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by joenabby

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Ok... first of all, my laptop runs extremely slow. I can't remember how much ram was in it. Is that what maximizes speed? Anyway, I couldn't even use the internet. I finally got a copy of Spybot and something else to get rid of spyware, and it was full of spyware. It started working, but it was slow. My dsl runs like dial up. I have alltel and when I hook up with my laptop from work, it is fast. My hard drive went out in my personal laptop. I have to get a new one. Do I have to get a certain one, or can I get a better one? It was a Hitachi 20GB. What would make the dsl run so slow? I thought it was just from the spyware, but it still did after I cleaned it up. Do I need more RAM? A bigger harddrive?

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by silagy

first of all are you running windows xp ? also what speed of laptop do you have? first thing i would do is max the memory out , 2nd more memory will always out weigh a slower processor. also that 20 gig is probley a 4200 rpm drive , get an 80 gig eide 5400 rpm laptop drive. that will help everything, also stay away from spybot use microsoft antispy or spysweeper , if your gonna buy a soultion for spy ware and antivirus do it seprated , get trend micro antivirus or spyware,or panda any virus and spyware.
any questions email me at silagy@gmail.com

by joenabby

My hard drive is a Hitachi GNX 40, 20GB, 5400 RPM, and guess what? Can't find one! Does that mean I have to get a new computer?

Thanks for your help!

by emileeapple

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by emileeapple

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