[Jen_and_spiggy]

Is a hp550 laptop with a 1GB RAM and
1.73GHz with 30GB memory any good ? lol I have no idea. Any pc nerds around

[dinkie]

Is a hp550 laptop with a 1GB RAM and
1.73GHz with 30GB memory any good ? lol I have no idea. Any pc nerds around

It according to what you are going to do with it.

[msdani1981]

Ooh, sorry, Jen...I don't know.....hopefully someone can help you!

[Quincy's Slave]

It depends on the price and what you want to do with it. It seems like an older model with those specs but if you want to just goof around on the internet etc it should be fine.

HP reviews

[Carolynandherbirds]

If it runs Vista, 1 gig of RAM is not enough. 2 gigs would be better. Otherwise it'll slow things down. I myself would get a laptop with 2 gigs of RAM memory at the least...

[Jen_and_spiggy]

In your money its about $200i just wanna go on the net and play online games like on facebook .

It depends on the price and what you want to do with it. It seems like an older model with those specs but if you want to just goof around on the internet etc it should be fine.

HP reviews

If i do get it can i but more ram in ? I'm a old soul when it comes a pc give me a high tech mobile phone and i know all

If it runs Vista, 1 gig of RAM is not enough. 2 gigs would be better. Otherwise it'll slow things down. I myself would get a laptop with 2 gigs of RAM memory at the least...

[Sandi Kiwis Mom]

I bought an acer notebook and I love it, but I don't play any games.......I just check my email, facebook and the forum....LOL

[Jen_and_spiggy]

I love games got psp at work playstation at home i'm a big kid trap in a 34year old body i use my phone for facebook and here i have more memory in my mobile than my old desktop hehe lol ='Sandi Kiwis Mom' date='Sep 2 2009, 07:30 AM' post='559584']
I bought an acer notebook and I love it, but I don't play any games.......I just check my email, facebook and the forum....LOL
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[dinkie]

Since you love to play games, I would go with at lest 1 to 2 Gigs of Ram and a hard drive bigger than 30 maybe 80 at lest. Good luck on finding what you want.

[Jen_and_spiggy]

Thx extra ram apparently is easiely done. Just the graphic card cant be updated on a lap top so no games till i save alot of money for future use

[dinkie]

Thx extra ram apparently is easiely done. Just the graphic card cant be updated on a lap top so no games till i save alot of money for future use

You might want to start looking at sites of computer makers to get a idea of what is out there and how much they cost. Also look at Best Buy

[Carolynandherbirds]

When I looked at your computer at HP, it listed 1, 2, 3 and even 4 gigs of memory, depending what you want. So the store should be selling the different versions of the same model. Yeh for gaming, def at least 2 gigs, depends on the games, if you a serious gamer like the Sims, etc..., 3 is even better.

[Jen_and_spiggy]

When i googled it i got many different versions too it confused me. I'm just going to get it cos i had someone look at it just for doing internet stuff its good. For the price its good i'm not getting it from the shop i'm getting it from someone who really needs money and it will help her and my god child out plus she has never used it. Now i just need to save for a better desk top later in life. Whats a good anti virus to use ?

When I looked at your computer at HP, it listed 1, 2, 3 and even 4 gigs of memory, depending what you want. So the store should be selling the different versions of the same model. Yeh for gaming, def at least 2 gigs, depends on the games, if you a serious gamer like the Sims, etc..., 3 is even better.

[dinkie]

I use Mcafee Total Potection. In my opion it is the best.

[jobo2mi]

Norton Symantec is a good one.

AVG is a free one online that worked pretty well. It has a year free and then you need to 'buy' but for the year, I was well protected and gave me enough time to save up the $50 to buy the Norton AV program.

[SandyJ]

I prefer AVG over McAfee and Norton.

You can use the free program or you can upgrade to the pay program. Both are excellent. IMO Norton uses up too much memory and you can't get rid of it if you want it gone.

Also the brand that Best Buy sells is very good and way cheaper than the other name brands.

You can find AVG at www.grisoft.com

GL

[Jen_and_spiggy]

Thx all i'll try the free one lol . Ps i got the lap top today still need a card to go on the net with hopefully soon i'll be playing on the net in the mean time i'm not impressed there is no hearts or solitaire or my fav free cell sniff

[Jen_and_spiggy]

me all connected now i just need to get use to this lol im so use to using my phone

[SandyJ]

I got a small wireless mouse for my laptop. It made life much easier. I'm too old to want to do the finger thingy with my laptop LOL

[Jen_and_spiggy]

Lol i don't like it either so I went shopping today and got a wireless mouse too much easier.

I got a small wireless mouse for my laptop. It made life much easier. I'm too old to want to do the finger thingy with my laptop LOL

After all I got a good anti virus called avast free on the net a few ppl say its quite good