Is it worth it?

jasonchiu · April 8th, 2005, 09:07 PM

there are a few things in mind i want to do soon to my "tech"

i want to upgrade the ram in my laptop from 512 to 1G but its gonna cost me around $640 HKD, i'm wondering if it is worth it IYO

also i have a old HD which is 8GB and its a IBM one. i am planing to make it a portable HD coz its worthless on the market and 8GB isnt bad. all i need is the IBE USB Cable which i can get for less tna 60HKD. but the quesiton is do they make a portable case for it. if not i aint bothered to do that.

thanks

jason

monkeymax · April 8th, 2005, 11:04 PM

I've just upgraded the RAM in my desktop from 512MB to 1GB (though I replaced the 512MB stick I had with a pair of MUCH faster 512s). It's definatly worth the upgrade, even if you get the same speed RAM. Windows loves RAM...

As for the case, well you just need a caddy. I've had a couple of desktop and a single laptop hard drive all of which I've put in external USB caddies (boxes, cases... whatever you wanna call them). I bought the caddies cheap off ebay (brand new) and they included the USB - IDE interface and USB cable.

Hope that's a little help.

-Max

jeffy777 · April 8th, 2005, 11:29 PM

What is your processor in the laptop?

ioynerien · April 9th, 2005, 12:21 AM

Before I came to Finland, I bought myself a external case for a internal HD. I believe it's called Icy Box. It has firewire and USB2.0 connection (all cables included)

jasonchiu · April 9th, 2005, 07:18 AM

the processor is a 1.6ghz centrino

andyhui01 · April 9th, 2005, 08:16 AM

jason, you can buy USB cases for full-size HD's... I never thought of it... I have 3 40GB's lying around, I guess its no harm doing that

jensked · April 9th, 2005, 10:51 AM

changing to more RAM is always a good idea. I have absolutely no idea how much 640 HKD is, so you have to see for yourself if maybe just buying a new laptop wouldn't be a better idea images/smilies/smile.gif

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A couple of years ago, I changed my 64mb ram to 192mb (Pentium II, 350) and gave that computer to my mother. It can do WinXP with no effort, altough it's so old (the PC of course, not my mother)

fnorre · April 9th, 2005, 11:22 AM

Jason, I would change the disk, don't bother with the memory yet. A faster, larger harddisk will help a lot - and in addition you'd get a fresh OS install which wil make it faster (at least for a while).

In my work, I use a laptop all the time, it's got 512MB memory and I've never really had the need to add more memory, even though I need to run a lot of demo web servers, print services, and so on - in addition to working in Adobe Illustrator.

However, there is a huge difference between 256MB and 512MB, because Windows (XP) will very soon reach that 256 limit... but if your system is not messed up, you will seldom pass the 512 limit (just watch a resource monitor) for regular use, so the 512 to 1024 will help you only on few occasion. Obviously, when you do need the extra memory, it's great though images/smilies/wink.gif

And I do have a desktop with 1GB memory, so I know what it's like - just for reference. It's just not that different from the old desktop, except it's a faster CPU/MB.

jasonchiu · April 9th, 2005, 01:20 PM

i have 1.25GB of ram on this desktop but i doubt i ever use it all lol.

on my laptop there is 512mb alredy but seeing all the parts are so cheap i want to get it up to 1GB coz i use corel draw alot for my design lessons and some stuff like prodesktop which lags if i drag too many objects

jeffy777 · April 9th, 2005, 10:02 PM

If you can afford it, I would do it. The reason I asked about your processor is because if you have a really slow one in there than it wouldn't really help.

April 8th, 2005, 09:07 PM	#1
jasonchiu Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	Is it worth it? there are a few things in mind i want to do soon to my "tech" i want to upgrade the ram in my laptop from 512 to 1G but its gonna cost me around $640 HKD, i'm wondering if it is worth it IYO also i have a old HD which is 8GB and its a IBM one. i am planing to make it a portable HD coz its worthless on the market and 8GB isnt bad. all i need is the IBE USB Cable which i can get for less tna 60HKD. but the quesiton is do they make a portable case for it. if not i aint bothered to do that. thanks jason

