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Tasha4w

Hi all,

I have an acer aspire a315-31, 4gb ddr3l and 1tb HDD. It is 2 years old and had been painfully slow in both start up and using since it was new. Ill put the full spec below if anyone can tell me would it be worth upgrading to SSD and putting in 8gb RAM?

Thanks in advance!

System Manufacturer: Acer
System Series / Model: Aspire A315-31 ( Version: V1.12 )
Serial Number: NXGNTEK002813114667600
Motherboard: APL - Ivysaur_AP
Total Installed Memory: 4 GB
Memory Type: DDR3
Modules Installed: Slot "BANK 0" has 2 GB installed
Slot "BANK 1" has 2 GB installed
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit)

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Module Details: Slot "BANK 0", 2 GB, Speed "1333 MHz DIMM", Type "DDR3", Manufacturer "SK Hynix"
Slot "BANK 1", 2 GB, Speed "1333 MHz DIMM", Type "DDR3", Manufacturer "SK Hynix"
Memory Available to OS: 3.84 GB
System Family / Range: Aspire 3
System Architecture: x64-based PC
Physical Processors: 1
Processor Cores: 4
Motherboard Version: V1.12
Bios Vendor: Insyde Corp.
Bios Version: V1.12
Bios Release Date: 03/02/2018

the poor n3350 cpu in that is a really low-end one - it's at the lowest end of the scale.

I'd recommend swapping the slow HDD for a sata 2.5 inch ssd which will definitely improve things and it's a cheap upgrade

(google how to clean install windows from a usb key that you will have set-up for the purpose)

the ram is not upgradable as it's soldered in.

longer-term think about getting a more capable laptop.

Tasha4w

Thanks for that, I'll upgrade to a SSD.

Unfortunatly it was a good willed gift from my husband who knows nothing about computers and I didn't have the heart to tell him it wasn't a great one at the time!