Can I make my laptop much faster by upgrading it's RAM only( 512 MB to 2GB DDR2)?

Question

I have got a HP laptop with Intel Core SOLO processor (1.66 GHz) with 512 MB

DRR2 RAM, which is upgradable upto 2 GB.How much effective it may be to

increase the speed of my Laptop by upgrading the RAM only.

Answer 1

The speed of a laptop largely depends on: (1) the motherboard's processor; (2) the memory it possesses [RAM]; (3) the hard disk's capacity [its ability to breathe if bombarded with multiple applications; and (4) the number and kind of programs installed. If you enhance any one of these parts, you may get a 25% increase in efficiency, and a 15-25% increase in speed. These figures are mere estimates, of course. But enhancing any of these four affects the performance of any computer unit. I would also advise you to stay away from Windows Vista first since it's too big a program to be swallowed by a 1.66 ghz Intel Solo. Your laptop would run faster with an XP Pro.

Answer 2

Yes, it will be faster. How much depends on the application.

When your RAM is full, the computer uses the HD to store temp data, and it's much slower than ram. So you'll have 4x more storage space on the Ram after upgrading. If your applications only use 512 or less MB of memory while running then there will be no change (thats very unlikely)

If they use 512MB to 2GB then you will notice a huge difference.

If they use more than 2 GB there will be a considerable change but any overflow will still slow you down. It will still be faster than what you have now.

The overall effect depends on the Operating System, software you're running, which background apps load when you turn on your system, and how many things you run at the
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The speed of a laptop largely depends on: (1) the motherboard's processor; (2) the memory it possesses [RAM]; (3) the hard disk's capacity [its ability to breathe if bombarded with multiple applications; and (4) the number and kind of programs installed. If you enhance any one of these parts, you may get a 25% increase in efficiency, and a 15-25% increase in speed. These figures are mere estimates, of course. But enhancing any of these four affects the performance of any computer unit. I would also advise you to stay away from Windows Vista first since it's too big a program to be swallowed by a 1.66 ghz Intel Solo. Your laptop would run faster with an XP Pro.

Answer 3

Yes, it will be faster. How much depends on the application.

When your RAM is full, the computer uses the HD to store temp data, and it's much slower than ram. So you'll have 4x more storage space on the Ram after upgrading. If your applications only use 512 or less MB of memory while running then there will be no change (thats very unlikely)

If they use 512MB to 2GB then you will notice a huge difference.

If they use more than 2 GB there will be a considerable change but any overflow will still slow you down. It will still be faster than what you have now.

The overall effect depends on the Operating System, software you're running, which background apps load when you turn on your system, and how many things you run at the same time.

Answer 4

You can upgrade to any ram as long as it's DDR2 and SO-DIMM. And upgrade to 2gb or more (it doesn't cost much, about 30$ per gig), 1 is also slow.

Answer 5

more ram will certainly help.

companies like OWC and Crucial sell ram cheap. Even ~$40 for 1 more Gbyte will increase your total to 1.5Gb. That's pretty decent. If you do a lot of RAM intensive work (gaming, photo/video stuff), then 2 or 3 Gbytes might be worth it if you intend to keep the computer for another year or two.

Answer 6

It won't physically be any faster, but the operating system and applications will run faster as they can use RAM instead of paging stuff to and from the hard disk.

It would be a worthwhile upgrade.

Answer 7

You won't increase the "speed" of your laptop exactly, but you will be significantly increasing the efficiency of the way your laptop utilizes its resources. Basically your laptop will run noticably better/smoother, but RAM doesn't increase your CPU speed.

Answer 8

I magine a wee mouse running in its weel then inject it with amphetimines and watch it run.

This is what will happen to you comp if you upgrade the ram from 512 to 2 gb.

It will go like the clappers.

Answer 9

it might make it seem little faster it will run smoother for sure you need to check the clock of the memory to the cpu so if the cpu has 200mhz set the memory at 400mhz

Answer 10

Your processor is good, ram will make your computer run smoother and let you run more programs.
You should upgrade to 1gb or more to make it better.