From: John P. Orwin (orwin_at_eiws.esid.northgrum.com)
Date: Tue Nov 11 1997 - 11:30:42 EST
John - I have a 750C also. I am running Win95, Netscape Communicator and
Office 95. Although I would not call it "speedy", its performance is
surprisingly acceptable. The most cost-effective thing you can do is
upgrade the RAM. 8 MB is insufficient for WIN95 with any processor. I am
running 36 MB with a 1.2 GB HD. Only you can decide if it is worth the
money.
John Orwin
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From: John Walters <jwalters_at_uky.campus.mci.net>
To: THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu
Subject: Upgrading Thinkpad 750C
Date: Monday, November 10, 1997 2:06 PM
I have a Thnkpad 750C - 486-33SLC; 10.4 active matrix; 8 MB RAM (4 onboard
and 4 MB IC-DRAM card); 170 meg HD; PCMCIA fax/mod card.
I am running WIndows 95 on the above which, as you can imagine, is very
slow. I cannot upgrade the processor. I run primarily WordPerfect 7 and a
time and billing package so will do some swapping. My upgrade options are
as follows:
1. 16 MB IC DRAM for $125
2. 32 MB IC DRAM for $235
4. 1.4 GIG HD for $400
Does anyone have any idea what type of performance gains I could expect and
if the difference in performance gains is worth the extra cost of the 32 MB
card? Any thoughts on whether the total cost of the upgrade (either $525
or $635) is worth the money?
Thanks for the advice.
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