8GB or 1TB Refurb?

Spiggle

Hi,

Looking for advice please. Looking at two refurbed Acer, one has 8Gb RAM and the other has 1TB HDD but can be upgraded for another £60. Which would you go for please?

http://www.acerdirect.co.uk/ACER__a1-LX.RQL02.068/version.asp?PID=171#feedback

OR

http://www.acerdirect.co.uk/Grade_A1_Acer_Aspire_5750_Core_i5_Windows_7_Laptop__a1-LX.RLX02.097/version.asp?PID=171#feedback

Thanks in advance for your opinions.

All the best,
Spigs

TakeThis

You are mixing 8 GB RAM (for applications) and the 1TB which is the capacity of the hard drive(storage).

GunJack

...and let's face it, how many people get anywhere near a couple of hundred gigs, never mind 1TB....

tombruton87

GunJack wrote: »

...and let's face it, how many people get anywhere near a couple of hundred gigs, never mind 1TB....

ive filled around 6tb, i do have alot of media tho, blue rays rips are 20gig, 40 films uve nearly filled a tb drive

Spiggle

Thanks for your replies.

I know the difference between the RAM and the HDD but thank you.

I just wondered which would be better to go for 8GB onboard and 500GB HDD or one with a 1TB HDD and upgrade the RAM? Also whether £60 for upgrading 4gig to 8gig RAM was reasonable or not. Sorry if I wasn't clear.

Thanks again,
Spigs

TakeThis

Depends on the original configuration, but £60 is too much.

For instance; if 1 x 4GB, then only one 4GB module is needed. Perhaps £15. If 2 x 2GB, then 2 x 4GB will have to be purchased.

dragonsoul

it would also depend on the OS, as anymore then 4 gig is wasted on a 32bit system, and xp64 isnt all that, where as windows 7 64 is good

Spiggle

Thanks all for your replies. I think I'll go for the 8GB onboard as I think GunJack is probably right in that I wouldn't need 1TB HDD and I could always use an external drive if capacity ever became a problem. Whereas having the 8GB RAM should ensure the machine is suitably quick at processing and allow for future weighty programmes/applications.

Really appreciate all your advice as always.

Thanks,
Spigs