Afaik the page file is usually double whatever the Size of the ram is. You could try lowering it so it matches the amount of ram in a system. so instead of *2GB Ram = 4GB Page file* you could try *2GB Ram = 2GB Page File* and see if it performs just as well. Considering that the laptops will be doing the most minimum processing I'd say you could halve the page file or even lower it to a quarter of the total ram size and not get too much of a performance hit. Only thing I can suggest IMO is to just play with it, Gradually reduce the page file until you start seeing a severe enough performance hit, The page file size just before you got the hit would be the "Sweet Spot" Just remember though that as more windows and programs get opened, The more likely the system will lag ( and thus require a larger page file ) Good luck!