Toshiba M100 (Core Solo & 256mb ram) TOO SLOW ?

[burns3016]

Has anybody out there recently purchased a Toshiba Satellite M100 (Intel Core Solo 1.86Ghz & 256mb ram) & found that whilst the CPU can handle most applications, that the 256mb ram is ALWAYS "maxed" out ?

I know I have ! The 256mb ram is outrageously inadequate ! How dare Toshiba release a unit in July 2006 with anything less than 512mb !

I know I didn't have to make the purchase, but I have little experience with computers & have only learnt this since buying the computer. For example, my brother bought a Compaq Presario 3 or 4 years ago & it had 256mb ram.

As a result I plan to upgrade VERY soon. Does anybody know of the optimal configuration for this Toshiba Satellite M100 ? ie. I wish to upgrade to 1 Gb ram. Should I run dual-channel by using 2 x 512mb Ram sticks OR just grab a single 1 GB ram stick and run it in single-channel mode & add my 256mb stick to give a total of 1280mb ram. Which would give better performance ? The latter is cheaper to buy, BUT I am more concerned with optimizing performance.

Basically, has anybody with this model upgraded the RAM ? If yes, what did they do ? And, what were the results ?

Thanxz for any help !

[ejl]

more ram is better than dual channel. go with the 1 gig stick + 256 mb.

[moon angel]

I'd agree, stick another 1GB stick in and it'll fly!

Also try uninstalling the bloatware applications it came with that you don't need.

[dragonesse]

How dare they release a laptop with inadequate ram? Not everyone can afford a machine that is going to perform beautifully...

Just because '3 or 4 years ago' 256mb was enough, doesn't mean it's still adequate today. In fact, that by itself is almost proof that it's inadequate for today's standards.

[Zlic3r]

Hmmm, 256mb of RAM is enough...unless you are goin to play some games or do heavy picture imaging with it...But ofcourse the more the marrier

[burns3016]

Many thanxz.