Newbie to this forum. longtime thinkpad owner....
Here's what I have
T60 (8744-5BU): Intel Core 2 T7200 2.0GHZ, 3 GB (2GB, 1GB) DIMM, 120 GB SSD, Windows 7 64bit
T61P (6457-AK7): Intel Core 2 T7500 2.2GHZ, 3 GB (2GB, 1GB) DIMM, 240 GB SSD, Windows 7 64bit
GOAL:
With limited budget $$$ available while on sabbatical/medical and only EDD income
can I increase available RAM on current laptops for running standalone ERP software (Oracle JDEdwards E1) & Oracle BI client developer query tool for personal career development. At least one on each machine.
Or invest around $2000 for X series or T series or other?
KNOWN
A. Bought 2x2GB DIMM RAM on ideally running 4GB RAM. Turns out 3GB usable even with 64bit. 1GB reserved for hardware at bios level. Could not find the right solution so I returned and left with 3GB installed with up to 4GB virtualization available.
B. Udated superfetch and other SSD settings using windows KB 2727880. There is a slight improvement
C. Changed my graphics 3D resolution. But don't notice a big improvement. Not sure if this makes any improvement at all
D. Installed Oracle JDEdwards E1 9.1 with Oracle 11g1 database client on T60. Memory is running high roughly around 3GB with the only these running:
- standalone client for report/application devt tasks
- web client version ERP software as end user access/navigation
- Oracle SQL query running with simple joins
- adobe acrobat files to help with my self study
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS/REMARKS
1. Which is better? readyboost USB flash drive vs upgrading internal parts (ie intel/samsung pcie half mini card with 4GB memory built in) since a motherboard upgrade is not tried/tested on laptops?
Specifically on pcie cards, I'm confused on older posts in the forum from 2 years ago and the validity of the products.
2. Anything from KNOWN section worth improving on?
3. Or Intel's Next Unit of Computing Board D33217GKE? Haven't done much investigating....
FINAL DECISION:
vsCurrent laptops with some minor upgrades
vsa new Workstation
a new Thinkpad
Whew, that was a handful but works i hope. Thanks,