Windows 7 system req

[Rikki]

Can someone please tell me if a dell latitude d520 1gb ram 1.83ghz has any chance in running windows 7. Only ask as the GF has just been given one as a work computer and it is stupidly slow and keeps crashing. As she should of had one a few weeks ago and didn't I have a feeling they have found an old laptop and not bothered if it was suitable or not.

Spec to me seems incredibly dated but is this normal in schools?

 

[gdavies]

cpu for win 7 only needs be 1ghz so it should be fine to run it

 

[Rikki]

I checked what they say minimum req are. Just wondering if in any of you teccys think a machine with these specs is up to it in the real world. It won't open word at all and even directory browsing lags terribly. I would of thought it had been formatted and had a new install and running nice and smoothly, but it's acting like a computer that's badly in need of these things doing.

 

[gdavies]

i would of said it would be ok from a fresh install, but i would of said the cpu is a bit weak, happy to take a look at it for you though if you like and have it running nice and smooth

 

[wmrcomputers]

The big consideration for windows 7 is assesing whether the graphics chip is compatible with the windows aero system. If it isn't then it looks quite unpleasing to the eye.

 

[Alan B'Stard]

You can always turn all the extra eye candy off and set it up to look like a traditional windows.

 

[shoes]

Brother's atom 1.6 compaq netbook machine runs it flawlessly and it only has 1GB RAM too