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Purchasing a new laptop
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psyaudionamics
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Posted : Sep 8, 2008 15:26
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I like PC better, we always have'd the most software available mac's market is more limited (main reason i'd stick with PC) plus if you aint got much money its easier to get cracked stuff for pc, I know it sounds fucked up that i support cracks but when u aint got much money its the way to go, and no cracked software dont wig out ya cpu, I can say from my own experience its usually the plugin, try before you buy. |
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Get-a-fix
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Posted : Sep 8, 2008 16:04
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I know your mind is set on buying a laptop but as Realtime pointed out the issue is probably with your power supply.
A Quad Core desktop will give you much more power than a laptop ever will. I've never managed to push my cpu past 50% on any of my projects & i have a Q6600, there are faster Quads out now.
If you do decide to go with a laptop though then i recommend at least a Core 2 Duo 2.5GHz processor with 2GB ram & a 7200rpm HDD.
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brasirc
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Posted : Sep 8, 2008 20:48
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oh yeah...another little info concerning HDDs....
a higher density 5400rpm HDD is actually faster then a lower density 7200rpm HDD...as in, you would pay aprox. the same for a 320gb 5400 rpm as a 200ish 7200 rpm, but the 5400rpm would actually be faster...so you would not only have more space available, but a faster HD, for less beeing paid...
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Bloodclot
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Posted : Sep 8, 2008 22:56
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Now thats some news!
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Dharma Lab
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Posted : Sep 9, 2008 20:24
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On 2008-09-08 20:48, brasirc wrote:
oh yeah...another little info concerning HDDs....
a higher density 5400rpm HDD is actually faster then a lower density 7200rpm HDD...as in, you would pay aprox. the same for a 320gb 5400 rpm as a 200ish 7200 rpm, but the 5400rpm would actually be faster...so you would not only have more space available, but a faster HD, for less beeing paid...
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You always have to quantify when you ever mention 'better, faster', etc. Higher density disk will generally have better disk thru-put, but not necessarily better access times. Disk specs are only one piece of the puzzle, as your driver software, controller interface firmware, & hard drive firmware also play large roles as well.
I would never buy HP or Sony.
MAC makes good machines generally, just expect to pay double for most things.
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brasirc
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Posted : Sep 10, 2008 10:20
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err ok...
all i was trying to say was that inside a tight budget, and trying to get the max out of it, might pay off not to invest in a 7200rpm HDD (common sense) but to actually buy a bigger 5400rpm HDD, since you would barely be affected speed wise, and would actually benefit for almost 100 more gbs....
im not forcing the idea the one is superior to the other, just stating that the money spent x consumer satisfaction ratio would prolly be superior that way...
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Dharma Lab
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Posted : Sep 10, 2008 19:37
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I'm not trying to bite off you head or anything, I'm just trying to provide fuller view of the scenario. There is waaaay too much incomplete info on the web when it comes to computers, because people just want to hear that 'this is better than that, so buy this', without understanding the pros & cons.
I agree with you entirely, a 250 GB or 320 GB 5,400 rpm 2.5" drive would probably perform equally or better than a 160 GB 7,200 rpm drive for most music application, and cheaper too!
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