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    1.83 GHz or 7200 harddrive

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by halperin, May 6, 2006.

  1. halperin

    halperin Notebook Consultant

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    Pay 80 bucks for upgrade from Intel® Core™ processor Duo T2300 (2MB Cache/1.66GHz/667MHz FSB) to 1.83 GHz

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    pay 100 and upgrade from 40GB Hard Drive 5400 rpm to 60gb harddrive 7200 rpm

    in terms of which one would improve performance the most. Im still new to computers and notebooks especially, but my guess would be the harddrive without a doubt.
     
    halperin, May 6, 2006
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    primehunter326 Notebook Consultant

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    I think you would notice the faster HD more than a processor upgrade.
     
    primehunter326, May 6, 2006
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  3. gkurcon

    gkurcon Notebook Geek

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    Agreed, you won't notice much difference between 1.6 Ghz to 1.8 Ghz. However, the HD speed should be noticable.

    Make sure you are getting at least 1GB RAM too...you don't have to buy it necessarily from Dell, but just make sure you get as much RAM as you can afford.
     
    gkurcon, May 6, 2006
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