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    HP DM1-4170US purchase question

    Discussion in 'HP' started by islanderman, May 17, 2012.

  1. islanderman

    islanderman Newbie

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    I'm going to buy this but wanted to know if I should upgrade the RAM and/or the hard drive. Is it worth going to the SSD drive? Is this worth going from 4GB RAM to 6GB or 8GB? I'm going to be using this for streaming video, shopping, itunes, word and regular internet usage. Don't plan on gaming. Does the SSD speed this machine up to any sort of significant difference to justify the $200+ price increase? Thanks.
     
    islanderman, May 17, 2012
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  2. dtrell

    dtrell Notebook Enthusiast

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    buy the ssd yourself and save money.
     
    dtrell, May 17, 2012
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    dm1-4170us only has one memory slot so you cannot add more memory.
     
    Mac50, May 31, 2012
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    AppleUsr Notebook Deity

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    you cant add a second memory chip but i dont see what the problem would be of taking out the 4gb chip and inserting an 8 gb chip. i dont have this model i have the dm1-4010 so i dont know im just saying.
     
    AppleUsr, Jun 2, 2012
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