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Originally Posted by SemperFideles  BTW, one thing that sometimes makes notebook computers sluggish is the hard drive. The access and transfer speed on the factory hdd is usually pretty slow. You can gain a pretty significant performance boost by upgrading your hdd to a 7200rpm notebook drive. It's a little more involved than upgrading RAM but it's not much more expensive. |
Yeah....technically if your hdd is an IDE drive AND at very low RPM (like in the 5000's range), then it can be slow; somehow I find that an unlikely case. I recommend using the following programs to boost your performance. If you would like the defense I have written for each one (my boss wants to know why our company uses what we use), then I'd be more than happy to post it here.
For Spyware Protection (Use all together)
Spybot Search & Destroy (Free)
Windows Defender (Free)
AVG Anti-Spyware (Free)
Spyware Doctor ($30 but VERY highly recommended)
Anti-Virus Protection
BitDefender 2008 (Simply the best)
Explorer Bar/Start Up Programs (these really slow your computer down)
WinPatrol (Free)
Programs not to use
AVG Anti-Virus - Popular, but it doesn't get what the other guys get by a long shot.
Lavasoft Ad-Aware 2007 - The 2005 version was the best on the market and then it went to nearly useless in 2007. Better luck next year!
Is your hdd an IDE or SATA? If it's a SATA, then the RPM's really shouldn't matter.