Anything Worth Adding to my Notebook to "Hot Wire" It?

Peachesbackwards · 03-12-2006, 09:17 AM

I got my "new" used Notebook just to use as a second computer in the bedroom to save trips to my desktop in the den, mainly to use on the web. The IBN Thinkpad T20, is the right size & feel for me (I also use a great logitech cordless mouse with it) but it seems a tad slow in comparison to my 900 MHZm 120 gigm 1024 RAM Pentium 4 XP media Center desktop. The ThinkPad is 700 MHZ, 15 gigs, 512 RAM, Windows 2000, Pentium 3. Is there anything I can add to this that will make the computer & internet run smooth such as upgrading the processors or changing to XP? The Gig space is more then enough for what I'm using it for. Any ideas? Thanks

suprasteve · 03-12-2006, 03:29 PM

well windows 2000 is usually used more for servers and workgroups and such, xp would be more for a consumer-level computer, which you are using it for, but I don't know how well those system specs would handle xp, like more than a third of your hard drive would be gone just from installing the OS. I'd just defrag and stuff like that to speed it up and look into upgrading to a different computer at some point.

LaptopExtreme · 03-13-2006, 04:09 PM

Yea, Win2k would run a lot smoother on an older system like that. I'd also try to keep it cleaned up- meaning clearing the cache and temperary internet files (just do a disk cleanup) and a defrag.

03-12-2006, 09:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
Peachesbackwards Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 144	Anything Worth Adding to my Notebook to "Hot Wire" It? I got my "new" used Notebook just to use as a second computer in the bedroom to save trips to my desktop in the den, mainly to use on the web. The IBN Thinkpad T20, is the right size & feel for me (I also use a great logitech cordless mouse with it) but it seems a tad slow in comparison to my 900 MHZm 120 gigm 1024 RAM Pentium 4 XP media Center desktop. The ThinkPad is 700 MHZ, 15 gigs, 512 RAM, Windows 2000, Pentium 3. Is there anything I can add to this that will make the computer & internet run smooth such as upgrading the processors or changing to XP? The Gig space is more then enough for what I'm using it for. Any ideas? Thanks

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03-12-2006, 03:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
suprasteve Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,355	well windows 2000 is usually used more for servers and workgroups and such, xp would be more for a consumer-level computer, which you are using it for, but I don't know how well those system specs would handle xp, like more than a third of your hard drive would be gone just from installing the OS. I'd just defrag and stuff like that to speed it up and look into upgrading to a different computer at some point.

03-13-2006, 04:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
LaptopExtreme VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 880	Yea, Win2k would run a lot smoother on an older system like that. I'd also try to keep it cleaned up- meaning clearing the cache and temperary internet files (just do a disk cleanup) and a defrag.