I was getting drop outs with Latencymon test on a similar laptop and since upgrading to the windows 10 anniversary edition it says system now OK for audio. I didn't stop any processes in either scene. I am looking into a start up profile though which will disable hogging processes anyway.

abacab
Your problems began when you both switched to Platinum.
 
Your Intel Core i7 can turbo up to 2.8GHz, with a max memory bandwidth of 21GB/s.
http://ark.intel.com/products/43122/Intel-Core-i7-720QM-Processor-6M-Cache-1_60-GHz
 
Assuming that your hard drive is not the bottleneck, and the latency monitor shows green, you should be good to go.  Problem is that you are not good with Platinum.
 
But I'm also starting to think that maybe something changed with how you use the audio drivers in Platinum.  Are you using ASIO with the same settings as X3?

All my settings are exactly the same.  If you don't mind, let's continue this conversation on my own thread. I don't want to divert attention from the OP.
http://forum.cakewalk.com/Same-file-plays-fine-in-X3e-but-in-Platinum-I-get-dropouts-and-glitches-Windows-7-64-m3464600.aspx
And thanks for your help!
 
 

abacab
 
But I'm also starting to think that maybe something changed with how you use the audio drivers in Platinum.  Are you using ASIO with the same settings as X3?
 

Yes, the same settings.

pmarangoni

abacab
 
But I'm also starting to think that maybe something changed with how you use the audio drivers in Platinum.  Are you using ASIO with the same settings as X3?
 

Yes, the same settings.

OK.  In an attempt to stop hijacking your thread, I went over to the similar thread started by pinguinotuerto. http://forum.cakewalk.com/Same-file-plays-fine-in-X3e-but-in-Platinum-I-get-dropouts-and-glitches-Windows-7-64-m3464600.aspx
 
I took a look at screen caps he did for his meters on Platinum vs. X3e.
 
He seems to be showing CPU Core #1 pegging into the red at times with Platinum, but not X3.
 
If this is a project you started in X3 and brought into Platinum, could it be a plugin from your old project that is causing this?

abacab
 
If this is a project you started in X3 and brought into Platinum, could it be a plugin from your old project that is causing this?

 
It could be any one of a number of things.  That's why I'm not going to bother recording with the laptop anymore.  I don't have the time that is obviously required to troubleshoot this problem.  Cakewalk should just state that you need a more powerful system for GUARANTEED stability. 
 
The first time I tried recording on my laptop last year, it wouldn't work at ALL.  I went on to find out that you require two hard drives to record at a decent sample rate (I didn't see that requirement mentioned anywhere).  I then managed to get it working with an external solid state drive connected with USB 3.0.  Even then, after multiple takes (approximately 12) of recording 8 tracks of drums, the project would drop out and stop recording.
 
I don't have the luxury of leaving all my gear setup and ready to go.  I have to lug everything to a rehearsal studio (where I pay by the hour), set everything up, and start recording.  Then when I get back home, I transfer the project from the SSD drive to my home desktop system where I mix and master etc.
 
I don't want to be screwing around with all sorts of settings.  I want to focus on the music..

pmarangoni
It could be any one of a number of things.  That's why I'm not going to bother recording with the laptop anymore.  I don't have the time that is obviously required to troubleshoot this problem...
I don't want to be screwing around with all sorts of settings.  I want to focus on the music..

Ok then, problem solved.

I appreciate everyone trying to help, but I was hoping for a definitive solution, not shots in the dark.

pmarangoni
I appreciate everyone trying to help, but I was hoping for a definitive solution, not shots in the dark.

No problem. Unfortunately, sometimes it's not that simple.  I'll keep trying to solve my issue. If I find a solution, I'll pass it along just in case it's the same issue. I understand your frustration. Technology can sometimes get in the way of creativity.

pinguinotuerto
 
Technology can sometimes get in the way of creativity.

 
+100

Okay, I'm going to try it one last time with the laptop.  This time, it will be a new project/tune but I'll record at 44.1 k and 16 bit (instead of my usual 48k/24bit).  I'll also make sure the wifi is off, and I've increased the playback/record buffers to 512.  I won't add console emulation to any tracks until well after I record all the drums.
 
I'll report back with my results in a few days.