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September 23rd, 2017 12:00

Inspiron 3250 Very Slow

Hi all. I purchased an Inspiron 3250 in April to replace my custom built desktop computer that was aging and starting to experience issues. Rather than fixing it or building a new computer, I found the Inspiron 3250 on special and purchased it, thinking it would save me trouble and money.

However, the Inspiron 3250 is slower than my old computer and I find that disappointing. At first, I thought it was because of all the pre-installed programs that came with up but after having done multiple clean reboots of Windows 10, the slow issue persists. It affects every program, including Microsoft Edge. Occasionally, I will receive an error saying there is not enough virtual memory when using Google Chrome or Apple iTunes. I never received this error with my old computer. 

I was away for the summer and did not pick up on the issue until now. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am thinking of calling Dell to express my great frustration over their product. Thanks.

Here are the specifications:

  • 4GB Single Channel DDR3L 1600MHz (4GBx1)
  • 1TB 7200 rpm Hard Drive
  • Intel® HD Graphics
  • 802.11bgn + Bluetooth 4.0, 2.4 GHz, 1x1

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September 23rd, 2017 14:00

4G isn't sufficient to run 64-bit Windows 10 well.  Another 4 G will help reduce virtual memory use (swap to disc).

The other bottleneck is the hard drive -- replacing the boot drive with a solid state drive will also appreciably speed the system's performance.

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