Upgrade Or Buy A New One?

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Upgrade or buy a new one? Sep 29, 2009
Hello,

I have a Sony Vaio TR5 laptop, that is about 6 years old now. It runs super slow now and refuses to play the videos in HD that I have shot - in fact finding it difficult to find programmes to play HD videos.

Now apparently I can upgrade the RAM memory, but not the processor as it's integrated.

Is it worth it? Or should I just get a new laptop?

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Sep 29, 2009
Meh - really? I love my little lappy.

Actually a few peeps have told me to look at the new HP Envy series as it's made for audio/video use and editing - apparently the closest thing you can get to a MAC without being a MAC.
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Re: Upgrade or buy a new one? Sep 29, 2009
Chocoholic wrote:Is it worth it? Or should I just get a new laptop?


Get a new laptop, upgrading you'll spend less money but without a decent processor the extra memory won't be fully beneficial.

Generally i'm not a fan of HP but no direct experience with the ENVY line.
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Sep 29, 2009
1. Defragment disk
2. Add RAM - at least 2GB if you run Vista but 3GB is better. 4GB is overkill unless you do games or CAD.
3. If you still have XP then 2GB RAM is plenty.
4. Processor makes little difference to average user.

I have a 10 year old desktop with win2k and 1.5GB RAM. Still runs fine ....

... cra...aa...ssh...hhh.... Oh no! .... help! :(.
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Sep 30, 2009
as bonk said.. i say, old is gold. i still have a 75mhz x86 machine, running perfectly with a modded version of windows 95. Boots into the explorer under 5 seconds after ripping its skin off :)

chocs, if you are interested drop me a line, i got a some price lists from the market if you would like to see 'em.

Also a sony vaio SR210J for 4150 for sale if you anyone is interested
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Oct 11, 2009
LOL well it seems my hand has been forced as my laptop has literally died and the hard drive is completely corrupted, to the point that it displays no data or even drive partitians. I can recover the data if necessary - thank goodness fo back ups!

But new laptop here I come - now what to get? Hmmmm something pink and shiny!
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Oct 12, 2009
Nope, converted to a macbook and love it love it love it. Does all the things I want/need and more so.
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Oct 13, 2009
I suggest New one ..
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Oct 14, 2009
Well lucky for me Mac's here don't come with Snow Leopard yet, they come with Leopard. If you want the upgrade you have to order it from the States.
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