Laptop upgrading parts

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Yes, the extra RAM can definitely help your laptop out! I was really impressed with the results I got from my upgrade 3gb to 8gb! I've been using G.Skill for quite some time and have had great results (no dead sticks). Started using G. Skill back with my AMD Athlon XP 3000+, just standard DDR. I've used it in all of my desktops since, and Laptops too!

As for the Seagate Hard Drive: Yes the drive I purchased is 7200 RPM, but if you look at it more closely it is a Hybrid Drive. It has 32mb Cache and NCQ Solid State. It's kind of a cross inbetween the old style hard drives and the Newer SSD Drives. Many 7200RPM drives only have 16mb Cache or less. There are quite a few 7200RPM hard drives that have 32-64mb cache but you pay top $$$$ for them. Knowing Dell and their upgrades, they put the cheapest drive they could get for the money (as long as it was 7200RPM)! There is nothing wrong with a Seagate 7200RPM Drive, 7200RPM is 7200RPM and is always a better faster drive than the typical 5400-5900RPM drives many manufacturers put in their laptops! I too always upgrade my Laptop Hard Drives from a 5400RPM to a 7200RPM Hard Drive. I always keep the extra hard drives for backing up and and Extra Hard Space. I have an external hookup for the drives.