Comments on: Cheap Ways to Upgrade Your Laptop http://gigaom.com/collaboration/cheap-ways-to-upgrade-your-laptop-1/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:28:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ed http://gigaom.com/collaboration/cheap-ways-to-upgrade-your-laptop-1/#comment-82190 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:16:22 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=12005#comment-82190 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 http://gigaom.com/collaboration/cheap-ways-to-upgrade-your-laptop-1/#comment-82189 Sun, 31 May 2009 13:01:55 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=12005#comment-82189 [...] 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 http://gigaom.com/collaboration/cheap-ways-to-upgrade-your-laptop-1/#comment-82188 Sat, 30 May 2009 13:01:15 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=12005#comment-82188 [...] 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 http://gigaom.com/collaboration/cheap-ways-to-upgrade-your-laptop-1/#comment-82187 Tue, 05 May 2009 00:17:25 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=12005#comment-82187 Thanks for the info. I always feel like the next article I read outdates the previous one…

]]> By: Simon Mackie http://gigaom.com/collaboration/cheap-ways-to-upgrade-your-laptop-1/#comment-82186 Mon, 04 May 2009 15:19:38 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=12005#comment-82186 @dinu mine is a Seagate. I’ve only had it a little while but it seems great so far.

]]> By: dinu http://gigaom.com/collaboration/cheap-ways-to-upgrade-your-laptop-1/#comment-82185 Mon, 04 May 2009 14:27:02 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=12005#comment-82185 nice tip, I am considering an External Hard drive .. any brand that u guys suggest ?

]]> By: Simon Mackie http://gigaom.com/collaboration/cheap-ways-to-upgrade-your-laptop-1/#comment-82184 Mon, 04 May 2009 13:47:57 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=12005#comment-82184 @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 http://gigaom.com/collaboration/cheap-ways-to-upgrade-your-laptop-1/#comment-82183 Mon, 04 May 2009 12:05:36 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=12005#comment-82183 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 http://gigaom.com/collaboration/cheap-ways-to-upgrade-your-laptop-1/#comment-82182 Mon, 04 May 2009 08:31:48 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=12005#comment-82182 @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 http://gigaom.com/collaboration/cheap-ways-to-upgrade-your-laptop-1/#comment-82181 Sun, 03 May 2009 09:11:30 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=12005#comment-82181 Thanks, great list!

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

]]> By: cheapest way to upgrade your old laptop | Laptop Showroom http://gigaom.com/collaboration/cheap-ways-to-upgrade-your-laptop-1/#comment-82180 Sun, 03 May 2009 05:59:36 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=12005#comment-82180 [...] source: Uncategorized No Related Post Click here to cancel reply. [...]

]]> By: Andy Harris http://gigaom.com/collaboration/cheap-ways-to-upgrade-your-laptop-1/#comment-82179 Sun, 03 May 2009 03:48:22 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=12005#comment-82179 Very good article. Common sense for techies but very helpful to the uninformed.
Regarding netbooks, I bought an Acer Aspire One D150 and immediately upgraded the memory to 2gb. It cooks and I’m really enjoying the netbook because it really does handle everything I do (browse, email, write).

]]> By: Ron Amelio http://gigaom.com/collaboration/cheap-ways-to-upgrade-your-laptop-1/#comment-82178 Sun, 03 May 2009 03:22:21 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=12005#comment-82178 This is a great article. With netbooks as inexpensive as they are nowadays, I think if people looked at what the truly *need* a laptop for, they might be able to get a new netbook for even less than upgrading their old laptop. Some great pointers, though.

Ron

]]> By: TechWrap » Cheap Ways to Upgrade Your Laptop http://gigaom.com/collaboration/cheap-ways-to-upgrade-your-laptop-1/#comment-82177 Sun, 03 May 2009 00:54:13 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=12005#comment-82177 [...] and in the current economic climate, many folks are looking save money wherever possible. With some cheap, easy-to-install laptop upgrades, it’s possible to breathe life into an old machine and keep it humming along for a fraction [...]

]]> By: Stu http://gigaom.com/collaboration/cheap-ways-to-upgrade-your-laptop-1/#comment-82176 Sat, 02 May 2009 17:34:27 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=12005#comment-82176 Nice article. Upgrading RAM is always a great way to make a computer feel like new. ^^ I feel sorry for you if you paid $20 for a Bluetooth adapter though, they’re rather cheap nowadays:

http://dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.11866

]]> By: VirginTech http://gigaom.com/collaboration/cheap-ways-to-upgrade-your-laptop-1/#comment-82175 Sat, 02 May 2009 16:51:25 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=12005#comment-82175 Very smart article simon, thanks for sharing!

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