I've an old HP laptop from 2010 (HP Pavillion DV6 3049TX) that I wish to upgrade. I can't afford a new one right now as I'm saving up for a full fledged gaming PC, but I need a laptop for my work anyway so I figured I can replace some hardware like RAM or HDD for lower cost at least.
This is what I'll use the laptop for (point 2 not a priority and can live without that):
1. Multitasking - Mostly apps I have running at work like browser with multiple tabs, microsoft office suites, adobe captivate, music player etc. I used to run all this without a hitch before, but now it's really slowed down due to age.
2. Occasional gaming till I get a gaming PC or when I'm on the go. Nothing high end of course, just play on lower settings of games from the laptop's era or some older MMOs.
Currently the laptop has 4GB (2x2GB) RAM with a total capacity of 8GB, so I want to upgrade that. Also as I understand, SSD are a huge boost to speed but I really don't think I can afford to get one as the price to GB ratio is so poor. So my questions are:
1. What RAM will be compatible with my laptop model if I want to upgrade to 8GB (2x4GB)? Please give proper name of RAM model as I don't know much about hardware so I need specifics.
2. Is SSD really a very huge boost for what I will use the laptop for? Or is it possible to make do with current HDD and only a RAM upgrade?
At most I'll want the laptop to last a year or a year and a half most for my purposes. Will the RAM upgrade be enough to pull through till then? I still use this laptop daily, I just want it a little faster. Thanks.
This is what I'll use the laptop for (point 2 not a priority and can live without that):
1. Multitasking - Mostly apps I have running at work like browser with multiple tabs, microsoft office suites, adobe captivate, music player etc. I used to run all this without a hitch before, but now it's really slowed down due to age.
2. Occasional gaming till I get a gaming PC or when I'm on the go. Nothing high end of course, just play on lower settings of games from the laptop's era or some older MMOs.
Currently the laptop has 4GB (2x2GB) RAM with a total capacity of 8GB, so I want to upgrade that. Also as I understand, SSD are a huge boost to speed but I really don't think I can afford to get one as the price to GB ratio is so poor. So my questions are:
1. What RAM will be compatible with my laptop model if I want to upgrade to 8GB (2x4GB)? Please give proper name of RAM model as I don't know much about hardware so I need specifics.
2. Is SSD really a very huge boost for what I will use the laptop for? Or is it possible to make do with current HDD and only a RAM upgrade?
At most I'll want the laptop to last a year or a year and a half most for my purposes. Will the RAM upgrade be enough to pull through till then? I still use this laptop daily, I just want it a little faster. Thanks.
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