Averatec 3200 and memory upgrades

My averatec 3200 laptop has been giving me a lot of problems lately. The most recent trouble being, it will shut down when I'm in the middle of watching a video like abc's extreme makeover: home edition. A few days ago I went through and defragged the hard drive and I even went as far as cleaning dust from the laptop ad the cooling fans. For a while, it helped, but I've still noticed it lags behind.

I've mentioned it in the past, and I still wonder if maybe there is a problem with my laptop's system memory. I'm pretty sure that even if that isn't the exact problem with my laptop, it could use new memory, anyway.

I noticed that Buy.com has a decent selection of memory and reasonable prices, some even with free shipping. How insane is that?

I just wonder if they have anything for my averatec 3200 piece of junk. Well, it never hurts to take a look.

No Ram for Me

Lately I've been noticing that my laptop has been crashing more than usual. I'm used to it since it's on my piece of junk list, but this is just beyond it's regular routine. At first I thought it was the laptop overheating, but as it turns out, that isn't the case.

I am now wondering if this pain in the butt laptop just needs more ram. Actually, I am pretty sure it does since it will only play minimal games and load very few programs without crashing. The one thing I worry about though, is whether or not I can find ram that is compatible for this piece of junk averatec laptop. 4 All Memory seemed to be a good source for that department, but as I found out, they don't carry ram for my 3200 series.

However, they do carry a lot of other manufacturers and since my laptop is about 7 years old now, it's possible that no one will carry what I need. I think it's time I just trade this averatec in for a new laptop. Preferably a Sony.