Kind of overcomplicating things.
Just do a test cut.
Pause and measure.
Adjust height, cut, measure, and confirm.
That new programmed height is what you’ll use for post process from now on.
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That CPU is only 20% faster (single core) than an even more outdated CPU from 2017.
I hope you’re not spending more than $225 USD for that rig.
Plus nvidia mobile GPUs run equivalent to a lower tiered desktop variant.
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Computers are not my strong suite really.
Here is the link that I used. It seems that this guy likes this machine for CAD.
@Kwikfab Do you have a better one in mind for about the same money? (~750)
Exactly. The one connected to the table could have some idiosyncrasy: Perhaps the quality of the USB port/driver (I am ignorant of the cause). That is why it needs to be “calibrated” with how it interacts with the table’s electronics.
This is my desktop (32" monitor) and it is about 6 years old or older (I forget). I prefer to do my designing on it but it will bog down some. I will let others give input of how your numbers stack up with the performance:
|Processor|Intel(R) Core™ i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz 3.60 GHz|
|Installed RAM|24.0 GB|
|Device ID|A626DBA7-86E1-4470-BD71-AD9B40AB84C8|
|Product ID|00330-80000-00000-AA719|
|System type|64-bit operating system, x64-based processor|
|Version|22H2|
|Installed on|9/20/2020| (It was designed for Windows 10 but came with the previous Windows version).
Actually +10 years old.
Can you find someone to just build you one?
It’s a hobby for many of us as building them is as easy as putting together a kid’s lego set. Significantly easier these last 10 years as many items have become “standard”.
I say this not implying that you should build it, but that it’d be pretty easy finding someone to do it for you.
For $750+ you can piece together something much faster than the laptop you’re considering.
@Kwikfab Do you mean build a laptop?
The biggest problem is that I do almost all of my stuff “on the go”, so I need a laptop, not a desktop.
Ah dang, yeah that’ll limit you.
I only mentioned desktop because 1 - significantly greater value and 2 - the laptop you mentioned will be dedicated to the table
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Yea, thanks for trying man.
I am kinda stuck using a laptop (at least until I retire) 
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Just retire 
Or use a cheap laptop for work and get one built for CAD!
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I use a Lenovo Thinkpad (Ultrabook) T460s to run my Crossfire Pro. It does fine in Fusion 360 and I’ve had zero issues with it. It is an i7 Intel machine. You can get one on ebay for a couple hundred bucks. I use a T480s (also an Ultrabook) for much of my daily chores. Both have SD card slots. Some newer machines are moving away from onboard SD card slots, a big mistake in my view.
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I did a much less thorough job than you. But I ended up in a similiar set of parameters with 16g I also messed with air pressure.
I found 70ipm (i might go back and slow it down and see what happens), 35A, 65PSI working pressure, and a pierce delay of .7sec seemed to do pretty well
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