Jeffrey Benton
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Dell latitude d 620. What is the best way to upgrade this laptop? Please forgive me I know nothing about computers but I really want to learn. Please what can I do?
Why did I by this old laptop?!
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Laquer Head
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That machine is quite old now, not much you can do as far as 'upgrades' unless you max out the ram.. 4GB DDR2 in this case, but I don't advise bothering.
Really only other thing is a solid state drive to speed it up a bit.
Really only other thing is a solid state drive to speed it up a bit.
Jeffrey Benton
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How do I go about that
Laquer Head
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Which part?
Jeffrey Benton
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Do you know a website that I can go too to order a part to do that?
Jeffrey Benton
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The solid state drive
Laquer Head
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Laquer Head
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Your also going to need to figure out moving your data over, and unless its been changed, according to the DeLL spec sheet, that machine shipped with Windows XP..? You're going to need a new O/S
Jeffrey Benton
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Ok. Do I look up the dell latitude and look for solid state drive?
Laquer Head
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No, Newegg is an online retailer of components and such. You don't need to search by your laptop type, but in harddrives/solid state drives sub section. 2.5" size!
Jeffrey Benton
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Ok. Thanks for help
Laquer Head
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No prob, ask further questions if your unsure
Jeffrey Benton
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Could you help on one you might get?
Laquer Head
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Do you have a budget? and what size drive do you need?
Ex. a Samsung EVO Solid State Drive with 500GB capacity is about $160usd
Jeffrey Benton
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I messed up and thought I was getting a deal after I bought it I then realized how old that sucker was. I'm doing nothing with it but surfing the net and doing some study stuff. Nothing serious. But would like to make it faster
Jeffrey Benton
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Is this something I can do myself as far as the work.
Laquer Head
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Technically yes, but if you've never done it, I'd advise researching a bit. Cause installing the drive into a laptop is one thing, but you need to then get and operating system (windows) and your data onto the new drive.
Jeffrey Benton
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Ok. I will work on learning before doing. And thank you for your honesty
Laquer Head
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In the back of your mind, know that you can get a new machine for your basic purposes that is modern for probably $400usd. You going to spend more than half that on just trying to upgrade that current machine and its not going to be a blockbuster improvement to be truthful.