How to optimise my new Laptop

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BobGreggary

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Originally posted this on Yahoo, but thought that I would get a better quality response on here.

So I saw this interesting post on amazon regarding the particular laptop I have purchased. (Top post, by Ian Kenji: read the first set of bullet points).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-rev...ie=UTF8&filterBy=addFiveStar&showViewpoints=0

The post outlined the types of things that he did as soon as he received the laptop, in order to improve it's performance in the long run.

I was wondering whether anyone would disagree with what he has done, or offer alternatives, advancements or even more things that I could consider for when I receive mine to optimise performance.

Thank you very much
 
I would agree that everything is a good idea except for updating the BIOS. It isn't necessarily a bad idea, but the risk vs benefit it just too high for what you aim to gain. As a general rule I do no upgrade the BIOS unless I have a very specific reason to do so.
 
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I would agree that everything is a good idea except for updating the BIOS. It isn't necessarily a bad idea, but the risk vs benefit it just too high for what you aim to gain. As a general rule I do no upgrade the BIOS unless I have a very specific reason to do so.
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Thank you very much; I'm glad you posted, I was planning to just follow this guys steps and this could have resulted in a disaster! Any particular reason why upgrading the BIOS is so risky?

Cheers
 
If the BIOS flash fails, you brick your laptop and its essentially screwed..

I flash mine, when needed, or if there is a specific issue that a new BIOS will correct.

Highly unlikely you will ever need to flash or even notice a difference.,,,especially on a laptop.
 
^Exactly. I have updated the BIOS on a few desktops but I did that to add extra functionality or stability that were in the upgrade. If you take your time and follow the steps from the manufacturer exactly it is likely that there will be no problems. but if a bad flash occurs, I bet you would rather have a marginally slower out of date system when you compare it to a laptop shaped paper weight. :P
 
If the BIOS flash fails, you brick your laptop and its essentially screwed..

I flash mine, when needed, or if there is a specific issue that a new BIOS will correct.

Highly unlikely you will ever need to flash or even notice a difference.,,,especially on a laptop.
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^Exactly. I have updated the BIOS on a few desktops but I did that to add extra functionality or stability that were in the upgrade. If you take your time and follow the steps from the manufacturer exactly it is likely that there will be no problems. but if a bad flash occurs, I bet you would rather have a marginally slower out of date system when you compare it to a laptop shaped paper weight.
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Aha I see, thank you very much guys; life savers!
 
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