When i upgrade my laptop memory how much should i get?
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Don't buy the faster chips because all the motherboard will do is clock down the PC3200 chips to PC2700. Noboday needs 2GB of ram unless you are going to run a SQL database on it or do really graphic intense animation or something like that. The reason why the board will clock it down is because the motherboards bus will only go as fast as the PC2700 chips. Get 512MB or up to a Gig that will be perfect!
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You mean 1Gb RAM.\n\nWhatever spec. you think is good enough now certainly won't be in a few months time if you ever consider upgrading to Windows Vista.  But the spec. you suggested will be more than enough for your current needs.   However, for what you use your current machine for, I would save money and opt for a memory and hard disk upgrade.  This will cost considerably less than a new machine.\n\nJust a memory upgrade itself will be a great benefit (you don't say which operating system you're using).
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Restoring it back to factory settings is definitely going to make a difference. Another thing that is easy, and relatively inexpensive, to do is add more memory.\n\nMemory (RAM) sticks are pieces of storage space where your operating system (Windows) puts things while they are in use. The more RAM you have, the more you can run at once. This memory does not affect how much data you can store.\n\nAll computer require a certain type of RAM and have a maximum limit. If you go to www.crucial.com and put in the brand and model of your laptop, it will tell you exactly what kind of memory you need. (Examples: PC133 SDRAM, PC2700 DDR, etc). You can buy online or in a store like Best Buy. I recommend buying in a store and having one of their technicians install it. RAM has exposed circuitry and you run the risk of damaging it with static electricity if you don't handle it properly. \n\nIf you do decide to go to a store, bring the laptop and they could even look up what memory you need for you if you do not want to do it or have trouble locating your specific model.
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Increasing memory is always good. If you are running XP I would suggest a minimum of at least 512 mb. If you can afford the 1GB go for it.
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Only buy a new one if your needs outgrow your current specs.  If you only use it for web browsing, playing music, or simple Office applications, there is no need to upgrade.  \n\nNow if you need to upgrade certain parts like RAM or hard drive, calculate the feasibility of that against a purchase of new computer.
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turn the laptop over and look on the back take a screw driver and undo the screws on the back (round the shaped cut outs \nunder one of these is your memory sticks \nbut as the first answer has suggested look in the manual \nthis will inform you where / type / and how much memory you can put in your system
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that's not really an upgrade, just a very slight incline grade (like about 1 degree from horizontal)\nget a single stick 256 or 512\nthe ram will not work faster than your system will allow it to
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Usually what will happen is that your computer will start to use hard disk space as RAM (a process known as "swapping") and your game will run very slowly.  RAM is fairly inexpensive, you should be able to upgrade to a full gigabyte for around $100, so that would be my recommendation.  You might be able to get away with 384 megs if you shut down all programs like IM clients, web browsers, etc, but it will be very tight.
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DDR2 is double the bus speed, so if you laptop supports it, and you can afford the extra price, use that.  Your system will recognize it w/o problem (again, if it supports it).  Some systems only support DDR, so you need to be sure - go to http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html and enter your model number - then look at what memory upgrade is supported.  If DDR2 is not specified, you have to get DDR.
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You have this listed under laptop, notebooks...\n\nAll you have to do is install more RAM... I assume this is what you are looking to do.  Go to Crucial Technologies... I wouldn't buy from there though, just use the system scan, they will tell you what you already have, and what is available to add.  Then either go to Tiger Direct or Comp USA.. and get some.  I just slapped some pny in mine, and it's working so much better!  Make sure you let them know it's for a laptop or notebook as well, as they are differant
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to make it clear, 1GB = 1024mb\n\nand in case you still don't know what laptop to buy, i would suggest to have a look at the Dell Inspiron E1505\nhttp://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/entnb_e1505?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=mn#
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Get more memory or a better graphics card.
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This question is not very helpful. A laptop wouldn't have 5GB of memory. A laptop wouldn't even operate at 5 Gigahertz. So I don't have any idea what type of laptop you have. Most of the new ones have either 256MB or 512MB of RAM and somewhere between 30GB and 100GB of hard drive space. Of course, you can buy a better one.
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Simply add more ram.\n256 less than adequate.\n512 adequate\n1gig plus is ideal
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Go to:\n\nwww.kahlon.com\n\nThey have an excellent site for finding out exactly what your computer needs in the way of memory.  They've also got some of the cheapest prices on the net.\n\nYou can find out what you need and then comparison shop at:  \n\nwww.newegg.com\nwww.tigerdirect.com\nwww.ebayexpress.com\n\nI think you'll find that 1GB laptop RAM will run around $100 at some of the cheaper sites.
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You can add/replace larger capacity sticks up to the total capacity that the computer will handle,.i.e.three 128MB sticks=384MB,three 256 sticks=768MB,one 512MB and two 256MB sticks=1024MB,etc.
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u can upgrade the mother bord and make it better and/or just buy 1 or 2  memory sticks(ram) and stick them in ur comp.