Aquired an old laptop for nowt! its 7years old but cost £2k new... is it worth updating/upgrading?

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  1. Joh

    Johnny the tyke Well-Known Member

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    #1 Johnny the tyke, Oct 16, 2007
    I guess what I am asking is in terms of costs...... is it worth buying, new hard drive, dvd drive, memory to enhance the old lap top....!!! or should I just fork out for a new one?

    The spec seems pretty poor now, it has a 6gig hard drive and 68mb of RAM! CD ROM, floppy, 2No. usb ports....

    I will use the machine for work, 2d CAD and word processing! I want to spend the least amount possible, ideally would like DVD-RW, 60gig HD, min 500k RAM and a card reader. Is this possible to do at low cost, or is it worth buying a new machine?


    Thanks

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    #2 Redstar, Oct 16, 2007
    RE: Aquired an old laptop for nowt! its 7years old but cost £2k new... is it worth updating/upgradin

    Probably worth buying a new machine unless you can pick up some good deals on new parts
     
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    #3 Rosco, Oct 16, 2007
    RE: Aquired an old laptop for nowt! its 7years old but cost £2k new... is it worth updating/upgradin

    £400 will get you an OK laptop, £500 an decent one and £600 plus it will be plenty fast.

    Don't try to enhance a 7 year old laptop, in fact, pretty much don't try to enhance any laptop other than RAM expansion.
     
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    #4 La Dent de Crolles, Oct 16, 2007
    RE: Aquired an old laptop for nowt! its 7years old but cost £2k new... is it worth updating/upgradin

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    #5 Rosco, Oct 16, 2007
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    Goes without saying.

    Glittery paint, Bratz stickers and tippexed artwork.
     
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