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Uh oh... what's a manual trim tool?

Thanks for the help everyone!

Battery life is a non-issue given how the machine is used. I can't seem to bring myself to buy a bargain laptop, so somehow upgrading an old one seems like a better deal than spending $900 on a new one.

I hadn't really considered Linux because the primary users would be my wife and kids, but then I guess I could think on that... This machine is still running Vista, so I thought Windows 7 would be the most noticeable improvement. Aside from web browsing and 2D games, Hulu and word processing...

I have an old laptop that I'm interested in trying to upgrade. Right now it doesn't get used very often, and I'm thinking it would be good for basic internet surfing or for kid games if it booted up quicker. I was wondering if upgrading it to Windows 7 and putting in an SSD would revitalize...