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    My new laptop seems slow. Am I expecting too much?

    Thanks a lot for all of the replies. I am considering the move to an ssd. I will probably call Dell first to check the warranty issue. On the surface, there does not appear to be a ton of bloatware that needs to be uninstalled, but I need to check the startup items and make sure there is nothing...
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    My new laptop seems slow. Am I expecting too much?

    I just bought this new laptop for business purposes. I intend to use it for excel, word, and Google apps (like calendar, maps, Gmail, etc.) It is a Dell i3543-3251BLK. The specs are an i5-5200U, 4GB Ram, 500GB 5400RPM HDD. The main issue that I have experienced since first turning it on is...