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What Laptop Should I Buy For Music
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vipal
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Posted : Nov 26, 2010 02:54
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psychowave
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Posted : Nov 26, 2010 13:05
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I was in that question for 2 entire months, researching, trying...at final I Buy a dell i5, and when come home, the laptop don't power up at second time when I turn on...
I hate the "apple philosophy" but tired of searching compatible laptop for a firewire interface, I buy a new macbook pro...for my surprise, they dont work with my presonus firebox...a lot of pops, crackles..but works perfectly with a crappy m-audio fast track...no solutions for more 2 weeks researching...
I bought a USB native kontrol 1 interface, and waiting to arrive here...I hope the market of digital audio do something to avoid the big number of problems with compatibility between devices/systems/softwares...this kill the creative process...
my 02 cents...
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vegetal
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Posted : Nov 26, 2010 13:19
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vipal
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Posted : Nov 27, 2010 00:28
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advice taken. and yes, like psychowave i see that FW is getting rare on laptops. but there are still some available although expensive. |
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kick muck
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Posted : Nov 27, 2010 22:56
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The thing to take into account is which audo interface will you be using? If your going firewire then you really need a laptop with "Texas instruments (TI)" fire chipset. Major problems with firewire if it's not, although there are exceptions.
Trouble is 99% of laptops made in the last 2 years or so are not TI. Even Apple have stopped using TI chips.
If your using USB then its less of a problem. Only sure way to know if a laptop is good for pro audio is to test it with your own hardware/software set up for latency issues etc. Laptop makers change their components all the time, so different batches of the same model may have a different insides.
If your going pc then there is some custom laptop makers such as ADK who definitely use TI chips, although they will be more expensive then off the shelf machines |
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Axis Mundi
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Posted : Nov 28, 2010 04:35
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The REAL reason getting a Mac is a bad idea:
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vipal
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Posted : Dec 1, 2010 07:24
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well i gave up on finding a laptop with FW and i5. crazy prices and no info nowhere about the FW chipsets used. will buy a desktop for much less. probably following the tips in kaz´s topic. |
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freechameleon
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Posted : Dec 3, 2010 23:00
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you checked the fujitsu lifebook?
i don't own one but it really appeals to me and might be my next one. |
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vipal
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Posted : Dec 6, 2010 04:55
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thanks, very good tip. I see a i5 one with FW (LIFEBOOK NH570) for 1000 euro, still pricy but kind of ok. |
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freechameleon
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Posted : Dec 6, 2010 09:47
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i am looking at the lifebook s710 with i5-560m, which is around 800-850 euros.
the s780 is the same, just larger screen. |
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vipal
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Posted : Dec 7, 2010 08:15
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ordered one. now i hope the FW is working well with my motu. |
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