Upgraded my netbook's RAM to 2 GB...

[DarkBlood]

So I upgraded my netbook's RAM to 2 GB 667MHz Stick (from 1 GB 533 MHz Stick). It doesn't go any faster than it did before, but it goes faster than it did on some applications, battery drainage still is about the same sadly.

So why does RAM make some computers better, while others... it basically does nothing?

 

[Dynash]

Maybe because you aren't using that much RAM compared to what you were? I know when I updated mine by 1GB from 512MB, I noticed a high speed boost because I kept reaching my RAM limit.

 

[DarkBlood]

Yeah, probably. I can't believe though that my Video RAM can go a max of 128 MB =/ (According to Toshiba Specs, it can be allocated to 256 MB total as by Windows. Probably vista though.)

 

[theraptor]

if you are running vista on a netbook then your problem is probably the CPU.

 

[DarkBlood]

if you are running vista on a netbook then your problem is probably the CPU.

No, I'm running XP. The processor is a Dual Core Atom Processor that goes at about 1.66 GHz for each core.

 

[KenRhee]

It is because you are not using that much RAM. Maybe upgrade your Processor?

 

[DarkBlood]

It is because you are not using that much RAM. Maybe upgrade your Processor?

Uh, how do I do that with a NETBOOK?!

 

[theraptor]

well, i guess your best bet would be to put ubuntu netbook edition on there.

 

[DarkBlood]

well, i guess your best bet would be to put ubuntu netbook edition on there.

No, I need windows on it just in case I reset my router.

 

[Wojtek]

No, I need windows on it just in case I reset my router.

Why would you need windows for that?

I recently got an SSD for my thinkpad X40
That thing is amazing

 

[DarkBlood]

Why would you need windows for that?

I don't know how the hell I'm supposed to configure my router without Windows even with the knowledge of how to go to the web interface and whatnot.

 

[TSO]

It's because Atom is a wimpy processor! The RAM is not the bottleneck in those netbooks - after all, they only run Windows XP. Instead, the problem is the system bus (not wide enough) and processor (single core and dinky-slow). I owned a netbook for about 2 months and got rid of it because they haven't finished developing them yet!

 

[theraptor]

the web interface is wonderful... well on linksys it is anyway

 

[Eric_HE]

The speed always depends on the whole computer and what application you runs.A good cpu but a useless mainboard won't make any sense.And some application uses cpu fully but less RAM.
Hope it helps.