Lenovo W series upgrade

Hello. I currently own a lenovo T61 which I purchased a few years ago for use with music production software. I've found recently that it has been running a bit slower despite the use of optimization programs and cleaning software (auslogics boostspeed, cccleaner, panda cloud antivirus) and have been considering formatting and reinstalling windows or potentially upgrading to the lenovo W series. Everything has been pretty well maintained, I think it's just become somewhat cluttered with unnecessary files/programs/ect. over time.

current specs are: intel core 2 duo T8300 @2.40 GHz
3GB Memory
Nvidia Quadro NVS 140m
150gb 7200rpm hard drive
windows 7 enterprise 32


When I run processor intensive programs (ableton live) It's vital to get a realtime response for recording while simultaneously playing several other tracks. My current setup is adequate but isn't quite at the level of processing performance that I need. I was wondering if anyone could give me any advice on a course of action. Would the increased processor speed on the W series be worth the upgrade?

 

Yes your line of work would definitely see the benefits of the quad core options offers by the W520, as well as 95% NTSC color gamut LED screen. You would probably benefit from an SSD as well.

 

Is that system capable of running 64 bit? If it is, 4-8Gig of ram, a new SSD hard drive and a fresh install of win7 64bit would have a huge performance impact for a lot less money! But if you have the cash the W520 is a nice system, and for your requirements I would recommend a SSD main drive and then use a 500gig 7200RMP seagate hybrid drive in the ultra bay as a work drive. all that edidting would put too much unnecessary wear and tear on a SSD. Drop in 16Gig of after-market ram and you'll be laughing.

 

I think I'm gonna do the reformat here in the next few days....I'm not sure if it's capable of running 64 bit. I think the video card is pretty mediocre and the display is 1680x1050 WXGA+ if that's of any relevance. I'm also running windows 7 enterprise and I assume I would have to purchase a 64bit version of windows right? Also, I was under the impression that the system isn't capable of utilizing increased performance from more than 3gb of ram. I may be misinformed, but if there would be a significant increase in performance, buying some more ram would be a welcome alternative to a new laptop.

 

As far as I'm aware, Enterprise is only available through their licensing site. You can just log in and download the 64bit DVD.