How to speed up netbook?

[iseeu1001]

Well that doubles the ram and that sounds like the limit. For me the SSD without opening heavy applications only cuts down on power, noise and heat once the net is open, up and running. Stick with the ram and then push for a upgrade later to a i5 ultrabook on sale.

Not double because the netbook only has 1 ram slot and if I remove that that makes 2GB not 4GB or 3GB.

Respectfully I would do the larger and fastest supported ram the netbook will allow first. The SSD will boot. open programs and close faster but I would see if your sister notices enough speed improvement with just the ram. Use this ram/memory adviser to see what your sisters netbook will upgrade to:
DDR3, DDR2 and DDR RAM memory upgrades from Crucial.com

I think this is a good approach. RAM first and see what happens. 2GB should be plenty for Starter. The problem now is that you get too much paging. That really, really slows a system down.

Regarding the SSD - recently they had 60GB OCZ SSDs on sale (at Newegg) for $38. They were refurbished but OCZ is a serious company and they are probably better than new. You just have to shop around.

But if you think your sis can live with 32GB, that's OK too. My wife lives with little disk space too. But she has all her files on 32GB USB sticks.

The largest I can go up to is 2GB of ram that is why I am confused, ram or ssd? I mean I guess I could try to get her to get a 64GB ssd but I think she would most perfer the 32GB. Tell me a straight answer is the 32GB enough or not for mozilla firefox+windows 7+hulu+utube+netflix.

 

[whs]

As I said earlier, 2GB of RAM will make a BIG difference and is probably ample for Starter. Yes you can go with a 32GB SSD. You just don't have acres of space for user files. If push comes to shove, use a a stick or a large SD card in addition for the user data that does not fit on the SSD. But don't fill the SSD to the rim - leave at least 10% to 15% free space. It will have a negative performance impact for write operations if too full.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

So upgrading your sisters ram means tossing the 1gb stick for a 2gb stick no big deal.

 

[whs]

So upgrading your sisters ram means tossing the 1gb stick for a 2gb stick no big deal.

Is there only 1 slot (channel) in this Netbook?

 

[iseeu1001]

So upgrading your sisters ram means tossing the 1gb stick for a 2gb stick no big deal.

Is there only 1 slot (channel) in this Netbook?

I am not sure what you mean but yes there is only 1 slot. I can't add another ram stick in because I have to replace the other one if I do get ram.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

So upgrading your sisters ram means tossing the 1gb stick for a 2gb stick no big deal.

Is there only 1 slot (channel) in this Netbook?

It sounds like the case, do we have a make and model number of this netbook? Would that not be helpful?

 

[iseeu1001]

So upgrading your sisters ram means tossing the 1gb stick for a 2gb stick no big deal.

Is there only 1 slot (channel) in this Netbook?

It sounds like the case, do we have a make and model number of this netbook? Would that not be helpful?

I am not sure what else you can tell me but the laptop is an asus 1025c.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

OK so you want to order a good 2gb ram stick and swap it for the 1gb in the machine. As Christmas is coming you can use the 1gb stick as a tech Christmas tree ornament. The net book does have a sd card slot so you can write data to it when the SSD drive runs out of space and believe me a 32gb drive will run out of space unless you manage all aspects of updates and data, do you really see your sister doing that? Hence the members here urging you to do a rethink on SSD size. As I mentioned I would do the ram stick first and then if needed later watch for the falling prices on 60/80/120+ SSD's. Before you pull the trigger on that SSD and needed stock HDD enclosure I would open the Netbook up and make double sure it's a 2.5" drive which I'm 99% sure it is.

 

[whs]

And SSD prices are falling. Just bought a 240GB SSD from Newegg - for $138

 

[iseeu1001]

OK so you want to order a good 2gb ram stick and swap it for the 1gb in the machine. As Christmas is coming you can use the 1gb stick as a tech Christmas tree ornament. The net book does have a sd card slot so you can write data to it when the SSD drive runs out of space and believe me a 32gb drive will run out of space unless you manage all aspects of updates and data, do you really see your sister doing that? Hence the members here urging you to do a rethink on SSD size. As I mentioned I would do the ram stick first and then if needed later watch for the falling prices on 60/80/120+ SSD's. Before you pull the trigger on that SSD and needed stock HDD enclosure I would open the Netbook up and make double sure it's a 2.5" drive which I'm 99% sure it is.

ASUS Eee PC 1025c RAM Upgrade - How to Install NetBook Memory - YouTube

Asus 1025c Ram Upgrade - YouTube

Looks fairly hard since I never took apart a laptop like that before but I am going to try it lol :shock:

So ram right then ssd or ssd then ram? On my sister laptop everything just loads slow even though I put a new windows start on it.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Ram then SSD which makes sense as ram prices are low but not going down but SSD's are still moving downward in costs. Also the key to improving netbook speed is the doubling of the ram. The SSD will be great for booting, program loading and closing speeds as well as battery consumption, noise and heat.

 

[whs]

RAM first. And when you open the back, be careful not to damage the wires. That is the biggest risk. Of course, once you have it open, you may want to slap the SSD in too (after you transferred the OS to it).

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/149969-ssd-install-transfer-operating-system.html

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Ok, I'm having a "DOH!" moment. You machine is very similar to my last netbook. It was a good machine, for a netbook. I seem to remember mine already had 2GB RAM (odd, considering it was an XP machine). I retired it after a couple of years because the wires going through the hinge to the screen started going bad and I didn't feel like trying to replace them plus I was ready for a larger machine. I tried opening it up to get at the HDD so I could salvage the HDD (still have it; I used it for backing up the boot drive on my current desktop for a while) and wound up destroying the keyboard in the process (due to a classic case of failing to RTFM ). I would love to "meet" the eejits who designed that insane mess and have a little "talk" with them!

My experience with getting into the Asus made me appreciate my Lenovo G570 even more now. I can get at the RAM and HDD just by loosening a few screws on a panel (they are captive so no worries about losing them) and gently prying the panel off. Everything one needs to get at is all right there. I blow out what little dust gets into it once in a while. I've also replaced the HDD with a SSHD and will be replacing the SSHD with a SSD in the near future (I just picked up the SSD from my mail service yesterday but, being the cheap, greedy, old bi...broad I am, I'm waiting to see if it might go on sale online this weekend for even less than I already paid for it). Upgrading RAM from 4GB to 8Gb will not be far behind.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

RAM first. And when you open the back, be careful not to damage the wires. That is the biggest risk. Of course, once you have it open, you may want to slap the SSD in too (after you transferred the OS to it).

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/149969-ssd-install-transfer-operating-system.html

After all the work one has to go through to get at the RAM, it would definitely make good sense to slap in the SSD while you are already in there. In fact, you would be nuts not to!

 

[iseeu1001]

1 last question. What is the difference between a 10600 and a 10660 ram? So this ram will work right? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231214

 

[whs]

You really have to check with the Crucial scanner. It's hard to say from here which Dimms fit.

Use the Crucial System Scanner software to find out what type of memory is in your computer

 

[iseeu1001]

Also is a higher voltage ram gonna harm the motherboard?

 

[bej]

Intel memory controllers are located on the CPU. The rated RAM voltage should be
considered maximum. Less will probably work, but more could damage the controller
and the CPU. Overclocking RAM ain't the way to go in a Netbook.