cpu or ram?

[Pupinjsh]

If I want to speed up my laptop I need to get  more ram or get better cpu?

[2001jaden]

ram or ssd

[Thue500]

You can't change the cpu. But if you have 8gb of ram change the hdd to a ssd.

[Guest]

On a laptop most CPUs are soldered, even if it isn't you might not be able to actually fit the CPU and put the whole laptop back together... 

I would say a SSD fi you want to speed it up.

[Samppa221]

Depends what cpu and how much you currently have.

[Clear17Mud]

If I want to speed up my laptop I need to get  more ram or get better cpu?

You most likely cannot upgrade the CPU, but to open applications faster a ssd would be the best way to improve your laptop.

[jcw150]

Your cpu will most likely be soldered into the socket so cannot be changed. How much ram do you have, do you have a SSD and if so what size and finally what's your budget?

[arout77]

As already suggested, SSD is a very smart upgrade -- not only will you get a huge and very noticeable performance increase, but it also uses less power, so that means slightly better battery life and slightly cooler (and quieter) laptop.

 

After that, 4GB is pretty much the bare minimum needed for a modern system. If you have less than that, get more RAM first. It will be cheaper than a 240GB or larger SSD (which is the smallest I'd go with on a laptop), and then assess whether you still need more performance.