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My tween daughter needs a computer for school. I don't have the money to spend on a new computer. Is it worth the cost to install a new hard drive (500gb) and RAM (2gb)? I could do the installation myself.
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Your machine should be able to upgrade to 4 MB of RAM. I really like the Seagate 7400 Momentus hard drives, here's one: [linked product missing or disabled: IF107-098]
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Susan - Yes it's worth putting in $200 or so to give it new life. It won't be as likely to be stolen Vs a new shiny MacBook Pro, or be as great a loss if broken. Before you do check with her school on what apps (OS) she will need to run on it to make sure it will meet their specs.
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Check around you might find a cheaper HD & RAM. Micro Center has a sale on 1Tb drives for $90, its a slower version 5.4k Vs 7.2k and does not have any SSD which may be OK for your kids system.
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