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first time posting in /g/, so if i sound like a newfag then there you go.
I have this older latop, lenovo g570, and since i'm going to college soon I need a laptop to bring with me, so I figured why not this one. it currently runs an older version of linux. my question is, if I replaced the hard drive with a small, cheap ssd, would this thing run like a chromebook? it's currently got 4 gigs of dr3 ram, and oddly enough an actual cpu socket, so I can upgrade that if I need to as well.
I just need to to be as fast as it can be for taking notes and browsing inter net, that kind of stuff. What would be a good ssd for me to get sub ~$60
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>>61630345
What CPU is it? SSD's are always the best option for laptops.
As long as your CPU isn't dog shit it should run just fine.
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>>61630491
cnet tells me that it's an Intel Core i5 (2nd Gen) 2410M
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>>61630545
make sure you check what your specific model has, cnet reviews a review model but you may have a different configuration
download speccy, read specs
anyway, processor upgrades for sandy bridge pga
Core i7-2640M is your best option, its still 35w like your i5 so it wont get any hotter or anything
Core i7-2860QM is your highest possible reasonable upgrade, its a 45w quadcore so it will give great performance but its going to be toasty
Core i7-2960XM is 55w and will be too much for your laptops cooler unless youre running it at 100% speed 24/7
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>>61630603
also remember to check if your mobo supports those cpus
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>>61630545
replace it with a 2720qm, two extra cores, it's cheap on ebay and won't melt your laptop like the beefier quadcores
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>>61630345
Out 8gigs if ran in it if it supports it and it should be fine on Linux
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