On Wed, 27 Jan 2021, at 10:05, Owain via Hampshire wrote:
> He currently has a Lenovo ideapad 510, which has a i3 processor (2.3GHz) and 4G ram. Having spoken to him more the problem seems to be not just with matlab, though the way he's using that is memory intensive, as it reports using 70ish % of memory even just with Firefox (2 tabs open) and the task manager running.
That's no big surprise - I think memory is currently the limiting factor for most computers, and 4GB unfortunately doesn't stretch far these days. Browsers have essentially become operating systems, and complex web apps can use quite a lot of RAM (my about:performance currently shows one GMail tab using 140 MB).
However, it looks like you can install additional memory in at least some of the Ideapad range, e.g.:
https://uk.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/lenovo/ideapad-510-(15-inch)
Obviously double check the precise model if you're interested in doing that - it looks like there are quite a few flavours of Ideapad 510. But if that is a possibility, even a 16 GB stick is far cheaper than buying a new laptop with 8 GB of RAM (many of the cheapest laptops still have only 4 GB).
Best wishes,
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