THE Number One Way to Speed Up Your Computer

    Mar 1, 01:00 PM in Computing

    RAM…

    It stands for Random Access Memory.

    What it does, to borrow an analogy from the car world, is control
    just how fast you can go from 0MPH to 60MPH – in your computer of course.

    How long does it take before you are actually working when you start up a program?

    How quickly do things get done when you press the print, copy,
    paste or other buttons?

    How many programs can you have open at once before your computer starts to cough, sputter and run slower than molasses in winter?

    The speed of all of these things is controlled by the amount of
    RAM you have in your computer.

    RAM controls YOUR experience on your computer. It also has a lot to do with just how much you can get done and how quickly you can do it.

    When you are out shopping for a new computer for your real estate business, RAM is THE #1 thing you should be focusing on when it comes to the specs of the computer.

    You can forget about the “megahertz, zegahertz, hyperthreading” mumbo jumbo that is plastered all over computer catalogs and in the stores. That’s the marketing department trying to build demand by talking about things people don’t understand (a BIG marketing mistake, by the way. For real estate businesses it just doesn’t matter.

    The computer chip type doesn’t matter: Pentium, Celeron,
    AMD… WHATEVER!

    The computer chip speed doesn’t matter: 2Ghz, 3Ghz, 4Ghz…
    doesn’t matter.

    RAM DOES matter.

    So how much is enough?

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    SIMPLE ANSWER
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    There is no such thing as enough. Get as much as your computer will hold.

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    MORE COMPLETE ANSWER
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    Most newer machines can hold between 1 and 4 Gigabytes of RAM.

    Get as much as your budget will allow. You can probably max out your RAM for less than $300 on most new computers and less than $200 for slightly older ones.

    Installing RAM takes less than 10 minutes for someone that knows what they are doing. You can purchase it at your local computer store and even have them install it for you.

    The most valuable asset you have is your TIME. Making a small
    investment in RAM will produce huge returns by giving you more
    time to do the things that are most profitable for your real
    estate business. And waiting for your computer isn’t one of
    them.