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    Inspiron 1150

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by MINIz guy, Feb 4, 2008.

  1. MINIz guy

    MINIz guy Notebook Consultant

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    Hello there! My parents right now have a Dell Inspiron 1150 which they bought about 3 years go. Right now, it is running XP Pro with 384MB of RAM and a 30GB 4200 RPM HD. Would it be worth it to upgrade the ram by adding a 512MB stick in, and replacing the HD with a 80 GB 5400 RPM one? The upgrades in total will sum up to about $90, from Newegg. Should I go and upgrade this for another year or two, or just leave the notebook as-is and let it die over time?
     
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  2. moon angel

    moon angel Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Sounds pretty worthwhile to me. You should notice a nice speed increase and this should extend the life of the laptop.
     
    moon angel, Feb 4, 2008
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  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    For $90 it's definitely worthwhile. I definitely got a noticeable speed boost between 4200RPM and 5400RPM on my 500m, though not as much between 512MB and 1GB of memory.
     
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    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    I think those upgrades will help make it last a couple more years, so if you are not ready to replace is a good choice. Only $90 and improved performance go for it.
     
    powerpack, Feb 4, 2008
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