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Title: laptops....
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 13 August 2008, 21:47:42

Is it possible to have your hard drive upgraded along with the memory and possibly how much would this little exercise cost on average?? its an ibm r31 thinkpad that i`m thinkin of upgrading....P.S. my dvd players working now.... ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: laptops....
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 13 August 2008, 21:54:53

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Is it possible to have your hard drive upgraded along with the memory and possibly how much would this little exercise cost on average?? its an ibm r31 thinkpad that i`m thinkin of upgrading....P.S. my dvd players working now.... ;D ;D ;D

Yes and yes, but you will be limited on the ammount of ram.

Also, anyone that is doing you a ram uprade, if you end up with 2 stix of ram then try and get it matched  as it could well affect the overall performance of your laptop. :y

Title: Re: laptops....
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 13 August 2008, 21:56:44

at the mo i`ve got 128mb ram and a 20gb hard drive so i`d like to upgrade whats the best hing to go for??? any suggestions??

Title: Re: laptops....
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 13 August 2008, 21:58:48

You should be able to do both upgrades yourself as long as you feel comfortable formatting the new drive and installing windows from scratch.

Try

www.ebuyer.com
www.dabs.co.uk
www.aria.co.uk

for your memory and hard drive bits

Title: Re: laptops....
Post by: TheBoy on 13 August 2008, 21:59:12

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at the mo i`ve got 128mb ram and a 20gb hard drive so i`d like to upgrade whats the best hing to go for??? any suggestions??

Don't know the specs of your machine, but I'm guessing that its quite old.  Upgrading might not really be that viable to be honest...

Title: Re: laptops....
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 13 August 2008, 22:01:40

I have just looked up the specs.

For the cost of a hard drive and ram upgrade, why not consider a laptop upgrade, may be cheaper than you think.

Title: Re: laptops....
Post by: jules on 13 August 2008, 22:02:10

for memory upgrades, try www.kingston.com

Their information is as accurate as I can get.

Title: Re: laptops....
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 13 August 2008, 22:03:27

Hard drives from £30 + Post

http://www.ebuyer.com/search?store=2&cat=4&subcat=19

Dunno max memory for your computer

http://www.ebuyer.com/search?store=2&cat=152&subcat=1702

Title: Re: laptops....
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 13 August 2008, 22:10:19

Just looked on ebay there are some interesting offers, all I would say there is go and have a look at something within 10 miles of where you live and ask for a demo before you bid or buy.

Also there are members on here who might be upgrading.

Look in your local papers.

I would in all honestly look arround 1st. :y

Title: Re: laptops....
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 13 August 2008, 22:12:24

http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator_new/modelsinfo.asp?SysID=11489&mfr=Lenovo&model=ThinkPad+R31+Celeron+2656%2C+2676&root=&LinkBack=&Sys=11489-Lenovo-ThinkPad+R31+Celeron+2656%2C+2676-xxx&distributor=0&submit1=Search




Standard Memory:         64 MB  (Removable)  or
128 MB  (Removable)  or
256 MB  (Removable)  

Maximum Memory:       1 GB  

Expansion:       2 Sockets  

CPU & ChipSet:       Intel Celeron  1.2  GHz   Intel 830MG
Intel Celeron  1.33  GHz   Intel 830MG
Intel Celeron  1  GHz   Intel 830MG

Bus Architecture:       PC Card

Mfgr's System P/N's:       2656-xxx; 2676-xxx