If you're hoping there's a faster future for your trusty portable, dream on. Though processor, RAM and drive upgrades are available for some laptops, these enhancements are slower, smaller and more expensive than their desktop equivalents.
The most cost-effective upgrade for notebooks, as for desktops, is an infusion of supplemental RAM, especially if your portable currently carries 16MB or less. You can upgrade 8MB to 32MB for about $200 (depending on your notebook) and see a noticeable increase in performance.
But adding RAM may be the only upgrade to boost notebook performance. A hard drive upgrade is costly and may not add speed--expect to pay over $700 …
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