Inspiron 14 upgrade

[new_bie]

hi guys,

my parents just recently hoot a cheap laptop from those expo fair .. but the spec is not very good..

planning to have it upgrade this weekend for them..

what they do is abit of microsoft and watching some tv/movie on the lappy only..

any kind soul can advise me on the upgrade of what item and it estimated cost.. many thanks


current spec:-
2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i3-2375M processor (3M Cache, 1.5 GHz, with UMA base)
Windows 8, English (64bit)
14.0"(35.6cm) LED Backlit Display with True Life and HD resolution (1366 x 768)
2GB 1 DIMM (2GB x1) DDR3 1600Mhz
320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Tray load DVD Drive (Reads and Writes DVD)
1 Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
1.99kg2

 

[keroro]

hi guys,

my parents just recently hoot a cheap laptop from those expo fair .. but the spec is not very good..

planning to have it upgrade this weekend for them..

what they do is abit of microsoft and watching some tv/movie on the lappy only..

any kind soul can advise me on the upgrade of what item and it estimated cost.. many thanks


current spec:-
2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i3-2375M processor (3M Cache, 1.5 GHz, with UMA base)
Windows 8, English (64bit)
14.0"(35.6cm) LED Backlit Display with True Life and HD resolution (1366 x 768)
2GB 1 DIMM (2GB x1) DDR3 1600Mhz
320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Tray load DVD Drive (Reads and Writes DVD)
1 Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
1.99kg2

when you say its not very good, what do you mean?
it lags? or what's the issue?

 

[Gribber]

hi guys,

my parents just recently hoot a cheap laptop from those expo fair .. but the spec is not very good..

planning to have it upgrade this weekend for them..

what they do is abit of microsoft and watching some tv/movie on the lappy only..

any kind soul can advise me on the upgrade of what item and it estimated cost.. many thanks


current spec:-
2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i3-2375M processor (3M Cache, 1.5 GHz, with UMA base)
Windows 8, English (64bit)
14.0"(35.6cm) LED Backlit Display with True Life and HD resolution (1366 x 768)
2GB 1 DIMM (2GB x1) DDR3 1600Mhz
320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Tray load DVD Drive (Reads and Writes DVD)
1 Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
1.99kg2

imo, upgrading the ram to 4 - 8GB should be good enough.
If budget permits - gun down a SSD or 7200RPM hdd instead.
the intel gpu is a bottleneck though.

 

[new_bie]

bro keoro, yea it kindda lag.. open file slow as well

bro Gribber, can advise wad d damage ??

 

[Gribber]

bro keoro, yea it kindda lag.. open file slow as well

bro Gribber, can advise wad d damage ??

HWZ got price lists http://www.hardwarezone.com.sg/promos help yourself with the damage.