Hello,
I bought my Dell Inspiron 9300 back in 2004 or 2005, and I want to try and upgrade it. The only thing I have upgraded is the hard drive, when the original went dead a few years ago.
I really love my laptop, love the display, and I want to keep using it. My battery is shot, so I have to be plugged in to use it, and video seems to get stickier as time goes on.
I run Ubuntu, and my system info reads:
Memory 1001.9 MiB
Processor Intel Pentium (R) M processor 2.13GHz
Graphics Gallium 0.4 on ATI RV370
OS type 32-bit
Disk 154.5 GB
I'm not a gamer, and the most graphics-intensive video I run is an HD movie or something on youtube.
I see where I can get a new hard drive (this one is starting to get sluggish), but I need advice on what type of video card to get, and if I can get a new battery. I'm also curious if I can get a new processor, more memory, and basically an entire makeover to bring my machine to modern times.
Thanks for any help and advice!
I bought my Dell Inspiron 9300 back in 2004 or 2005, and I want to try and upgrade it. The only thing I have upgraded is the hard drive, when the original went dead a few years ago.
I really love my laptop, love the display, and I want to keep using it. My battery is shot, so I have to be plugged in to use it, and video seems to get stickier as time goes on.
I run Ubuntu, and my system info reads:
Memory 1001.9 MiB
Processor Intel Pentium (R) M processor 2.13GHz
Graphics Gallium 0.4 on ATI RV370
OS type 32-bit
Disk 154.5 GB
I'm not a gamer, and the most graphics-intensive video I run is an HD movie or something on youtube.
I see where I can get a new hard drive (this one is starting to get sluggish), but I need advice on what type of video card to get, and if I can get a new battery. I'm also curious if I can get a new processor, more memory, and basically an entire makeover to bring my machine to modern times.
Thanks for any help and advice!