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littlee1816
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Question What should i look for in a new laptop?

im planning to buy a new laptop. Using Virtual DJ, what things should i look for if i want to be able to plug in headphones for cueing tracks? What about for external mixers/midi controllers? Anything to look for in general for mixing/production?

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MACBOOK69
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quite simple (a mac)

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littlee1816
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quote:
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quite simple (a mac)


im not looking to get a mac, no offense.

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MACBOOK69
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sorry to hear that

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Shini
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I would say for DJ use 2G RAM +, hard drive isn't really an issue because most people use a USB powered external, graphics cards are handy for resale value or games etc but if your only getting it for DJing I would say don't get a big laptop, mine has a 15.4 screen and is a huge bitch to carry, lots of ram, fast CPU and the rest is optional.

I'm using an ASUS with 2.5ghz dual core, 2g ram, 200gb hdd and 9500gs graphics. I use mine for everything though, not just DJing.


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Gen3r4l1ty
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Re: What should i look for in a new laptop?

because this hasn't been covered before...

quote:
Originally posted by littlee1816
Using Virtual DJ, what things should i look for if i want to be able to plug in headphones for cueing tracks?

A headphone jack... most new laptops will have one.

quote:
Originally posted by littlee1816
What about for external mixers/midi controllers?

What about em? Did you want to use one or not?

quote:
Originally posted by littlee1816
Anything to look for in general for mixing/production?

Mixing and producing are 2 different animals. Which is it? What did you want to produce? How did you want to produce it? What is your budget?

If you are really serious about mixing/producing, then do some research man! What is it you want to DO?


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^What he said.


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quote:
Originally posted by MACBOOK69
quite simple (a mac)


Dude, it seems like you don't know a huge amount about computers so my advice is to get a macbook. they take care of themselves and if you look in to the education discounts on macbooks you can get them really really cheap.

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you can get them really really cheap.



balls. They're expensive unless you know someone who works there and can use their discount. Or if you work there and get the Apple discount. And yes, I own a macbook.

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ReclusNdangrmnt
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Yeah, $100 off a ~$2000 price tag is not good enough for students...

Build your own computer


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ºJDº
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I just got this laptop:

http://www.ncix.com/products/index....US&promoid=1034

I aint using it for dj'ing.. but I would imagine that it would be pretty good since it has 3 gigs of ram and 2.5ghz duo for only $1400 which is a hell of a lot better then spending $3000+ on a mac imo.

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littlee1816
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Re: Re: What should i look for in a new laptop?

quote:
Originally posted by Gen3r4l1ty


What about em? Did you want to use one or not?


Im not really sure on what route i wanna take, buying equipment can be a lot of money so i dont really wanna jump into anything. im getting a new laptop anyways(probably spending 1000-1500 dollars) and i just wanna keep my options open. What do you think i should do? i just looked at a bunch of hercules products, are they a good buy?

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