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I've got a dell 640m notebook.. I have 1 gb of memory.. I think that it's a bit slow when I'm starting 3 or 4 programs at the same time.. (using windows xp) I've been told that it possible is the hard drive that is to slow - the hard drive I've got now is fujitsu 60 gb 5400 rpm (http:// http://www.fel.fujitsu.com/home/v3__...&inf=fsp&wg=15) .. The people I talked to told me to buy a 7200 rpm hard drive... do you think that they are right? And can anyone tell me if my hard drive is sata 1 or 2, and what I should buy (what does the notebook support?) I've found this hard drive which I eventually will buy: Hitachi TravelStar 7K100 80 GB Is that a good choice? Or is it better to buy seagate where I get 5 years warranty?: Seagate Momentus 7200.1 ST980825AS 80 GB I hope someone can help me.. /peter |
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"(-Peter-)" wrote in message ups.com... Hi.. I've got a dell 640m notebook.. I have 1 gb of memory.. I think that it's a bit slow when I'm starting 3 or 4 programs at the same time.. (using windows xp) I've been told that it possible is the hard drive that is to slow - the hard drive I've got now is fujitsu 60 gb 5400 rpm (http:// http://www.fel.fujitsu.com/home/v3__...&inf=fsp&wg=15) .. The people I talked to told me to buy a 7200 rpm hard drive... do you think that they are right? And can anyone tell me if my hard drive is sata 1 or 2, and what I should buy (what does the notebook support?) I've found this hard drive which I eventually will buy: Hitachi TravelStar 7K100 80 GB Is that a good choice? Or is it better to buy seagate where I get 5 years warranty?: Seagate Momentus 7200.1 ST980825AS 80 GB I hope someone can help me.. /peter I would think that your processor would make more difference. There are several processors that are available for that particular notebook model and if you got one of the Core 2 Duos it should be pretty snappy. If you went with one of the lower speed Core Duos (instead of Core 2 Duos) it may bog a bit with a lot of programs open. Ed |
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I've got a T2300 processor 1,66 ghz - I do not think that it is core 2
duo... Don't you think that hard drive upgrade would help anything? /peter On 22 Mar., 15:56, "Ed Medlin" wrote: "(-Peter-)" wrote in message ups.com... Hi.. I've got a dell 640m notebook.. I have 1 gb of memory.. I think that it's a bit slow when I'm starting 3 or 4 programs at the same time.. (using windows xp) I've been told that it possible is the hard drive that is to slow - the hard drive I've got now is fujitsu 60 gb 5400 rpm (http:// http://www.fel.fujitsu.com/home/v3__...&inf=fsp&wg=15) .. The people I talked to told me to buy a 7200 rpm hard drive... do you think that they are right? And can anyone tell me if my hard drive is sata 1 or 2, and what I should buy (what does the notebook support?) I've found this hard drive which I eventually will buy: Hitachi TravelStar 7K100 80 GB Is that a good choice? Or is it better to buy seagate where I get 5 years warranty?: Seagate Momentus 7200.1 ST980825AS 80 GB I hope someone can help me.. /peter I would think that your processor would make more difference. There are several processors that are available for that particular notebook model and if you got one of the Core 2 Duos it should be pretty snappy. If you went with one of the lower speed Core Duos (instead of Core 2 Duos) it may bog a bit with a lot of programs open. Ed- Skjul tekst i anførselstegn - - Vis tekst i anførselstegn - |
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I forgot I've got another question.. does my notebook support core duo 2 - is it the same socket as the one I have now? |
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"(-Peter-)" wrote in message oups.com... I forgot I've got another question.. does my notebook support core duo 2 - is it the same socket as the one I have now? To try and answer both the hdd and processor questions....... I doubt that you will see much, if any difference with a 7200 vs 5400rpm drive as far as speeding up multitasking. You would however, see a difference if you were reading and writing large files to disk. The hdd really doesn't have much effect at all with how snappy your computer is once the programs are open and running. As far as Core 2 Duo or Core Duo processors go, I wouldn't really know because I have no idea what MB chipset Dell may have put in that particular system. You would have to call them and find out. I am sure it is the same socket, but dual cores are not supported in all S-775 boards. If it is a later model board like a 965m or 975m board, it would (or should) support dual cores, but Dell is the only one that could tell you for sure. You would have to send the laptop to Dell for upgrading or you would void any and all warranties that may be in effect. Ed |
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