Hello I am new here in DaniWeb and I am currently studying Computer Science at my local University. I have a pretty old laptop and I want to upgrade but I do not know where to start ... my budget would be 300-400$ MAX
Laptop: Laptop Gateway W350A
My current use for the laptop is.
*Viewing movies (soon to buy a lcd to connect it with)
*Learning Code
*Video editting (not too advanced but learning a bit)
*PhotoShop
Hardware
description: Portable Computer
product: T-1622
vendor: Gateway
version: 90.02
serial: N1A79 G10 09741
width: 64 bits
capabilities: smbios-2.4 dmi-2.4 vsyscall64 vsyscall32
configuration: boot=oem-specific chassis=portable uuid=57333530-5541-312D-4D2D-0003254F0D0D
*-core
description: Motherboard
vendor: GATEWAY
physical id: 0
version: Rev1.90.02
serial: V795MHN1073DYF220X
*-firmware
description: BIOS
vendor: Gateway
physical id: 0
version: 90.02 (08/02/2007)
size: 109KiB
capacity: 960KiB
capabilities: pci pnp upgrade shadowing escd cdboot bootselect edd acpi usb agp biosbootspecification
*-cpu
description: CPU
product: AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-58
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 4
bus info: cpu@0
version: Engineering Samplenology
slot: Socket M2/S1G1
size: 800MHz
capacity: 4GHz
width: 64 bits
clock: 200MHz
capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp x86-64 3dnowext 3dnow rep_good extd_apicid pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy 3dnowprefetch lbrv cpufreq
*-cache
description: L2 cache
physical id: 5
slot: L2 Cache
size: 1MiB
capacity: 1MiB
capabilities: synchronous internal write-back
*-memory
description: System Memory
physical id: 15
slot: System board or motherboard
size: 1GiB
*-bank:0
description: DIMM DDR2 Synchronous
physical id: 0
slot: S1
size: 512MiB
width: 64 bits
*-bank:1
description: DIMM DDR2 Synchronous
physical id: 1
slot: S2
size: 512MiB
width: 64 bits
*-pci:0
description: Host bridge
product: RS690 Host Bridge
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 100
bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
configuration: latency=64
*-pci:0
description: PCI bridge
product: RS690 PCI to PCI Bridge (Internal gfx)
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 1
bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pci ht normal_decode bus_master cap_list
resources: ioport:9000(size=4096) memory:cfd00000-cfefffff ioport:b0000000(size=268435456)
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: RS690M [Radeon X1200 Series]
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 5
bus info: pci@0000:01:05.0
version: 00
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
configuration: driver=radeon latency=64
resources: irq:18 memory:b0000000-bfffffff memory:cfdf0000-cfdfffff ioport:9000(size=256) memory:cfe00000-cfefffff
*-multimedia
description: Audio device
product: Radeon X1200 Series Audio Controller
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 5.2
bus info: pci@0000:01:05.2
version: 00
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=64
resources: irq:19 memory:cfdec000-cfdeffff
*-pci:1
description: PCI bridge
product: RS690 PCI to PCI Bridge (PCI Express Port 1)
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 5
bus info: pci@0000:00:05.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:40 ioport:2000(size=4096) memory:40000000-401fffff ioport:40200000(size=2097152)
*-pci:2
description: PCI bridge
product: RS690 PCI to PCI Bridge (PCI Express Port 3)
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 7
bus info: pci@0000:00:07.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:41 ioport:a000(size=4096) memory:f0200000-f02fffff ioport:40400000(size=1048576)
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:08:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 01
serial: 00:03:25:4f:0d:0d
size: 10MB/s
capacity: 100MB/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm vpd msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=half latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=MII speed=10MB/s
resources: irq:42 ioport:a000(size=256) memory:f0200000-f0200fff memory:40400000-4041ffff
*-storage
description: SATA controller
product: SB600 Non-Raid-5 SATA
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 12
bus info: pci@0000:00:12.0
logical name: scsi2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: storage pm ahci_1.0 bus_master cap_list emulated
configuration: driver=ahci latency=64
resources: irq:22 ioport:8440(size=8) ioport:8434(size=4) ioport:8438(size=8) ioport:8430(size=4) ioport:8400(size=16) memory:f0309000-f03093ff
*-disk
description: ATA Disk
product: WDC WD1600BEVS-2
vendor: Western Digital
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sda
version: 04.0
serial: WD-WXE707339600
size: 149GiB (160GB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=798bdfd0
*-volume:0
description: Windows NTFS volume
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0,1
logical name: /dev/sda1
version: 3.1
serial: 827b24c1-041d-b446-bcbd-c12316dfd800
size: 10GiB
capacity: 10GiB
capabilities: primary ntfs initialized
configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2009-03-28 13:36:24 filesystem=ntfs label=RECOVERY state=clean
*-volume:1
description: Windows NTFS volume
physical id: 2
bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0,2
logical name: /dev/sda2
logical name: /host
version: 3.1
serial: 48136c7c-a342-e644-b43e-79c44e3d9cc9
size: 138GiB
capacity: 138GiB
capabilities: primary bootable ntfs initialized
configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2010-12-28 17:47:47 filesystem=ntfs mount.fstype=fuseblk mount.options=rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=0,group_id=0,allow_other,blksize=4096 state=mounted
*-usb:0
description: USB Controller
product: SB600 USB (OHCI0)
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 13
bus info: pci@0000:00:13.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ohci bus_master
configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
resources: irq:16 memory:f0304000-f0304fff
*-usb:1
description: USB Controller
product: SB600 USB (OHCI1)
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 13.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:13.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ohci bus_master
configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
resources: irq:17 memory:f0305000-f0305fff
*-usb:2
description: USB Controller
product: SB600 USB (OHCI2)
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 13.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:13.2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ohci bus_master
configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
resources: irq:18 memory:f0306000-f0306fff
*-usb:3
description: USB Controller
product: SB600 USB (OHCI3)
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 13.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:13.3
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ohci bus_master
configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
resources: irq:17 memory:f0307000-f0307fff
*-usb:4
description: USB Controller
product: SB600 USB (OHCI4)
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 13.4
bus info: pci@0000:00:13.4
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ohci bus_master
configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
resources: irq:18 memory:f0308000-f0308fff
*-usb:5
description: USB Controller
product: SB600 USB Controller (EHCI)
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 13.5
bus info: pci@0000:00:13.5
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=64
resources: irq:19 memory:f0309400-f03094ff
*-serial
description: SMBus
product: SBx00 SMBus Controller
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 14
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.0
version: 14
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ht cap_list
configuration: driver=piix4_smbus latency=0
resources: irq:0 ioport:8410(size=16)
*-ide
description: IDE interface
product: SB600 IDE
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 14.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.1
logical name: scsi0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ide bus_master emulated
configuration: driver=pata_atiixp latency=64
resources: irq:16 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:8420(size=16)
*-cdrom
description: DVD-RAM writer
product: CD/DVDW TS-T632A
vendor: TSSTcorp
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/cdrom
logical name: /dev/cdrw
logical name: /dev/dvd
logical name: /dev/dvdrw
logical name: /dev/scd0
logical name: /dev/sr0
version: GA00
capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
configuration: ansiversion=5 status=open
*-multimedia
description: Audio device
product: SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 14.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.2
version: 00
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=64
resources: irq:16 memory:f0300000-f0303fff
*-isa
description: ISA bridge
product: SB600 PCI to LPC Bridge
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 14.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.3
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: isa bus_master
configuration: latency=0
*-pci:3
description: PCI bridge
product: SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 14.4
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.4
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pci subtractive_decode bus_master
*-pci:1
description: Host bridge
product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 101
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:2
description: Host bridge
product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 102
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:3
description: Host bridge
product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 103
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:4
description: Host bridge
product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 104
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.3
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: driver=k8temp
resources: irq:0
*-scsi
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@1:8
logical name: scsi6
capabilities: emulated scsi-host
configuration: driver=usb-storage
*-disk
description: SCSI Disk
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@6:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sdb
*-battery
description: Lithium Ion Battery
product: W35044LB
vendor: DYNAPACK
physical id: 1
version: 06/24/2007
serial: 11100440
slot: in the back, middle
capacity: 488400mWh
configuration: voltage=11.1V
*-network
description: Wireless interface
physical id: 2
bus info: usb@1:3
logical name: wlan0
serial: 00:c0:a8:fb:7b:44
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rtl8187 driverversion=2.6.35-25-generic firmware=N/A ip=164.42.118.154 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bgthanks for your time!
~Voyd