Can you add a Bluetooth option on a Laptop?

[Rick Modena]

That looks pretty easy to do.

I have the Windows 7 OS and all of the updates were done a few weeks back.

[Rick Modena]

Also should I upgrade the memory sticks while im in there, I think I need a new mouse (touch pad) mine jumps around the screen by itself sometimes, just at random.

[Jose]

Also should I upgrade the memory sticks while im in there, I think I need a new mouse (touch pad) mine jumps around the screen by itself sometimes, just at random.

Easiest thing to do to check RAM is to go to Crucial.com and have them scan your computer. It will tell you how much RAM you have installed, how many slots you have, if you can upgrade what you have or not (or if you are at the max), and also quote you a price.

As far as the mouse pads, I have no idea why but I've always had bad luck with touch pads on Windows computers (Dell and HP). Not sure how easy or hard it would be to replace it. The three MacBook's I've had have been flawless as far as the hardware.

[Ratt]

Also should I upgrade the memory sticks while im in there, I think I need a new mouse (touch pad) mine jumps around the screen by itself sometimes, just at random.

Man...That stuff is pretty easy to do, but maybe it's just time to get a new laptop. That's honestly more time and money than I would invest in a laptop that's 4 years old.

Easiest thing to do to check RAM is to go to Crucial.com and have them scan your computer. It will tell you how much RAM you have installed, how many slots you have, if you can upgrade what you have or not (or if you are at the max), and also quote you a price.

As far as the mouse pads, I have no idea why but I've always had bad luck with touch pads on Windows computers (Dell and HP). Not sure how easy or hard it would be to replace it. The three MacBook's I've had have been flawless as far as the hardware.

That's funny, because the touchpads on both my wife's and my mother's MacBook Pros have broken twice, whereas my Dell laptop touchpads have never been an issue.

[Jose]

That's funny, because the touchpads on both my wife's and my mother's MacBook Pros have broken twice, whereas my Dell laptop touchpads have never been an issue.

Now that I think about it, my first MacBook (circa 2007) did have a weird "feel" to the touchpad after a year or so (it was after the warranty expired) but still worked. It didn't have the click feeling, just sorta felt dead but still worked. This was the first gen plastic MacBooks.

My last two MacBook Air's have been solid though. The two Dells and one two HP's I've owned had similar issues. As you moved the cursor around it would randomly click into a spot on the page or move stuff around. It wasn't that it was broke, it just didn't work well and really made it a PITA to get work down.

And I agree, probably not worth the trouble of swapping out the card to gain Bluetooth, fix the track pad, plus add RAM. Sell the laptop cheap and get a newer laptop.

[Ratt]

Now that I think about it, my first MacBook (circa 2007) did have a weird "feel" to the touchpad after a year or so (it was after the warranty expired) but still worked. It didn't have the click feeling, just sorta felt dead but still worked. This was the first gen plastic MacBooks.

My last two MacBook Air's have been solid though. The two Dells and one two HP's I've owned had similar issues. As you moved the cursor around it would randomly click into a spot on the page or move stuff around. It wasn't that it was broke, it just didn't work well and really made it a PITA to get work down.

And I agree, probably not worth the trouble of swapping out the card to gain Bluetooth, fix the track pad, plus add RAM. Sell the laptop cheap and get a newer laptop.

Same thing with my wife's and my mom's. The Dell and HP problems you were experiencing were probably driver related.

[Jose]

Same thing with my wife's and my mom's. The Dell and HP problems you were experiencing were probably driver related.

Not sure about that. I know one of them I had formatted and reinstalled everything as well as did the updates and still had the issue. I didn't actively search for updated drivers though so not sure if there were any or not. Been a few years so my memory is a little hazy on that. My work laptop is an HP and it occasionally has the same issue. But it spends most of it's time in a docking station so it doesn't really bother me that much.

So your wife and moms issue, is it hardware or software?

[Ratt]

Not sure about that. I know one of them I had formatted and reinstalled everything as well as did the updates and still had the issue. I didn't actively search for updated drivers though so not sure if there were any or not. Been a few years so my memory is a little hazy on that. My work laptop is an HP and it occasionally has the same issue. But it spends most of it's time in a docking station so it doesn't really bother me that much.

So your wife and moms issue, is it hardware or software?

According to Apple, the touchpads were broken. This happened to both of them twice on two different MacBook Pro generations. I'm not dissing Apple for their hardware, by any means. I know all computers have failure points, and I have just had better luck with Dell over anything else in recent years.