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Need to significiantly increase Dell Inspiron 7000 speed or donate?
The Series 7537 BTX was purchased in 2014. It was slow at the time but adequate given use. Times change, use changes, speed now totally unacceptable.
Pertinent info:
1. 750GB 5400RPM SATA HD
2. 4th Generation Intel Core i5-4200U Processor (3M Cache, up to 2.6 GHz), UMA, C1
3. 6GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600MHz (4GBx1 + 2GBx1)
Assuming I can do so (I've only worked on Lenovo's, never a Dell laptop), my current thinking is to switch out the HD for an SSD of whatever speed/model the BIOS will allow.
I do not know the max RAM for this machine. If it's 8 I'd toss what's there and replace with similar Crucial 8GB.
If I'm wasting my time/money--please say so.
If the idea is sound but what I'm doing needs altering--please tell me.
Thanks,
Mark