I have an old laptop I use when I'm away from home but I'm finding it limited particularly when it comes to VMs (I'm either limited to 1 and/or it's relatively slow even for a VM) and I'm not sure whether it's worth upgrading it or replacing it entirely.
Current spec:
Intel i7 740qm 1.73Ghz
4GB Ram
AMD 5650 1GB
640GB Hitachi HDD
Possible upgrade:
8GB Ram- £60
512GB SSD-£150
My main concern is whether the CPU's age would make it a waste to upgrade it or if I'm better off putting that money towards a new one so I'm wondering what others think about this.
If I do go the replace route I know a desktop is the best option but it might become impractical at a later date so laptops are preferred but from what I've seen can be allot weaker than a desktop build and/or more expensive.
Obviously the GPU is old but I'm mainly doing CPU stuff e.g. VMs.
Thank you.
Current spec:
Intel i7 740qm 1.73Ghz
4GB Ram
AMD 5650 1GB
640GB Hitachi HDD
Possible upgrade:
8GB Ram- £60
512GB SSD-£150
My main concern is whether the CPU's age would make it a waste to upgrade it or if I'm better off putting that money towards a new one so I'm wondering what others think about this.
If I do go the replace route I know a desktop is the best option but it might become impractical at a later date so laptops are preferred but from what I've seen can be allot weaker than a desktop build and/or more expensive.
Obviously the GPU is old but I'm mainly doing CPU stuff e.g. VMs.
Thank you.