Acer Aspire 5810T laptop. Upgrade to Windows10 or stay with Windows7?

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Belenus said:

What are people's opinions on how much difference upgrading from 4gb to 8gb memory will make. I realise that the processor is a limiting factor.
Methinks, on an 'older' machine - not much difference, but ....
I don't mind spending £20 if it will make a noticeable difference.
I suppose I could buy the 8gb, try it and, if it doesn't make a difference sell it on and revert to 4gb..

Well, nothing ventured .....

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Belenus said:

Thanks, you are correct.

I downloaded Windows10 onto a USB stick and used that to reinstall Windows10 on the old laptop.

It gave me the option of deleting all the existing partitions on the SSD so I now have a clean install which appears to be running ok. A bit slower than I am used to but nothing too bad.

What are people's opinions on how much difference upgrading from 4gb to 8gb memory will make. I realise that the processor is a limiting factor.

I don't mind spending £20 if it will make a noticeable difference.

I suppose I could buy the 8gb, try it and, if it doesn't make a difference sell it on and revert to 4gb..

Don't bother; the bottleneck is caused by the CPU. You have enough RAM. The difference will be minuscule. Perhaps better to clean up the install:

Here is an example of the right options to choose and an option for de-bloating the install. Slightly out of date, as Local accounts are no longer offered unless you choose to not connect to the Internet during the install. See here: https://www.windowscentral.com/how-create-local-account-during-windows-10-home-setup-process

Other options for de-bloating: https://christitus.com/debloat-windows-10-2020/