UrbanFuturistic
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My parents laptop sucks. It's an older Dell Inspiron 15 3543 with an i3-5005u, 6gb, 1tb rust drive.
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I have come to learn that this trash-panda laptop only has one SODIMM slot, and can only accommodate 8gb max ram. Which makes things double awkward, because now I'm not sure as to how it gets 6gb of ram.
I am looking at either upgrading the ram and replacing the 1tb rust drive with an SSD(512gb), or buying them a new laptop altogether. If an SSD and some ram will wake this thing up, that would be ideal. Otherwise, I just want to spend my money as wisely as possible.
I'll use the standard form from here on out.
ETA:
I have come to learn that this trash-panda laptop only has one SODIMM slot, and can only accommodate 8gb max ram. Which makes things double awkward, because now I'm not sure as to how it gets 6gb of ram.
I am looking at either upgrading the ram and replacing the 1tb rust drive with an SSD(512gb), or buying them a new laptop altogether. If an SSD and some ram will wake this thing up, that would be ideal. Otherwise, I just want to spend my money as wisely as possible.
I'll use the standard form from here on out.
- Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:
USD$600 or less. - Are you open to refurbs/used?
No. - How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?
Performance>Build>Battery>FF. Performance and build trump other factors, as this will spend most of it's time on a desk, plugged in. - How important is weight and thinness to you?
Weight matters most, the lighter, the better. However, as stated above, it will spend most of it's time on a desk. - Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.
15.6", 1080p is preferred, but 1366x768 is also acceptable. - Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.
No. This is going to be for surfing/shopping/bill pay, YT/Netflix, other mundane tasks. - If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
N/A - Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?
Good keyboard would be nice. - Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.
CPU is the most important thing, I think. I believe it will determine, for the most part, how long this new laptop will last. This i3 didn't perform as well as I thought it would when I bought it, but it lasted a lot longer than I thought it might. I would be looking for a model that has an i5/Ryzen 5/7, or better, as permitted by budget. Also, Windows only; none of that other chicanery, please.
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