMD Radeon HD 6310
3GB DDR3
5400RPM HDD

Would it be worth getting a cheap SSD such as this one:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226370

and an extra few GB of RAM? It could support 8GB maximum.

Basically, is the computer worth upgrading, or does the APU completely write if off as anything worth upgrading?

Thanks,

EDIT: Just to clarify, I don't plan on playing games or anything on it. I simply want a laptop I can bring with me to school and type/web browse on. Right now it is so slow compared to my desktop that I can't tolerate it.

refllect · Aug 9, 2013

I don't think it will make use of 8 GB of ram. a SSD would help with startup/load times only but its not a bad idea because you can reuse it when you dump your laptop in 6-12 months.

voiidwulf · Aug 9, 2013

refllect :

Nah, I wasn't planning on going up to 8GB. Maybe just 5 or 6.

But yeah, that's the other reason I want to do this. When I don't need it any more I can put the SSD in my main computer for some speedy game loads.

jitpublisher · Aug 10, 2013

Make sure its a 64 bit OS. If its 32 bit, adding memory is pointless.

voiidwulf · Aug 10, 2013

jitpublisher :

Yup.

iskra · Aug 10, 2013

SSD is a good idea. RAM is not that much because as everyone said you probably have 32bit OS hence the amount already installed by manufacturer.
And your laptop is not too old. You can also buy 2.5" adapter that you can put in DVD bay if you are not using it. Thus you'll have spinning cheap HDD for data and fast SSD for OS and apps

voiidwulf · Aug 10, 2013

iskra :

It came with Vista 32, but I installed 7 64 about a year ago. The 2.5" adapter is an interesting idea. I probably don't need more than 60GB or so, as there wouldn't be any games or large files on it, but if something like this is all I need, it would make sense to do it.

http://www.amazon.com/ORICO-AC52535-1S-SV-2-5-Converter/dp/B007VP83BU

Is that what I need, or do I need something designed for laptops?

iskra · Aug 10, 2013

No you need something like this http://www.ebay.com/sch/Laptop-Desktop-Accessories-/31530/i.html?LH_BIN=1&_sop=15&_from=R40&_nkw=sata+to+sata+caddy
depending on your laptop you need either 12.7mm or 9.5mm one with PATA or SATA external port.

I dont think you need more memory than 3GB for that kind of use. Yet what you can do is install 32bit W7 if possible — 32bit binaries takes less memory footprint in RAM and HDD.

voiidwulf · Aug 10, 2013

iskra :

Ok, thanks.

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