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    Upgrading a 5315-2153?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by parksar, May 21, 2009.

  1. parksar

    parksar Newbie

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    Hi folks:

    I bought one of these Walmart specials in 11/07 and its nice for the price, but very slow. Rather than buy a new laptop, what reasonably priced upgrade options would you recommend, in order of increasing the speed. I don't mind spending another $200 or so to make it fast (if possible?), but don't think I want to invest much more than that.

    The laptop is primarily used by me to surf the net and my wife to check her email on yahoo. Her main complaint is that it takes a long time to open each email. Right now it is connected wirelessly through the built-in wireless modem to my Apple Extreme Fast Ethernet, which does 802.11 b, g and n - it's the one that came out two years ago, not the bbrand new one.

    I should note that while I am generally technically proficient, I really don't know that much about computers - I can change memory chips etc but don't know anything about BIOSs etc., though I am a quick study.

    Thanks!!
     
    parksar, May 21, 2009
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  2. nacr05

    nacr05 Extreme Overclocker

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    Upgrading the ram would give you a preformance boost as this is inexpensive now a days..
     
    nacr05, May 21, 2009
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  3. groggx

    groggx Notebook Enthusiast

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    Check out Bigozone thread for CPU Upgrade. I have a 5315 and put a core 2 Duo in mine and works fine. You will have to do a Bios Flash to probably make the new CPU work properly depending on what version you have for bios now and adding extra Ram is never a bad idea. Hope you dont mind Big O for using your link. Good luck.


    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=251959
     
    groggx, May 21, 2009
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  4. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    If you are still on the 1GB of memory and running Vista, I'd bump up to 2or 3GB of memory. I'd also look for a faster 7200RPM hard drive, though you will have to re-install Windows. It's the hard drive, not the CPU, which makes the machine seem slow. Both of those probably will cost you less than $100.
     
    ZaZ, May 21, 2009
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  5. hoggie

    hoggie old boy

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    just read all the info in the above link and you will see what can be done with such a great little laptop :D
     
    hoggie, May 22, 2009
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