Advice on refurb'ing laptop.

donalh087

I have an old work laptop (Toshiba Tecra) where the hard drive has been removed (security issue). I was thinking of replacing it and maybe upgrading the RAM. I am a bit of a newbie here and wonder if there is any point?

long_b

Think you'd need to find the model number for an informed opinion.

Also, what would it be used for ?

wandererz

Your best bet is to pop the laptop model details into the crucial.eu website to see what the max suportable RAM is and the SSD options.

Otherwise I would suggest dropping it into the recycling bin in the likes of Powercity or similar and perhaps looking for a good (albeit used) laptop on adverts.ie.

donalh087

The model number is A40-C-1KF.

To be honest it really isn't a money saving exercise. I would hate to bin it and there is a local charity that brings laptops to Africa. I thought it would tick a lot of boxes to repair it and give it to a good home

Nowso

9th gen intel upto 16gb likely ddr 4 2666 speed 2 slots

and a sata ssd 512gb id say

z80CPU

There's a fella in Stillorgan who upgraded the ram on my best up Lenovo ideapad z500.

Will pm you later if I locate the business card he gave me.

Just bear in mind the refurbishers here in Ireland would'nt be as good as the repair shops say in the US.

If you are pushed to " trade in " your laptop avoid them.

Nowso

if its 9th gen it would be windows 11 compatable and better than most of the stuff on sale 2nd hand

MarkR

I think these could be up to 8 years old. If it's in good condition, then maybe one of those charities can take it. I wouldn't bother upgrading it yourself. They'll have memory and ssds available. It may be useful for parts for them too.