I verify what any given system would allow for an upgrade via 'crucial.com'.  They are really good with that data. Then I note the specifics and shop around, between crucial, amazon, newegg, tigerdirect and microcenter.Beyond them, I shop around via google searches for the exact components I require, comparing prices and any deals I can get in general, or via coupons I might have (or find by searching for them), etc.... I do also keep in mind the shipping costs, and estimated shipping timeframe. In my experience most of what I've purchased in the last two years has been from either Newegg, or off Amazon (Prime).

As for the USB LAN connection devices.... I've not used one in a long time, but I found reasonably good throughput in the past.  They do 'work', but I've been wary/concerned in the past as the potential is there for physical damage to the laptop and/or that plugged-in component, depending on your situation, stability (where you are in one place for a while), or portability where you are packing up and setting up frequently (i.e. someone who travels a lot).  Your mileage may vary (YMMV)!!

On Friday, November 5, 2021, 11:25:53 AM EDT, bruce badouglas@gmail.com wrote:

Hi.

Thinking of upgrading a laptop.

Any opinions on good/best online to get 8G mem sticks as well as 1G internal hard drive. Laptop will already have 256 SSD.

Also, anyone have opinions/thoughts on using the USB to LAN connectors, as opposed to the onboard LAN interface/port?

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On Fri, 2021-11-05 at 11:25 -0400, bruce wrote:

anyone have opinions/thoughts on using the USB to LAN connectors, as opposed to the onboard LAN interface/port?

Why would you even want to run through a dongle when you can just plug it straight in? That's a big inconvenience.