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i need a new laptop

have $1500 to spend. need something that would run ableton/traktor well. something decent for music production @ home.

go with suggestions.

mac

Check out the dual core Lenovo's on newegg. $450...crazy deals right now. I paid $450 3 weeks ago for the Lenovo S12 Netbook and you can get a damn laptop with dual layer dvd burner for that. Love it.

or with the boat load of money that you save by buying something that isn't a mac and has the same or more ram, you could splurge on a record binge too.

i swear by toshiba...i had a mac, the difference in price made me glad that steve jobs has cancer.

Just about anything that you can buy for $1500 right now will sufficiently handle Traktor and Ableton.

I love my Macbook, but I wouldn't recommend spending $1500 to get a lower end Mac. Probably are better off getting a feature-loaded PC, or taking lenazi's suggestion of a record binge.

I happen to like Dell laptops, personally. Dislike HP's. I have had repeated bad experience with them (I do IT support for a living.)

jay - anything in particular i should be looking at with toshiba?

d.m - what dell?

yeah i'm not high on mac's either. i could get a refurbished one, but i'd rather grab something new and save some money. jay's record binge is definitely a good idea.

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Originally posted by denys envy jay - anything in particular i should be looking at with toshiba? d.m - what dell? yeah i'm not high on mac's either. i could get a refurbished one, but i'd rather grab something new and save some money. jay's record binge is definitely a good idea.

Any, really. Just depends on how high you wanna spec and how much you wanna spend. I have experience with Latitudes, mostly (which is the business equivalent of the Inspiron), and they served me well for a few years, playing out with Traktor. I produce on a dedicated desktop machine, though... but the specs aren't terribly crazy on it anyway.

Mainly, get a halfway decent machine and pair it with a decent audio interface and ASIO drivers for the production aspect, and you're golden. People spend too much time worrying about this, when most of the issues people have are software-based in the first place.

i'd recommend a voodoo pc, but unfortunately, they're dead because HP is a giant cock

Refurbished MacBook Pro should run you about 1300, use the extra 200 to upgrade the RAM & buy an 8ball to celebrate.

imo

edit // or not. I used to have issues with Macs just like everyone else, finally caved and got a refurbished one and I haven't looked back. My place looks like I knocked over an Apple Store.

pretty straight forward denys.

(i bought mine last year, i have no clue what they offering now). Lokk for the best bundle for the best price. Serato has never crashed on me, i have never gotten a virus...and so on. You could do like bas says and pay 1300$ for a used cpu that looks pretty or even less for a new one with more power

don't believe the hype, because as good as macs are they are a cash trap.

As long as Toshiba is running a Windows OS you'll always have problems

i'm still waiting on those problems. maybe next year i guess

and you can run a diff OS and still come out a few hundred richer.

ps ipods are the best mp3 player because they come in pink.

My buddy says a lot of his friends into making and playing music use Sony Vaios.

what compay david? I was working as a sales manager for insight for a while. IT sucks

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Originally posted by lenazi what compay david? I was working as a sales manager for insight for a while. IT sucks

SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation). They do a little bit of everything having to do with science and research (I don't know everything they do, nor am I allowed to... I just fix their computers)

Been here for 8 or 9 years (started between my junior and senior years of high school and they've held on to me this long).

I would recommend a refurbished mac too. They are exactly like the new ones, they just come in a brown box.

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Originally posted by lenazi i swear by toshiba...i had a mac, the difference in price made me glad that steve jobs has cancer.

Yeah, I love my Toshiba too. Running XP/Win7 dual boot, and that shit is FAST. Looks good too, and it's a pretty powerful laptop.

Toshiba A300 C01

# PROCESSOR � Intel Core 2 Duo Centrino2 Processor P8400 (2.26GHz)
# MEMORY - 4GB DDR2 (2GB + 2GB 800Mhz)
# HARD DRIVE - 400GB (200GB + 200GB 5400rpm) SATA
# OPTICAL DRIVE - DVD SuperMulti Double?Dual Layer Drive
# READ - CD-ROM 24x, DVD-ROM 8x, DVD-RAM 5x
# WRITE - CD-R 24x, CD-RW 4x, HS CD-RW 10x, US CD-RW 16x, DVD-R 8x, DVD-R DL 6x, DVD-RW 6x, DVD+R 8x, DVD+R DL 6x, DVD+RW 8x, DVD-RAM 5x
# COLOUR DISPLAY - 15.4" Wide Display WXGA TruBrite� Display
# RESOLUTION - 1280 x 800
# VIDEO � ATI Mobility Radeon� HD 3650 (512MB discrete video memory)
# CAMERA - 1.3MP (1280 x 1024)
# AUDIO - External Microphone port, Stereo Headphone port, Sound Volume Dial, Integrated microphone, SP?Dif
# LAN - Intel� GBit TX Ethernet
# WIRELESS NETWORKING - Integrated Intel� 802.11 (a?g?n)
# FM TUNER - Yes
# SPEAKERS - Premium harman?kardon� Speakers
# CARD READER � 5-in-1 card reader
# USB PORT - 4 USB Ports (3 x Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Sleep and Charge + 1 x eSATA ? USB Combo)
# HDMI � HDMI-CEC (Regza Link)
# VIDEO OUT - VGA, S-video
# EXPRESS CARD SLOT - PCI Express Card x1
# IEEE1394 PORT - Yes
# BLUE TOOTH - Toshiba Bluetooth� V2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)

i've had dell before, comes with too much garbage on it. plus i've gotten a few viruses, that's probably cuz of too much porn...

anyway, a toshiba sounds appealing, i think i might buy the freakhype.

In college I had a Toshiba laptop that was excellent.

If you want to avoid viruses, get a better AV program.

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Originally posted by denys envy i've had dell before, comes with too much garbage on it. plus i've gotten a few viruses, that's probably cuz of too much porn... anyway, a toshiba sounds appealing, i think i might buy the freakhype.

Ah... yeah, should be mentioned that what comes preinstalled on a machine is of no consequence to me, as I'm gonna either remove it all, or rebuild the OS from scratch as soon as I get it anyway.

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Originally posted by denys envy i've had dell before, comes with too much garbage on it. plus i've gotten a few viruses, that's probably cuz of too much porn... anyway, a toshiba sounds appealing, i think i might buy the freakhype.

Bro...trust me...look into the Lenovo machines. It's an IBM. You will be fine with a Toshiba but check em out

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Originally posted by lenazi i swear by toshiba...i had a mac, the difference in price made me glad that steve jobs has cancer.

wow lmao..

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Originally posted by Sushipunk # RESOLUTION - 1280 x 800

I'll bet you have to scroll over just to see most of your photos.

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On I'll bet you have to scroll over just to see most of your photos.

Lol. I dunno, it's not really that big of a deal. I have a 24" monitor on my desktop computer if I need to check out pretty looking high-res things

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