What does computer memory do for a laptop. Is 448 mb enough for a student. What is saved to ram. ?

July 26th, 2009 | by computermemory |
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matt4999 asked:


My laptop is running really slow and I am trying to figure out if I need to upgrade the memory. Is laptop memory expensive. Would it be worth getting more memory for the 5 months before I get another computer.

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  1. 6 Responses to “What does computer memory do for a laptop. Is 448 mb enough for a student. What is saved to ram. ?”

  2. By Jerry J on Jul 29, 2009 | Reply

    It should run OK with XP, adding memory probably will not help

  3. By Mark H on Jul 31, 2009 | Reply

    umm RAM is like short term memory. so the mor eu have the easier it is for your processor there for making your laptop faster……500mb isnt very good…i would upgrade but dont worry about it to much

  4. By sosguy on Aug 3, 2009 | Reply

    Depends what you are doing with it. If you are doing the normal student stuff such as word processing, email, surfing the net, etc. - then yes it should be. RAM stands for random access memory - think of it as memory used by your computer immediately. Memory that is stored on your hard drive that is permanent until you delete it or format the hard drive.
    More RAM could make your computer run faster, but I suspect that it is probably full of spyware.
    First program to download: CCleaner - safely cleans up your hard drive. Download free:

    Next - download Spybot Search and Destroy:

  5. By brisray on Aug 6, 2009 | Reply

    You can get laptop memory for around $25 for 1Gb, or $40 for 2Gb -

    It’s up to you decide if you want to spend the money before getting a new laptop.

    448Mb isn’t really enough anymore for anyone, and you should be looking for at least 2GB up to a maximum of 4Gb - most OSs can’t use more than that.

    RAM is where anything in use on your computer is temporarily stored. RAM is volatile, that is, anything in it is lost when the power is removed from it. Generally speaking, adding more RAM is one of the best and most cost effective way of upgrading any computer.

  6. By wartyh0g on Aug 7, 2009 | Reply

    Ram is used when you run applications and open documents. 448mb should be enough for word processing, surfing and spreadsheets. It would be slightly low for games and photoshop. All software comes with recommended processing speed and RAM requirements.

    If your computer is running slow you probably need to do some maintenance on it. Clean the registry, check and defrag the drive. Here is a walk through

    if your getting a computer in 5 months I wouldn’t bother upgrading the ram you have - there are several other things that control speed like CPU, HD and Bus speed. A new laptop will make a big difference - and I recommend getting a 64bit native laptop if you are going to be running Vista. Toshiba makes some very reasonably priced 64 bit satellite laptops.

  7. By wiztek on Aug 9, 2009 | Reply

    Simply, your Data is saved to your memory before it’s sent or paged to the hard drive. Memory is MUCH faster than a Hard Drive so the more you have to a point, the faster your computer will run. It appears that your Video is using some memory to operate. I like to see 1 gig at minimum of memory to run XP at it’s best and at least 2 gigs of memory to run Vista.

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