To upgrade or not?

I know this is a very commonly asked question- I was advised by a friend to post here asking for advice since he said this was a good place to get answers. =)
Thanks in advance to anyone who can provide help!

I'm currently seeing if it makes sense to upgrade my computer- it was budget when purchased, but I don't do anything particularly taxing.

HP Pavillion g7 1219 notebook- specs here http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c02974952

All my specs are same as baseline, I haven't upgraded RAM nor to a SSD, the two things I see that I can upgrade outright (or at least I think)

That being said, is it worthwhile to do so? Namely, does the processor (which I assume cannot be upgraded) create a bottleneck? Like a good engine with crappy transmission (not even sure that's an apt comparison =P)

I don't use it for gaming, nor do I use it for anything strenuous (I don't dare load any 4k videos for fear that would crash it for days =D) Mainly internet, writing, streaming video online and playing video files. That being said, streaming can be choppy at times, and larger quality video files can put some strain, and internet windows do crash a bit and struggle to keep up when multiple are open.

I've looked at a Samsung 500GB SSD on amazon which seems reasonable for around 150$ (it's the extent of my search, probably one of the first that come up =D) and would plan to upgrade my memory to the max 8GB, totaling out at around 225$+ more or less.

A cursory search of more recent budget computers with that large an SSD drive are a good bit more expensive than said upgrades- I don't even really care about screen size/space as I don't really use it, but even then, the prices aren't that close. So I'm trying to figure out the best way forward- ideally I'd like this computer to last a little while longer, as it's already served me decently well for the past few years, and if those upgrades can keep it going, all the better. If not, I'm willing to look into a better option, but hopefully when prices drop a little bit more or when there are sales going on.

Thanks again to anyone who can offer advice. It's much appreciated =)

 

I still have an E-350 with 8GB RAM and Windows 10 on a Crucial M4 512GB SSD (effectively what you want to upgrade to).

Performance, sucks.

On Windows 7 HP? I would be downright depressed.

See:
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=250&cmp[]=1777


That ~$225 would be better spent towards a new(er) platform. Even a T100TA would be noticeably better (make sure you get one with the optional hdd (or add an SSD) in the keyboard).

See:
http://store.asus.com/us/item/201508AM070000885/A17602


I'm not saying that is the notebook you should buy (unless it actually fits your needs...), simply showing what is available for relatively the same $$$.

See:
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=250&cmp[]=2581


The system I have is a clean install of Windows 10 Pro x64 and it lags simply browsing the 'net, typing in Word or any other very, very 'light' workload. Not a platform to invest even one more dollar into. (In my case; all upgrades were 'free' from components I had lying around... and truthfully, when I get a little bit of time, it will be disassembled and the better components (RAM/SSD) reused elsewhere).

Highly recommend you do not upgrade this platform that is way beyond it's prime for any current usage scenario.

Save your $$$$ to get a real jump in performance and usability instead.

 

@AskinAFriend the CPU is underperformer by all means. Unless you can upgrade it, buying another notebook is the only recommendation I can provide. Even most 8-year old Core 2 Duos outperform that CPU, not mentioning anything newer.

 

crud =( I was fearing as much. Thanks very much for the replies! Saved me the trouble and stress of needlessly upgrading =D

 

Great memories of desktop Q6600's. OC beasts