Originally Posted by
UScolorado1k
Boy, I would be shocked if full-drive encryption didn't bring your processor to it's knees. I've tried it on a dual-core machine before and it has been very slow.
What program were you using? Many of them cause performance problems during initial encryption but are transparent during everyday use. I'm using
PGP Whole Disk Encryption on a much less muscular machine and it's fine. Full disclosure: they're a client of mine.