Solve : Laptop upgrade vs newer machine??

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Answer» Need to get a laptop for Aunt and I have to option of upgrading a current one I got or going with a newer one..... really the only thing it needs to be able to do is run skype, chrome and be able to plug in a camera to offload pictures there really isn't anything more that she can do on the COMPUTER in it's future.... I can upgrade the current one a Compaq C700 which came out around the very beginning of the vista era before windows 7 came out.... I can upgrade it with an ssd, ram and NEW windows 7 key or just go with a newer thinkpad? what are your thoughts?If she only needs it for those needs, I'd just upgrade it to 2GB RAM and keep the HDD and Vista on it. You might be able to upgrade it to 2GB for less than $20 buying a memory stick on AMAZON or ebay from a merchant that has positive feedback While her CPU is slow at 1.6Ghz, it appears to be a Core 2 Duo which is capable of handling all the tasks you mentioned.Agreed...Work out the cost of what you will be doing and see if it would still be worth it. An SSD, more RAM and Windows 7 is going to come close to $200 which is way more than that machine is worth so if you were going to spend that much, get a newer machine. You could get a really good used ThinkPad for that such as a T420. An SSD or more RAM could make the machine a bit more bearable but I wouldn't spend more than $50 on that machine.I believe it has 2 GB of ram already plus I know it has has a 500 GB HDD with windows 7 already installed.... cleaned up the system and defragged plus all the normal things for speeding the system including turning it to windows classic mode and removing all visual styling..... it still lags worse then my Acer from the same time period (and it's spec'd about the same!) or any of my other machines! i'm pretty sure it's the HDD that's making it LAG, but my acer is light speed faster then this compaq!Where did the Windows 7 OS come from that you upgraded this system to 7, and is it 7 - 32bit or 7 - 64 bit? Quote from: DaveLembke on March 07, 2016, 03:20:01 PM Where did the Windows 7 OS come from that you upgraded this system to 7, and is it 7 - 32bit or 7 - 64 bit? I got it that way.... the last owner upgraded it... it is only 32 bit but I think it will handle 64 bit but never tried as I don't have a spair HDD or SSD and I'm not going to try to wipe yet as I don't want it to be unusable in the mean time Quote I can upgrade it with an ssd, ram and new windows 7 key or just go with a newer thinkpad? what are your thoughts? Quote I believe it has 2 GB of ram already plus I know it has has a 500 GB HDD with windows 7 already installed.... Where did the Windows 7 OS come from that you upgraded this system to 7, and is it 7 - 32bit or 7 - 64 bit? Quote I got it that way.... the last owner upgraded it... I have suspicion that the Windows 7 might not be legal and so I'm ending support on this one. I suggest getting a new laptop at this point because this is starting to sound fishy. - First it doesnt have 7 and you could upgrade. - Next it has windows 7 on it. - Next you didnt install it and someone else did when I question the Windows 7 version and where it came from. If your running a cracked Windows 7 install then its likely why you have poor performance in addition to the CPU being weak. The cracked Windows 7 OS's are flawed as well as some come with trojans and ROOTKITS planted/embedded in them that allow hackers to steal information etc.when I put a new SSD in the machine the old key won't be any good so I will buy a new key.... it has windows 7 on it now, I Helped the last owner buy windows 7 so it is legal, alto I didn't watch him install it, I had him buy it on Microsoft's website... when I say new windows 7 key I mean get a new key and install windows on the new SSD with the new key.... why wouldn't the copy of windows 7 be legal if it is bought directly from Microsoft? and yes the copy installed now is Windows 7 Home 32 bitThe old key will work fine with a new SSD, do not buy a new one especially since the machine is worth nowhere near the cost of the OS. Quote from: camerongray on March 09, 2016, 06:48:51 PM The old key will work fine with a new SSD, do not buy a new one especially since the machine is worth nowhere near the cost of the OS. sounds good!

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Need to get a laptop for Aunt and I have to option of upgrading a current one I got or going with a newer one..... really the only thing it needs to be able to do is run skype, chrome and be able to plug in a camera to offload pictures there really isn't anything more that she can do on the COMPUTER in it's future.... I can upgrade the current one a Compaq C700 which came out around the very beginning of the vista era before windows 7 came out.... I can upgrade it with an ssd, ram and NEW windows 7 key or just go with a newer thinkpad? what are your thoughts?If she only needs it for those needs, I'd just upgrade it to 2GB RAM and keep the HDD and Vista on it. You might be able to upgrade it to 2GB for less than $20 buying a memory stick on AMAZON or ebay from a merchant that has positive feedback

While her CPU is slow at 1.6Ghz, it appears to be a Core 2 Duo which is capable of handling all the tasks you mentioned.Agreed...Work out the cost of what you will be doing and see if it would still be worth it. An SSD, more RAM and Windows 7 is going to come close to $200 which is way more than that machine is worth so if you were going to spend that much, get a newer machine. You could get a really good used ThinkPad for that such as a T420.

An SSD or more RAM could make the machine a bit more bearable but I wouldn't spend more than $50 on that machine.I believe it has 2 GB of ram already plus I know it has has a 500 GB HDD with windows 7 already installed.... cleaned up the system and defragged plus all the normal things for speeding the system including turning it to windows classic mode and removing all visual styling..... it still lags worse then my Acer from the same time period (and it's spec'd about the same!) or any of my other machines! i'm pretty sure it's the HDD that's making it LAG, but my acer is light speed faster then this compaq!Where did the Windows 7 OS come from that you upgraded this system to 7, and is it 7 - 32bit or 7 - 64 bit? Quote from: DaveLembke on March 07, 2016, 03:20:01 PM

Where did the Windows 7 OS come from that you upgraded this system to 7, and is it 7 - 32bit or 7 - 64 bit?

I got it that way.... the last owner upgraded it... it is only 32 bit but I think it will handle 64 bit but never tried as I don't have a spair HDD or SSD and I'm not going to try to wipe yet as I don't want it to be unusable in the mean time Quote

I can upgrade it with an ssd, ram and new windows 7 key or just go with a newer thinkpad? what are your thoughts?

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I believe it has 2 GB of ram already plus I know it has has a 500 GB HDD with windows 7 already installed....

Where did the Windows 7 OS come from that you upgraded this system to 7, and is it 7 - 32bit or 7 - 64 bit?

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I got it that way.... the last owner upgraded it...

I have suspicion that the Windows 7 might not be legal and so I'm ending support on this one. I suggest getting a new laptop at this point because this is starting to sound fishy.

- First it doesnt have 7 and you could upgrade.
- Next it has windows 7 on it.
- Next you didnt install it and someone else did when I question the Windows 7 version and where it came from.

If your running a cracked Windows 7 install then its likely why you have poor performance in addition to the CPU being weak. The cracked Windows 7 OS's are flawed as well as some come with trojans and ROOTKITS planted/embedded in them that allow hackers to steal information etc.when I put a new SSD in the machine the old key won't be any good so I will buy a new key.... it has windows 7 on it now, I Helped the last owner buy windows 7 so it is legal, alto I didn't watch him install it, I had him buy it on Microsoft's website... when I say new windows 7 key I mean get a new key and install windows on the new SSD with the new key.... why wouldn't the copy of windows 7 be legal if it is bought directly from Microsoft?

and yes the copy installed now is Windows 7 Home 32 bitThe old key will work fine with a new SSD, do not buy a new one especially since the machine is worth nowhere near the cost of the OS. Quote from: camerongray on March 09, 2016, 06:48:51 PM

The old key will work fine with a new SSD, do not buy a new one especially since the machine is worth nowhere near the cost of the OS.

sounds good!

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