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By skinnyman9000
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I've got an old Dell laptop knocking around. I need a secondary machine. It needs to boot fast, be fairly quick in terms of opening/switching programs, but it'll solely be used for Excel and web browsing. Specs:

2GHz Core 2 Duo
4GB average speed ram
320GB HD
Integrated graphics

The machine is around 4yrs old now. If I replace the CD drive with a small SSD, will it be quick enough for the above use? Or will I just be constantly frustrated by it?

Considering throwing a 32GB SSD and maybe Windows 10 on it.
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By Adey
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skinnyman9000 » Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:54 pm wrote:Turns out it only has 3GB ram. It that still likely to be across 2 sticks? It's only 800mhz speed too
Is that because it's a 32bit version of windows & would only show 3GB?

Also I have a similar spec laptop (might only have 2GB ram) running Win10 on an SSD. It's OK for browsing & Excel but video playback is rubbish & choppy.

*Edit. Oh & it boots very fast.

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