Comments on: Cheap Ways to Upgrade Your Laptop

By: Ed

Ed — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:16:22 +0000

can I add external Ram to Emachine E330?
trying to add to Ram, 256, been told motherboard wont take it, nut read about altering ms software to allow ?

can anyone help?

By: How to Become a More Frugal Web Worker

How to Become a More Frugal Web Worker — Sun, 31 May 2009 13:01:55 +0000

[...] rather than replace old equipment. Instead of buying a new computer why not find cheaper ways to boost its performance? Sometimes, just purchasing additional memory can make an old computer work as smoothly as a brand [...]

By: Resource Rationalization for the Home Office

Resource Rationalization for the Home Office — Sat, 30 May 2009 13:01:15 +0000

[...] I try to work out if I really need the item, or if I can get by without it. For example, can I add memory to boost my computer’s capacity rather than buying a new [...]

By: Count Doon

Count Doon — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:17:25 +0000

Thanks for the info. I always feel like the next article I read outdates the previous one…

By: Simon Mackie

Simon Mackie — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:19:38 +0000

@dinu mine is a Seagate. I’ve only had it a little while but it seems great so far.

By: dinu

dinu — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:27:02 +0000

nice tip, I am considering an External Hard drive .. any brand that u guys suggest ?

By: Simon Mackie

Simon Mackie — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:47:57 +0000

@John B – I guess that’s the risk you take for not buying an “official” battery. But at a third of the cost of an official battery it was risk I was prepared to take, and it’s worked out OK for me.

By: John B

John B — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:05:36 +0000

I bought a battery off eBay for my old dell at one point and it worked great, for about a month, then stopped holding any more of a charge than my old battery, (interestingly enough, it was guaranteed for a few days less than it lasted). I’m sure there are good batteries out there, just do your research!

By: Simon Mackie

Simon Mackie — Mon, 04 May 2009 08:31:48 +0000

@Steven – I don’t know the brand of the batteries I have, I bought them off eBay (I have two batteries from two different sellers from Hong Kong – they look similar but they’re not identical). All I can say is that I’ve never had any problems with them.

@Stu that’s probably a better idea than getting an internal adapter, but I like not taking up a USB port.

By: Steven

Steven — Sun, 03 May 2009 09:11:30 +0000

Thanks, great list!

How about the safety (overheating) of compatible batteries? Are there any brand names or labels to look for?