April 8th, 2005, 11:04 PM	#2
monkeymax Joined: Dec 7th, 2004 Last Online: December 29th, 2008 Location: England Age: 25 Posts: 1,023 Car: Toyota MR2 Mk1, Toyota MR2 Mk1 SC, Peugeot 309 Rep Power: 19	I've just upgraded the RAM in my desktop from 512MB to 1GB (though I replaced the 512MB stick I had with a pair of MUCH faster 512s). It's definatly worth the upgrade, even if you get the same speed RAM. Windows loves RAM... As for the case, well you just need a caddy. I've had a couple of desktop and a single laptop hard drive all of which I've put in external USB caddies (boxes, cases... whatever you wanna call them). I bought the caddies cheap off ebay (brand new) and they included the USB - IDE interface and USB cable. Hope that's a little help. -Max __________________ Yup, two too many cars, but I love 'em: 1991 Peugeot 309 - owned it for four years, currently the only runner and the daily driver... but great fun to drive! French though, so gotta treat her rough to keep her happy. 1989 Toyota MR2 Mk1 - owned it for two years. Love it loads. Currently undergoing a suspension upgrade... 1987 Toyota MR2 Mk1 SC - A project car that had Headgasket issues when I bought it. I've never driven it... yet...

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ioynerien Joined: Mar 27th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Belgium Age: 25 Posts: 146 Car: '06 Opel Astra Rep Power: 17	Before I came to Finland, I bought myself a external case for a internal HD. I believe it's called Icy Box. It has firewire and USB2.0 connection (all cables included) __________________ Viva Nonsensus! (A non-agreement achieved by soliciting opinion and speculation from ambiguous parties ; A concept of society in which everyone's opinion matters when someone else's idea is different than yours)

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andyhui01 Joined: Jun 4th, 2004 Last Online: 03:16 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 8,514 Car: 00' Subaru Forester GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 28	jason, you can buy USB cases for full-size HD's... I never thought of it... I have 3 40GB's lying around, I guess its no harm doing that __________________

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jasonchiu Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	the processor is a 1.6ghz centrino

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jensked Joined: Mar 31st, 2005 Last Online: January 6th, 2009 Location: Flanders, Belgium Age: 25 Posts: 4,007 Car: RIP Opel Astra -> 2006 Toyota Corolla Wagon Rep Power: 43	changing to more RAM is always a good idea. I have absolutely no idea how much 640 HKD is, so you have to see for yourself if maybe just buying a new laptop wouldn't be a better idea ... A couple of years ago, I changed my 64mb ram to 192mb (Pentium II, 350) and gave that computer to my mother. It can do WinXP with no effort, altough it's so old (the PC of course, not my mother) __________________

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fnorre Joined: Mar 25th, 2005 Last Online: May 4th, 2008 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 218 Rep Power: 0	Jason, I would change the disk, don't bother with the memory yet. A faster, larger harddisk will help a lot - and in addition you'd get a fresh OS install which wil make it faster (at least for a while). In my work, I use a laptop all the time, it's got 512MB memory and I've never really had the need to add more memory, even though I need to run a lot of demo web servers, print services, and so on - in addition to working in Adobe Illustrator. However, there is a huge difference between 256MB and 512MB, because Windows (XP) will very soon reach that 256 limit... but if your system is not messed up, you will seldom pass the 512 limit (just watch a resource monitor) for regular use, so the 512 to 1024 will help you only on few occasion. Obviously, when you do need the extra memory, it's great though And I do have a desktop with 1GB memory, so I know what it's like - just for reference. It's just not that different from the old desktop, except it's a faster CPU/MB.

April 9th, 2005, 01:20 PM	#9
jasonchiu Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	i have 1.25GB of ram on this desktop but i doubt i ever use it all lol. on my laptop there is 512mb alredy but seeing all the parts are so cheap i want to get it up to 1GB coz i use corel draw alot for my design lessons and some stuff like prodesktop which lags if i drag too many objects

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jeffy777 Joined: Feb 8th, 2005 Last Online: 06:06 AM Location: US Age: 27 Posts: 5,662 Car: '04 Toyota Sienna, crippled people like vans.... Rep Power: 53	If you can afford it, I would do it. The reason I asked about your processor is because if you have a really slow one in there than it wouldn't really help. __________________ A man named Jeffy once said, "If laziness is craziness, then I've lost my marbles...and I don't feel like trying to find them."

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