Upgrading components in laptop for work worth it?

andynov123

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Hi,
I have a laptop that is a currently configured with a 1.3 dual core, 4GB RAM and
a 500GB optical hdd.
I am a programming student and this is pretty slow for someone like me who is using 3+ applications at a time.
My question is if I upgrade the RAM to 8GB and the HDD to an SSD, will this make my craptop into a laptop? I know the processor is garbage, but with the 8GB RAM and SSD, do you think this will make up for the processor considering all the applications I will have open?

HP 2000-2d99NR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834258270