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IBM R40 outdated?

post #1 of 9
3/6/09 at 10:59pm
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Hi guys, I am new to this forum. I am in need of help with my dilemma. My wife just started a job as a on-line tutor. Our IBM R40 W/ 1GM of ram is very slow. She is using a AT&T USB connect Mercury connect device on her lunch hour to connect to the web. The problems are: #1 slow processing. #2 slow on the web. #3 low battery life even with a new battery.
My question is, should we upgrade to a newer laptop. I have no problem with doing so but our budget will only alow $600-$650 max. If we do need to upgrade. Can you point me to something that will work for her needs. This is something I need to do this weekend. Thanks for the support in advance!
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post #2 of 9
3/7/09 at 3:32am
http://www.notebookforums.com/thread225812.html

same comment.

Slow processing and slow on the net can be attributed to system not being tuned up and router and ISP performance.

cheers ...
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post #3 of 9
3/7/09 at 5:51pm
Please state your OS, HDD & Processor Speed.
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post #4 of 9
3/7/09 at 8:28pm
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Originally Posted by robfactory View Post
Please state your OS, HDD & Processor Speed.
XP Pro
Pentium 2.2G
1 G of ram
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post #5 of 9
3/7/09 at 9:14pm
Specs look good to have issue with slow processing and slow net performance.

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post #6 of 9
3/7/09 at 10:31pm
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Specs look good to have issue with slow processing and slow net performance.

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Some mentioned that I may have a slow 4200 HDD. Would that make this laptop run slow? I just did a defrag and it took about 45 minutes. How can I find what HDD I have?
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post #7 of 9
3/8/09 at 12:11am
You can try Everest Home or Sandra Lite* to check out your hardware environment. 4200rpm is a bit slow, that could be part of a bottleneck.

Defrag and chkdsk are good to speed the drive up. Disable un-needed startup processes and services, review the AV software can also help.

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post #8 of 9
3/8/09 at 3:25pm
4200 is really slow, but better for battery life.
For better performance use a 5400 to 7200 HDD. You can also go with a solid state HDD. They are cheaper now and offer better performance than the regular HDD, plus better battery life. Also, try and upgrade your ram to at least 1.5-2gigs of ram.
that laptop series uses ram for video, so you are not really getting the full 1 gig.
Also, check that you don't have a lot of start up software booting up when you turn on the laptop.
I took all of the visualization off my x61s. It loads a lot faster.
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post #9 of 9
3/24/09 at 3:35pm
Sounds like you have a virus that's eating up all the memory and CPU. I've had this situation before. Check the task manager to see what processes are taking up the resources.
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