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RAM or SSD? Which should you upgrade first?

For those who can only choose one

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Ryan Kennedy
Oct 19, 2021
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Both RAM and SSD can improve the performance of your computer. But in a different way - An SSD will load everything faster, whereas RAM can keep more stuff open at once.

RAM (Random Access Memory), holds your data for active applications, and doesn’t increase your system speed. In fact, the more RAM you have, the more applications you can have open simul…

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