Laptop upgrades - 40GB HD to 160GB or 512MB RAM to 1280MB?

2008-03-26 14:13:57

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Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6471|Winland

I run XP on my lappy. I currently have 2GB free space on my 40GB 4200RPM HD, and I've managed that in just five days. I also have 512MB RAM, which kills any gaming usage. BF2 is unplayable due to that.

So, which one should I get? I can afford one of them, but not both. I do have another computer for mainly gaming, so gaming shouldn't be the primary motivation.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-03-26 14:14:53

#2

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6796|...

faster hd

2008-03-26 14:16:38

#3

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6727|The Twilight Zone

Ram. Laptops are not meant for storage.

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2008-03-26 14:23:16

#4

steelie34: pub hero!; +603|6655|the land of bourbon

.Sup wrote:
Ram. Laptops are not meant for storage.

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2008-03-26 14:27:27

#5

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|6235|Places 'n such

steelie34 wrote:
.Sup wrote:
Ram. Laptops are not meant for storage.

I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.

2008-03-26 14:31:52

#6

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7006|St. Andrews / Oslo

Bf2 runs fine on my 512mb ram PC

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2008-03-26 14:40:42

#7

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6737|cuntshitlake

I say HD.

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2008-03-26 14:58:23

#8

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6727|The Twilight Zone

Jenspm wrote:
Bf2 runs fine on my 512mb ram PC

It would run even better if you had more memory. Trust me. I started playing bf2 with 512 memory then 1gb, 1.5 and now 2gb.

2008-03-26 15:03:47

#9

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6855|SE London

Hard drive. 40GB is pitiful.

My laptop has 512MB RAM and a 40GB HDD too. I'm not upgrading either, but if I were to do one, it'd be the hard drive.

It sounds from your usage scenario that it would be far more beneficial to you in terms of speed too.

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2008-03-26 15:18:59

#10

Lai: Member; +186|6424

presidentsheep wrote:
steelie34 wrote:
.Sup wrote:
Ram. Laptops are not meant for storage.

2008-03-26 15:22:20

#11

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6471|Winland

Lai wrote:
presidentsheep wrote:
steelie34 wrote:

Well, I've decided on HD, even though you say otherways. This computer can barely run BF2 anyhow.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-03-26 15:24:09

#12

SEREVENT: MASSIVE G STAR; +605|6381|Birmingham, UK

.Sup wrote:
Ram. Laptops are not meant for storage.

2008-03-26 17:35:52

#13

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6727|The Twilight Zone

Bf2-GeneralArnott wrote:
.Sup wrote:
Ram. Laptops are not meant for storage.

2008-03-26 18:17:09

#14

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6471|Winland

.Sup wrote:
Bf2-GeneralArnott wrote:
.Sup wrote:
Ram. Laptops are not meant for storage.

40GB is nothing. Four 720p movies go on 25GB, for the sake of fuck!

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-03-26 18:44:09

#15

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6727|The Twilight Zone

Freezer7Pro wrote:
.Sup wrote:
Bf2-GeneralArnott wrote:

40GB is nothing. Four 720p movies go on 25GB, for the sake of fuck!

Are DVDs too expensive in Finland?

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