PERFORMANCE

[Jpcole]

Hello, Im planning to upgrade my laptop intel celeron n3060. From 4 gb ram to 8 gb ram and 500 HDD to 256 SSD, I’ll be only using the laptop to browse the internet, create documents and watch videos. Will it suffice?

Im also planning to buy a second hand laptop with amd ryzen 3 3250U or an i5 7300U. 

if I’ll only be using a laptop for documents, research and watching videos, what should I do? Upgrade my laptop or get a second hand laptop with a better processor?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Upgrading your existing notebook with 8 GB of memory and a 2.5" SSD will help its current performance, but buying either notebook that you mentioned would probably help even more.

Cost to upgrade your existing mode in USD:

Memory:  $16

Crucial RAM 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz CL11 Laptop Memory CT102464BF160B at Amazon.com

SSD: $40.  You may want to spend the extra $12 and get the 500 GB model instead.

Amazon.com: Western Digital 250GB WD Blue SA510 SATA Internal Solid State Drive SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/...

So, it depends on how much you want to pay for better performance, a little or quite a bit more, unless you can get either notebook for $100 or less.

I wouldn't buy either of those secondhand notebooks if they didn't have SSD's and 8 GB or 16 GB of memory because then you will have to invest more money into upgrading those.

Below is the link to the service manual:

c05485573.pdf (hp.com)