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Laptop

I've got a VAIO laptop and I want to increase the RAM & Hardrive as the laptop is slowing down considerably . Currently the RAM is 512 and the hardrive is 40gb divided into C & D drives. My questions are a) can this be done and if it can how much am I looking at and b) is it worth my while doing that ? or should I abandon the idea ?

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  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
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    There may be other reasons for your machine slowing down as it should run fine with 512MB. Visit this website for RAM info.

    ;)
    :doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:
  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    I've just done the same thing with a Fujitsu laptop. Cost me around £50 for both. Though, I bought the bits in Thailand.

    Not sure of the costs here. I'm sure some kind soul has the figures.

    RAM shouldn't be a problem, but if your HD is full....
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