Ways to keep a new PC running fast?

[MilesB719]

Hi! What are some ways I can keep a new laptop (XPS 13) running fast? I want to have this laptop for a while and want to take care of it. I don't game too much, but I still want to preserve its performance so I can enjoy my machine for a long time.
Cheers!
-Miles

 

[lakimens]

One of the ways is to get an SSD, you won't notice even if it slows down.
Good antivirus and Nod32, Avast are good ones.
Defragmenting every now and then.
CCleaner from time to time.
Not too many background apps.

EDIT: Forgot that laptop already has an SSD.

 

[Nick_50]

Don't defragment if you have an SSD, that is only required on mechanical drives.

 

[lakimens]

Yeah, I thought you have HDD at first, scratch the defragmenting.