specs:
server pool: toshiba tecra s10 (2x intel P8600 2.4 GHz - 4 g ram - hd wd scorpio black)
Thanks in advance Erik
Laptop?
I would guess your issue is with the hard drive - although it's 7200RPM, it is only a single drive. You might be better served by replacing it with an SSD, since the local blockchain transactions are disk intensive.
Also, what O/S? If it's Windows you also might benefit from more than 4GB RAM as well.
CPU should be plenty tho.