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Subject: laptop - suggestions
Original Message 1/11 22-Jan-02 @ 06:12 PM - laptop - suggestions
i wanna buy a lappy and if possible convert my studio to use that only. i'm runnin logic, exs24, reason and premiere (for movie stuff, but i suppose no one here knows much on that front). i'm doin' midi with an amt8, using usb.
1. Is anyone runnin something similar and if so, do you have any wisdom to depart.
2. Soundcard - it'll have to be usb or pcmcia, any suggestions (i'm looking at the emagic emi 216). am i gonna be fighting with the lappy to run 2 soundcards?
3. OS - all runs smoothly on win98se at the moment. the vaio comes with xp. i'm assuming i should load 98 instead - any issues here?
4. anyone have a better suggestion for a lappy? (i need firewire for the video stuff)
thanks all,
-p.
Message 2/11 22-Jan-02 @ 06:24 PM - RE: laptop - suggestions
I dont think youll be able to run 2 soundcards...
the other thing is..slow drives. I think most laptop drives are maybe 5400? MIGHT be a problem
Ive had NO trouble with my Dell, so I would say go that direction. Fairly cheap secondhand. You could get the 7000 I think it has firewire...
Message 3/11 22-Jan-02 @ 08:27 PM - RE: laptop - suggestions
If you're using a lot of tracks you will need to get an external harddrive. 7200RPM firewire drives aren't too expensive. If your laptop doesn't have firewire already you can buy PCMIA to firewire cards for about a bill.
As far as XP goes I'm not to big on new, untested OS's. 98se worked pretty well but 2000 actually ironed out some minor problems I was having and seems to be recomended for laptops. Check out out RME's site for some good basic info.
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Message 8/11 29-Jan-02 @ 12:18 AM - RE: laptop - suggestions
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Message 9/11 29-Jan-02 @ 04:05 PM - RE: laptop - suggestions
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Message 10/11 29-Jan-02 @ 09:51 PM - RE: laptop - suggestions
-Craig
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