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Again no, a computer being conscious does not necessitate it acting differently. You could add a 'consciousness routine' without any of the output changing, As far as I can tell. But if you were to ask the computer to act in some way that requires consciousness, say by improving it's own code, then I imagine you could tell the difference.
Ok, so your prediction is that the Dell cluster will be able to improve its own code, whereas the Lenovo will not. But I'm not sure if that's true. After all, I am conscious, and yet if you asked me to improve my own code, I couldn't do it.
Maybe not, but you can upgrade your own programs. You can improve your "rationality" program, your "cooking" program, et cetera.
Yes, I can learn to a certain extent, but so can Pandora (the music-matching problem); IMO that's not much of a yardstick.