laptop:
http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-15-n5030/pd?cs=19 I don't know if I made sense with the TB audio data, but what I mean is that of course I record with the on-board drive but when I'm completely done with a song (mixed down, exported) I move it all to the external hard drive for storage.
Yes, Win7 and X1b both at 64 bit.
Interface:
http://tascam.com/product/us-144mkii/ Yes I've used the latency checker and I've experimented with the suggested tweaks from Soundwater, Presonus, and KVR.
I'm saying that with soft synths like Dimension Pro, Session Drummer, or Groove Synth it works perfectly but it only clicks and pops with VSTs that I've downloaded from other sources.
*just disabled and I'm listening to old projects now and testing the synths to see*