Troubleshooting

I just sent this email to our local Geek in Pink store (& am just posting it here to get any of your general feedback or comments, and really just doing something/anything while waiting for my system to reboot):

Happy Thursday fellow geek(s).

I recently bought a new Dell Precision Laptop with a docking station to replace my "not so old (less than 5 years)" Dell desktop pc that I let run continuously (with poor ventilation - my fault).

I am noticing some issues that I wonder might be related to the docking station (I only say that because the docking station is a new approach for me). I will just list a few here off the top of my head:

Metronet advertises 50MB/s but I often see only 50KB/s

My main Dropboxed external hard drive is recognized well and often (thankfully) but not my other external hard drive.

After a restart I often have to unplug and replug my printer/scanner for it to be recognized

My Dell speakers are recognized sometimes and sometimes not

I am sure there are other issues too, but my internet connection speed as compared with my recently deceased desktop speed I remember experiencing is the big issue right now.

Also, I have a couple desktops in my garage that I am not sure what to do with. I would appreciate your suggestions.

I am typing this while waiting (over 35 minutes now) for the system to finish its own reboot due to a Dell initiated recovery setup process. While typing this message has been a little bit therapeutic for me (thanks for listening) I do wonder how long I should wait for this reboot process to complete?

As far as the other issues above, I am thinking it would be best for you to send someone over here to troubleshoot on site.