RE: New laptop tips
July 19, 2018 at 5:03 pm
(This post was last modified: July 19, 2018 at 5:09 pm by bennyboy.)
(July 19, 2018 at 6:33 am)Joods Wrote:(July 19, 2018 at 3:14 am)KevinM1 Wrote: To alpha, the best thing you can do is remove the bloatware new systems tend to come with and go through your startup programs and disable anything you don't need running from the start. I got a new Dell laptop myself earlier this year (a 2017 XPS 13), and the worst offenders re: performance were Dell's own apps. I mean, on a device with an i7 and 8GB RAM, my CPU was maxed out right out of the box. It was ridiculous. Removing those apps brought the percentage down into the teens.
This is why when I want a new computer, I go to my computer guy who builds phenomenal computers from scratch and he will even theme it out for you. My current desktop is see through. I plan to save up to get a liquid cooled system next year that I can mount right on the wall.
The first steps I do when I get a new laptop:
1) locate drivers and put them on a partition (or just a thumb drive)
2) completely re-install Windows.
I do not need "Samsung TM Turbo Tweak 2000" or any of that crap, ever.
(July 19, 2018 at 1:26 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: I still build my own simply because I like the process and the degree of control over the finished product it affords me. However, it's gotten more difficult since I lost my fingers.
You build your own laptops? Is that an option?
I've always built my own desktop computers from parts, but I usually shy away from laptops because they are pre-packaged and therefore more expensive.
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Oops. Note to self: read first, type second.
(July 19, 2018 at 8:56 am)pocaracas Wrote: If you're going to use windows, don't forget to pack a decent anti-virus... even a free one will do wonders!
Choose your own after looking at the comparative: https://www.av-comparatives.org/consumer/
I have avg installed right now, but to be honest, on new comps, Windows installs so darned fast that I'm kind of tending to just use the built-in defenses, and if things go wrong I'll just re-install.
I built a new comp for like $400 and in includes the newest line of SSD (the onboard kind), and the read/write speed is truly mind-boggling. It kind of feels like having 256GB of extended RAM to be honest. A fresh Windows install off of my thumb drive took me just a couple of minutes. And from zero power, launching Windows takes less than 10 seconds. Sexy!
