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Is memory upgrade for Inspiron 600m worth it?
I received a Dell Inspiron 600m for free. Has 1.6 GHz CPU and 80GB HDD.
Installed Windows 7 x86 and have all the correct drivers. Everything is working fine.
It is slow but not too bad with hard page faults high and CPU usage hitting 100% depending on activity.
Currently has 768GB memory @266MHz (it actually uses 333MHz but has a one 512GB stick @266 that reduces the overall speed).
I can upgrade the RAM to 2GB @333MHz for $46. (It also needs a nes battery but that is a secondary consideration.)
Intended usage is web-surfing, email and Word. Can anyone who has this model comment on whether the $46 will be worth it in terms of performance boost? It seems to be a pretty solid, though older, machine. A bit more "snap" in web surfing would make it fine for the intended usage....