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Magus
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Posted : Feb 11, 2010 11:06:08
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Hi gus and gals,
im gonna buy a laptop and need some pointer on which are worth checking out. im gonna use it while away from home. mostly using softsynths and other plugins together with live 8 and cubase 5. no hardware...yet;) got a usb audio interface so the firewire issue doesnt matter. my buget is around 1000 euros. |
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willsanquil
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Posted : Feb 11, 2010 11:21
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I'd buy a $700ish one from newegg or some other online retailer you trust - the deals you can get on laptops that are really high powered are absolutely ridiculous right now.
or you can spent 3x the money and get a mac ;p
you don't need an i7 or anything crazy to run live with a shitload of plugins...save money on the computer and put it into a midi controller, or a down payment on some good monitors 
I'd suggest a particular brand or type but I haven't purchased a laptop in a couple of years - the $700 range Lenovos on newegg.com are pretty damn nice though. |
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psy-junky
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Posted : Feb 11, 2010 13:07
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customize a dell studio or an xps to your needs: add more ram, processor power whatever you think would be required.
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Magus
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Posted : Feb 11, 2010 13:24
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From what ive read on the soundonsound site, there are quite a few issues when buying laptops; dpc latency, fan issues etc. Does any of you have a laptop who is working good, that is without any of these issues, and can recomend me a model? |
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orange
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Posted : Feb 11, 2010 15:38
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Magus
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Posted : Feb 11, 2010 17:43
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Anyone have any experiences with the hp elitebook 8530p? Ive been given a very good offer and thinking about striking the chance.
Specs are:
HP EliteBook 8530p
Processor Core 2 Duo T9600 2.8 GHz - 15.4" TFT
RAM 4 gigs
Harddisc 250 GB - Serial ATA-300 - 7200 rpm |
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Ascension
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Posted : Feb 11, 2010 18:05
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I've had my HP DV[some number] laptop for about a year and a half and really like it. It travels around with me a lot, it's been outside a bunch from 30 degrees to 90 degrees and generally gets beat up, but is still running strong (even after I got a trojan about 3 months ago I can still run Ableton with 30+ midi channels).
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orange
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Posted : Feb 11, 2010 18:50
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im not really found of HP theytend to break... its a 50/50 chance you get a good piece.
acer also.
sonys are ok but overpriced.
dell seems to be fine.
mac are ok but overpiced again.
im more into toshiba ive had 3 the past 6 years and all still work and they get beaten ALOT!
all in all its your choice!
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Magus
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Posted : Feb 11, 2010 21:36
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What kind of toshiba are u using orange? |
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orange
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Posted : Feb 12, 2010 00:45
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Zero-Blade
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Posted : Feb 12, 2010 03:43
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SISMIC
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Posted : Feb 12, 2010 09:04
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Hi all, i have a VAIO-SR19XN(CENTRINO 2, 4gb ram) from 1 year, i am very pleased about it, it's really really stable, powerfull and light, i run with Ableton with 50 channels, lots VST, and no problems at all also in playing timeline, my most hard tracks playng without clicks and pops....
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On 2010-02-12 03:43, Zero-Blade wrote:
I'm also thinking of buying a new laptop. I'm gonna get a Sony Vaio, but I'm not sure which model yet. Anyone have any suggestions?
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vegetal
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Posted : Feb 12, 2010 15:22
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I´ve been using a HP NX7400 since 2007 and its been through cold weather in sweden to hot climates in mexico and moist places like guatemala, never had a single issue with it except the battery is fucked due to alot of charging ( of course )
I suggest look for the business laptops instead of the entertainment laptops with built in cameras and other crap. The less functions the less things can go wrong.
And also do a clean install instead of excepting the bloated installation that comes with all laptops nowadays.
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Zoopy
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Posted : Feb 15, 2010 21:58
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Lenovo! |
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Glitch_CapeTown
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Posted : Feb 16, 2010 08:09
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