It happens at least once in the life of every notebook computer-it slows down in performance, and just doesnt have the get up and go that it used to. Like most people, you run your favorite antivirus program(s) to make sure that bugs havent infected your system, and you even run spyware programs to make sure that spyware isnt overloading your system resources. To take things a step further you clear out unnecessary items from your start menu, make bios adjustments and get rid of old programs you havent used in a while.
After all that, your laptop computer still runs slow and you realize – its time for an upgrade.
Once upon a time, laptop and notebook upgrades were considered technician only activities because of the fact most notebook manufacturers have proprietary technologies in their systems. That is still true to some extent, but the main hardware components affecting system performance in most laptops are those that have become pretty much industry standard. These are:
1.) Hard Drive
2.) Memory
3.) Processor
These components can be easily replaced in most notebooks. The first thing to do however is to determine if the upgrade...