Yes you can upgrade the ram in your laptop.

This day and age, 512mb is the minimum for a good experience.

If you can afford it, I say buy a new laptop with at least 1gb ram and a good processor. You don't game or do any media editting so you don't need to worry about having a speedy processor or a great graphics card.

Watch out though if you get vista. Although it's supposed to be better, I find that XP is much better.

OR if you wanted a great all in one solution. Get a Macbook. You can install windows on Macs now :)

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