THE Daily Echo has teamed up with computer memory upgrade website Crucial.com to offer readers the chance to win a cheque for £350!

What do you do when your computer starts running slowly? Every year the UK scraps over 5,000 tonnes of laptops and computers, often unnecessarily. To put this into perspective, this is equivalent to the weight of 790 double-decker buses, 27 Angel of the North sculptures or 580 million pound coins!

What many people don’t realise when they decide to replace a slow running computer with a new one is how simple it can be to upgrade their old one, saving hundreds of pounds.

Crucial.com specialises in memory upgrades, which help computers perform faster and allow you to complete numerous activities – such as listening to music or surfing the internet – at the same time.

If you would like to be in with a chance of winning £350, all you need to do is answer this simple question:

Q) Who presents Scrapheap Challenge?

A) Alan Titchmarsh B) David Dickenson C) Robert Llewellyn

Send your entry, along with your contact details, via one of the following methods:

By post on the back of a postcard or stuck-down envelope to Crucial Competition, Daily Echo, Promotions Department, Richmond Hill, Bournemouth, BH2 6HH

By phone by calling 0901 151 0279 and leaving your answer and details when prompted

By text, starting your message ‘CRUCIAL’ and then leaving a space, followed with your answer and contact details to 80360.

Place a tick on your entry if you are happy to receive further information from the Daily Echo regarding reader offers and competitions. This information will not be passed on to any third parties.

All normal Daily Echo rules apply, available on request. Closing date for entries is midnight of July 27, 2013. Calls cost 51p from BT landlines, calls from mobiles and some other networks may cost more. Texts cost 50p plus your normal operator charge. Service provided by Newsquest Media Group. If the competition is sponsored we reserve the right to send the details of your entry, including your contact details to the competition’s sponsor. For full terms and conditions visit http://www.newsquest.co.uk/terms. Winners may be required to collect prizes in person, have their photograph taken and participate in local publicity. This offer is subject to availability and restrictions. Promotional and standard terms and conditions apply.