Guys,
I read through some of the writeups I found in various threads, and reformatted my XPS with Vista 64. This was after I previously wiped the laptop, and installed a fresh 32bit copy, and ran it for about a year. A few things I've noticed:
- Performance is MUCH snappier. I also upgraded RAM (2-4gb) at the same time, so this may have something to do with it, but it's a definite increase in speed navigating through windows!
- The fingerprint scanner actually works well now. Before, I would have issues getting it to register about 1/2 the time, even in "convenient" mode. Now, its 8/9 or better, and much faster? Sweet.
- Computer brightness no longer auto-dims randomly.
- Dock movement (Rocketdock) seems significantly smoother, with the same driver # (although, 64 bit)
- Startup/shutdown process is significantly faster. I have a feeling this is due to the format wiping out a lot of registry entries/issues, but the waiting time between I hit enter to login, and seeing my desktop is probably twice as fast. Same with shutdown.
Only one issue so far:
I CANT find a Cisco VPN client for x64? Does anyone have a good alternative?
So, has everyone else seen the same performance changes with x64? Or am I just really lucky...? I feel like this is the way this laptop was meant to be run, it just felt sluggish before...
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If you are comparing your factory installed 32bit copy vs a freshly installed 64bit then it is quite normal. Because DELL send their computers bloated with unnecessary trial and adware programs. A clean installation is a must for all consumer level DELL notebooks for anyone who is least bit concerned about performance; you'll notice a big difference. Other than that, your RAM upgrade might have also helped things a bit. I haven’t read many recent articles on 64bit performance comparisons, 64 bit should be better, but I don’t know if it is significantly better.
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Again, only 4GB???
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You do not want to use Dell's original installed operating system. End of story. It's just like buying a computer from Best Buy with all the junk. I "upgraded" to Windows XP x64 from Vista x64 and I'm much happier.
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The XPS 1530 didn't come with that much 'bloat' compared to HP laptops. The unwanted programs can be easily uninstalled.
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XPS 1530 & Vista 64 = much better
Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Gschmidt1, Jan 4, 2009.