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    to buy new laptop or to upgrade?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by quadingdude23, Feb 6, 2007.

  1. quadingdude23

    quadingdude23 Newbie

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    i have a older dell a 8100.it has upgraded hard drive and memory already but i was wondering if i would be better off buying the cdrw/dvd burner for this and getting a internal wifi for this.doe the internal wifi for this model work good and where can i get all this stuff and is there anything else i should upgrade?or would i be better off getting a semi used laptop for around 400?
     
    quadingdude23, Feb 6, 2007
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  2. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    What kind of tasks do you do on your 8100?
     
    Kdawgca, Feb 7, 2007
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    quadingdude23 Newbie

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    just email,microsoft word ocasionaly,and mainly just web browsing
     
    quadingdude23, Feb 7, 2007
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  4. Lil Mayz

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    The Dell Inspiton 8100 is a very old notebook. I sold mine just 2 months ago. It is fine for basic office tasks and even some gaing on the nVidia GeForce Go 256.

    What specs do you currently have. It may not be worth upgrading. However, if the upgrade costs more than $300, you may as well buy a new laptop,
     
    Lil Mayz, Feb 7, 2007
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  5. quadingdude23

    quadingdude23 Newbie

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    microsoft windows xp professional,intel pentiumlll,868mhz,256mb or ram
     
    quadingdude23, Feb 7, 2007
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    To be honest you dont need to upgrade at all, for those basics programs you use. Most people greatly over estimate the amount of processing power they need.

    I wouldnt upgrade anyhting more than the RAM, maybe sticking in another cheap 512MB RAM Module if your PC is solwing down, bit I wouldnt upgrade anything more. The laptop is too old now, and any expensive upgrades would be pointless.
     
    Lil Mayz, Feb 7, 2007
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    Bog Losing it...

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    "I wouldnt upgrade anyhting more than the RAM, maybe sticking in another cheap 512MB RAM Module if your PC is solwing down, bit I wouldnt upgrade anything more. The laptop is too old now, and any expensive upgrades would be pointless."

    I agree, especially with MS Vista already out.
     
    Bog, Feb 7, 2007
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    Use it for a few more month and then get a Vista-preloaded one. Upgrading it won't help at all.
     
    hehe299792458, Feb 7, 2007
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    is there such a thing like internal wifi i can put in this?also where is a good place to get a replacement battery. also my screen has lines on it sometimes but if i kinda hit it it goes away. i am kinda of thinking it is the flex cable for the screen. where can i get one of those?
     
    quadingdude23, Feb 8, 2007
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    NetBrakr, Feb 9, 2007
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  11. Thibault

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    You can get a new battery from the Dell website. Click here.

    You can try to find a generic battery for your laptop, but there are some risks involved there. Read here for more information.
     
    Thibault, Feb 9, 2007
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    Or just use a USB WiFi dongle. Or PCMCI card.
     
    Ice-Tea, Feb 9, 2007
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