My 2007 presario v3000 now looks too old skool. Batt lasts only 30 min. 120gb hard disk,512mb ram,1.6ghz processor. Are there any better batts out there? Can the processor b upgraded? Can the hard disk b replaced with a 320gb one? Costs? Help!

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It is better you buy a new one. You can even try out the windows 7 os on it

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Based on the situation you described,I would urge you to buy a 'new' one. Consider this
1. New Hard drive or external one ~ 6,000
2. More RAM ~ 1,500
3. Faster processor ~ 7,000
4. New Battery ~ 5,000
5. Getting someone to install them for you (I am assuming you are not a techie) ~ 1,500
6. The hassle of ensuring you get the right kind of equipment that will work for your specific computer,your laptop won't be messed up after the end of the process et al ~ Unquatifiable.

NB) By the way,the above prices are mostly on the low end

Buying a decent laptop with good specs(2 GHz,200GB,2GB,802.11b/g etc) these days should cost you about 40,000-45,000 and you can go much lower if you opt for the netbooks(warn you though that they are smaller,slower and have no CDROM,few USB,can't run Windows Vista or 7). A good start would be to go through a week's worth of ads for electronics in the newspapers.

There might be some options

Option 1. Upgrade - When on Budget

First,Replace your battery.
with the memory 1gb or more would do.
Maybe the hard drive 160 - 250 - 320 gb
An upgrade should be less than 10,000.

Option 2. Replace your laptop

With the following specifications listed below will gurantee you 5 years without an upgrade.
Get a Processor core 2 duo 2.1,2GB RAM,Hard drive 320 gb,Blue tooth etc.
40,000 - 50,000

@Kabz: To paraphrase one Kimunya,its a deal to good to resist! 35K ono

Better buy from dealers like Mitsumi or Bestell or other Vendors. The prices are cheaper.

Boss,
The most important thing you can do is upgrade you RAM. 512mb is kidogo sana thats why the machine is slow. Delete programs you dont need and reduce access of programs running processes that you dont need. Just look at your tasklist process .... they all pile up and use your precious ram. Some antiviruses are more demanding on memory than others so change antivirus to less mem demanding.... Norton is notorius for this(I hate norton). Once you sort the Ram and reduce the process and delete useless programs you will feel like the comp is as good as new.
For space you can get an external harddisk even a 160gb - 320gb is good space if you dont store loads of movies,but for kawa files and music si mbaya.
@254.....
Did you mention that you are selling a core 2 duo for 30k ama its a dual core cause that RAM looks abit small na kweli bei ya core2 duo is that low on a 2 month machine!!

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As indicated,by the time u upgrade... you are almost at a new laptop. And dont forget the old laptop warranty might be running out!

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I am considering purchasing this safcom Laptop On offer but I would like to know its capabilities and limitations.Can someone assist here.