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    Quote Originally Posted by meursault View Post
    i wouldnt get away with 2gb, given all i would be using is the internet mainly?

    it will do but the more you got the better,

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    Quote Originally Posted by CariLoha View Post
    What about the new Microsoft Surface Tablets?
    i have a tablet already but find it easier to type using a laptop. i do a lot of work using microsoft word, hence the need for keyboard
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rachel Divine View Post
    A MacBook !!!!


    out of my league
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    In the old (32bit) days the rule of thumb was that for windows you needed as much memory as you could get or afford.

    Nowadays unless you are using multiple programs at once or editing photos or video the “law of diminishing returns” means you get little benefit with more than 4GB.

    However, with 2GB, Windows has to make regular use of “virtual memory” (writing and retrieving from the hard disc) so making everything slower. Having 4GB lets it keep more in RAM so everything is much quicker.

    As they say in motorsport, “Speed costs, how fast do you want to go?”

    It is hard to find even a cheap laptop nowadays with less than 4GB.

    Would a 2GB laptop run smoothly just using the internet and Microsoft word and anti-virus as well? Yes it would, if you really want to cut corners. The anti-virus possibly being the thing to slow it down. And you don’t need an i7!

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    Quote Originally Posted by meursault View Post
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    but they don't actually want you to stop talking,
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    Quote Originally Posted by irishdeltaforce View Post
    i5 is grand.




    Down with that sort of thing.


    Just buy the specs that you can afford & keeping in mind what you want to use it for.
    thats why i am asking. is 2GB of ram enough for internet and word, or should i go for 4GB.

    now i dont know how good 2GB of ram is. is it enough for internet and word or should i stick with 4GB. my gut says 2GB.
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    I have several computers because I kept the old ones when I updated.
    I have an old Pentium with 1GB of ram.
    It doesn’t have the overhead of an anti-virus program but it accesses the internet and runs Microsoft Word just fine.

    [Hard Disc does thresh a lot because of the "virtual memory" but as I said, it’s OK]
    Last edited by SteveB; 30-03-16 at 17:54. Reason: Note about "virtual memory" and Hard Disc threshing

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    Quote Originally Posted by SteveB View Post
    I have several computers because I kept the old ones when I updated.
    I have an old Pentium with 1GB of ram.
    It doesn’t have the overhead of an anti-virus program but it accesses the internet and runs Microsoft Word just fine.

    [Hard Disc does thresh a lot because of the "virtual memory" but as I said, it’s OK]
    do you think if i go for a 2GB one, just install word and kaspersky anti virus, it will run smoothly. bearing in mind as well its usually either internet or word; i seldom use the internet and word at the same time
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    Quote Originally Posted by SteveB View Post
    I have several computers because I kept the old ones when I updated.
    I have an old Pentium with 1GB of ram.
    It doesn’t have the overhead of an anti-virus program but it accesses the internet and runs Microsoft Word just fine.
    On Antivirus, Eset is very low impact.
    Life is a journey, complete it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Meursault View Post
    do you think if i go for a 2GB one, just install word and kaspersky anti virus, it will run smoothly. bearing in mind as well its usually either internet or word; i seldom use the internet and word at the same time
    Should run OK, obviously it will not run as fast as if it had 4GB, and there will be some more hard disc reading and writing but shouldn't be a problem.

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