Vilandra
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Hi all
My parents have an HP Pavilion entertainment laptop that frankly didn't run well when it was new, but is really struggling to open programs now. I am thinking of putting in an SSD as a boot drive and moving the HDD into the optical bay, and upgrading the RAM to the max of 8. Also possibly upgrading to Windows 7 (I think 8 would confuse them).
My dad does a lot of photo editing, using Lightroom 4. Other than that, it's basic word, excel, & Internet browsing only.
Is it worth it for me to put a few hundred dollars (I figure about $450) into the laptop or should they look for a new desktop instead? It would be worth it to me to extend the life of the laptop with a view to buying new down the road.
Here are the current specs:
HP Pavilion dv6t-1100
4 GB RAM
Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 2 Ghz
64 bit Vista
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530
Thank you!
My parents have an HP Pavilion entertainment laptop that frankly didn't run well when it was new, but is really struggling to open programs now. I am thinking of putting in an SSD as a boot drive and moving the HDD into the optical bay, and upgrading the RAM to the max of 8. Also possibly upgrading to Windows 7 (I think 8 would confuse them).
My dad does a lot of photo editing, using Lightroom 4. Other than that, it's basic word, excel, & Internet browsing only.
Is it worth it for me to put a few hundred dollars (I figure about $450) into the laptop or should they look for a new desktop instead? It would be worth it to me to extend the life of the laptop with a view to buying new down the road.
Here are the current specs:
HP Pavilion dv6t-1100
4 GB RAM
Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 2 Ghz
64 bit Vista
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530
Thank you!