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New laptop 8gb i5 processor

celticcrash · 2013-10-09 17:40:48

Can any tell me why my new laptop is as slow as my old one. New laptop 8gb, i5 processer windows 8 Old laptop 4gb duel processor windows 7 Upc 50 mb internet. If I am downloading a movie its fast. But just the normal site switching is the same as ever.

09-10-2013 5:40pm

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celticcrash

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Can any tell me why my new laptop is as slow as my old one.
New laptop 8gb, i5 processer windows 8
Old laptop 4gb duel processor windows 7
Upc 50 mb internet.
If I am downloading a movie its fast. But just the normal site switching is the same as ever.

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#2 09-10-2013 8:04pm

FSL

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The speed of switching between sites is governed by both your download speed and the upload speed/demand of the site being visited. The speed of your laptop is virtually irrelevant.

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#3 10-10-2013 6:27pm

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Go to speedtest.net and check your actual speeds.

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