M4600 vs 8560W

[frodoz737]

Dropping the machine off tonight with Office and CS5.5. He has good idea how optimize based on usage, but I will find out later. Picked up a 1TB Passport for initial image and mirror after completed. Solidworks and AutoDesk next month. May sign him up for Carbonite just in case. Time for some OT again.

[msjgriffiths]

Student pricing, I hope...

[frodoz737]

Yep.......

[frodoz737]

All "optimization" completed without fresh install. Dell did pretty good with this machine. Did a mirror before and after to external.

Changed RAID to ACHI in registry. Disabled system restore, multi-boot, hibernate, prefetch, superfetch, windows search. Do not turn off #8 in Advanced power settings. msconfig 600+ option #10. Verify clearpage file & larger system cache = 0. Trim enabled. Reduced pagefile to 1GB and moved to D-drive (traditional HD). All user profile folders moved to D-drive. Some NTFS usage/disable and a crap load of other PFM I do not understand yet. All things verified and fuctioning.

48 hrs Memtest and 10 passes IBT Max settings completed successfully.

Started with Windows 7-64 only at 101GB after memory added. Final mSATA used now 66GB with Win7-64, Office Pro 2010, CS5.5 Master, Javas, QT, Securities, CCleaner, most of the Dell SW and all the other BS we use nowadays. Fully boot with cache 33 secs.

Clean, Stable and fast.

Would like to again thank everyone here for your help.

[frodoz737]

High School Graduation was yesterday and I'm happy to report Son couldn't be more pleased with his Precision. Before leaving for the Ceremony, he fired it up, checked it out, loaded it in his new pack with his books and personal crap and just smiled so big. Hope the Wife got that shot. Told me I forgot to clear my cookies one day, so figured he was getting some POS laptop, but not this kind of machine. College starts Monday and he is excited.

Happy Dad

[KCETech1]

Congrats on the Grad. I have a daughter graduating in 2 weeks. but a Toughbook for her, mom hogs the workstations

Thank you for the continuing information and heres to our childrens success!

[frodoz737]

Thanks and same to yours. Cheers!