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<blockquote data-quote="Adric" data-source="post: 1487329" data-attributes="member: 245480"><p>Upgrade that 1gb of RAM to at least 4 (more than 4 recommended though). Pretty much all hard drives back when the Core Duo's were shipping were 5400 RPM drives. Upgrading that to at least a 7200 RPM drive would do wonders and it'd also give you a lot more drive space too. (Note: SSD drives would be even faster and more reliable but they are expensive and you don't get a lot of space with them).</p><p></p><p>The RAM is easy to upgrade and install yourself. Thats just a matter of popping the old RAM sticks out and replacing them with the new ones. The hard drive will be much more tricky because you'll have to back everything up first of all, create a bootable external installer drive for OSX (I usually just use USB thumb drives), install the new hard drive in the computer, and re-install OSX on the new drive.</p><p></p><p>Either upgrade would make your machine zippier. Both upgrades in tandem would give your computer a significant shot of adrenaline to keep it going strong for another year or two.</p><p></p><p>Please realize though that the core duo's are pretty old (not to be confused with the Core <strong>2</strong> Duo's) and they're getting close to being totally obsolete if they haven't become so already. These upgrades are only postponing the inevitable...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Adric, post: 1487329, member: 245480"] Upgrade that 1gb of RAM to at least 4 (more than 4 recommended though). Pretty much all hard drives back when the Core Duo's were shipping were 5400 RPM drives. Upgrading that to at least a 7200 RPM drive would do wonders and it'd also give you a lot more drive space too. (Note: SSD drives would be even faster and more reliable but they are expensive and you don't get a lot of space with them). The RAM is easy to upgrade and install yourself. Thats just a matter of popping the old RAM sticks out and replacing them with the new ones. The hard drive will be much more tricky because you'll have to back everything up first of all, create a bootable external installer drive for OSX (I usually just use USB thumb drives), install the new hard drive in the computer, and re-install OSX on the new drive. Either upgrade would make your machine zippier. Both upgrades in tandem would give your computer a significant shot of adrenaline to keep it going strong for another year or two. Please realize though that the core duo's are pretty old (not to be confused with the Core [B]2[/B] Duo's) and they're getting close to being totally obsolete if they haven't become so already. These upgrades are only postponing the inevitable... [/QUOTE]
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