[edgeztv]

Thanks. I also thought about installing an SSD. Many people seem to be afraid to use an SSD for memory swapping however, because they believe it will shorten the lifespan of the SSD (especially on Windows XP, due to its overly-aggressive swapping logic).

[andrewcooke]

I checked that out before I bought. As far as I could tell, it's not really an issue with any half-decent SSD, since they automatically level below the file system (so even though swap is a small part of your disk, it doesn't mean you're putting all that load on a small part of the memory) and also the numbers seem to work out like you'd still get many years of use.

Anyway, for me, I suspect it means I'll keep this laptop for an extra two years. It was starting to feel sluggish if I had, say, firefox and eclipse open. Now it's like new. Would really recommend it... (but it is true I am on Linux...)