laptop is slow af

[Jerombolo]

The laptop of my mom kinda suxs. You start it up and then it takes forever until it's ready to be used. It just hangs itself up all the time. What could I do to make it run again??

[Kyuubixchidori]

a SSD

[Arty]

The laptop of my mom kinda suxs. You start it up and then it takes forever until it's ready to be used. It just hangs itself up all the time. What could I do to make it run again??

SSD 60GB-100GB

$50-75$

[doctorraichu]

Buy a new laptop or do a clean windows install.

[JeffreyEagan]

120GB SSD. Crucial BX100's are a good value for performance.

[Naeaes]

SSD + RAM upgrade. Or at least a factory reset for the OS.

[Jerombolo]

She doesn't need a SSD, she only uses it for the internet... maybe I could do a clean Windows install...

[shypin]

maybe it has a celeron?

 

if the computer it self is not too bad then get an SSD

otherwise just get a new one

[JeffreyEagan]

She doesn't need a SSD, she only uses it for the internet... maybe I could do a clean Windows install...

If it's taking ages to load and be usable from boot, it's a hard drive issue. SSD fixes all in that realm.

[Philosobyte]

Clean windows install and SSD are both right on the money.

 

She only uses it for the internet? Perfect! SSDs make everything that doesn't require extended CPU load a crap ton more responsive and fast.

 

RAM won't help much unless you only have 2 gigs. 

[Jerombolo]

It's not the HDD, it just loads everytime you click something

[Castdeath97]

It's not the HDD, it just loads everytime you click something

No it is, the HDD is taking more time to load from, that why you wait when you click. And use the quote button!

[Philosobyte]

It's not the HDD, it just loads everytime you click something

Sounds like the HDD's the culprit

 

But in all seriousness, can you post her specs? Might be able to see a bottleneck there. Not just "Celeron," but the numbers after it. 

[SkywardKkalox]

It's not the HDD, it just loads everytime you click something

Do a virus scan, i'm sure that there is a virus there.

I'd suggest you download malwarebytes and run a scan.

[Kyuubixchidori]

It's not the HDD, it just loads everytime you click something

.....then it needs a SSD mate. SSDs are for speeding up access times. so the pause when ever she clicks anything, thats the hard drive taking forever. a cheapo SSD would make a world of diffrence. 

[Jerombolo]

She has 4GB of Ram and an i3-2330M at 2.2Ghz running  windows 7 64x 

[JeffreyEagan]

She has 4GB of Ram and an i3-2330M at 2.2Ghz running  windows 7 64x 

That's completely fine, the laptop will perform SO MUCH BETTER with an SSD.

[Castdeath97]

She has 4GB of Ram and an i3-2330M at 2.2Ghz running  windows 7 64x 

Then the only thing left to possibly cause it is the HDD or something running in the background. Also please please use the quote button when you reply to someone.

[Jerombolo]

Do a virus scan, i'm sure that there is a virus there.

I'd suggest you download malwarebytes and run a scan.

No, done multiple ones with Kaspersky, nothing

[qwertywarrior]

She has 4GB of Ram and an i3-2330M at 2.2Ghz running  windows 7 64x 

sounds good

do a format or buy an ssd

[SkywardKkalox]

No, done multiple ones with Kaspersky, nothing

Malwarebytes picks up malware that normal AVs can't pick up. I'd run that test before I go and buy something.

[Jerombolo]

If I'd buy a SSD, Kingston V300?

[JeffreyEagan]

If I'd buy a SSD, Kingston V300?

V300's have stupid firmware problems, Crucial BX100 120GB.

[Philosobyte]

If I'd buy a SSD, Kingston V300?

Samsung EVO as a high-performance option.

OCZ Arc-100 is the one I have as a budget option, and it's worked flawlessly.

[Jerombolo]

V300's have stupid firmware problems, Crucial BX100 120GB.

Or even a 120GB 850 Evo?