Well, I did some research on this old model Dell Inspiron 6000, and apparently, the CPU can be upgraded to a processor of 1.73GHz. The RAM could remain at 2Gb.
Would that upgrade not give you a much better speed? Anyone who has a 1.73GHz processor installed in a Dell Inspiron 6000 can advise on this upgrade.
Features 2MB Cache, 533MHz Front Side Bus, and Core Clock Speed of 1.73GHz.
sSpec Number: SL7SA, 0SL7SA
CPU Speed: 1.73 GHz
PCG:
Bus Speed: 533 MHz
Bus/Core Ratio: 13
L2 Cache Size: 2 MB
L2 Cache Speed: 1.73 GHz
Package Type: 478 pin
Manufacturing Technology: 90 nm
Core Stepping: C0
CPUID String: 06D8h
Thermal Design Power: 27W
Thermal Specification: 100�C
VID Voltage Range: 1.287V-1.4V
That is not going to help you very much.
*So, to make a long story short, get a new laptop.
*(for under $300, you can quadruple your performance, and be "up-to-date)
- "The Long Story" (
LOL)
You need to move up from that old unit, as the max. ram is 2Gig.
You want these days, to at least be running Windows 7, and that OS will take, at minimum, over half of your ram just sitting there, ...doing nothing!
Your computer will be constantly page swapping data from memory, to the hard drive.
If you still are using WinXP, then you will find many programs will no longer support that OS, and you wont get anymore support from Microsoft for XP.
If there is an internet Security patch, virus update etc., required by any programs (Browsers, run-time libraries, etc.), you will be out of luck.
