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New laptop for audio [message #97207] Fri, 21 March 2008 10:13 Go to next message
Graham Duncan is currently offline  Graham Duncan   UNITED STATES
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Hey folks,

A friend is looking for a laptop for audio use. Anyone have a current
Dell or other laptop that is good for audio they would recommend?
Looking to get XP on it, and have friendly firewire for a TC Konnekt
24D. Budget around $1k, but could go a few hundred more.

Also, how are you guys handling internal & external laptop drives?
Firewire? USB? E-Sata?

Thanks!

Graham
Re: New laptop for audio [message #97330 is a reply to message #97207] Sat, 22 March 2008 09:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Chris Ludwig is currently offline  Chris Ludwig   UNITED STATES
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Hi Graham,






Graham Duncan wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> A friend is looking for a laptop for audio use. Anyone have a current
> Dell or other laptop that is good for audio they would recommend?
> Looking to get XP on it, and have friendly firewire for a TC Konnekt
> 24D. Budget around $1k, but could go a few hundred more.


If you want the Konnekt to work on a lower budget laptop your gonna have
fun time.
This is were the laptop will tend to be cutting the most corners to keep
the cost down.
You probably gonna be paying in the $1200 and up range for stuff that
tend to have the more compatible chip sets.

Here is what you want to find on a laptop that will more than likely be
compatible with the TC.
Intel chipset
Non- shared video graphics
If you it is shared memory then the Intel graphic chip work well
Be able to put 2 gigs of memory. Support for 4 gigs would be better though.

Things you want:
Texas Instruments Fire wire chipset
Non shared video graphics. (Intel ones are OK but if you plan on
anything like games forget it.)
Intel chipset
express 34/54 slot.
at least 2 USB 2.0 slots
Win xp home or Pro
Vista 32 (NOT MEDIA CENTER versions)



Things you don't want:
Ricoh or ENE combo chip sets
(They are a shared chip that is both PCMCIA and firewire and sometime
also express slot.)
Shared video graphics
XP 64 or Vista 64



>
> Also, how are you guys handling internal & external laptop drives?
> Firewire? USB? E-Sata?

If you are using a firewire interface then you will need to use E-Sata
(use a express 34 E-Sata card) or USB 2.0
Depending on what you are requiring the laptop to do the USB 2.0 drive
will be fine for most needs.

ICY Dock makes a really cool external enclosure that is USB 2.0 /E-Sata
that you can put a normal desktop Sata drive in.

http://www.icydock.com/product/mb664us-1sb.html

Chris

>
> Thanks!
>
> Graham

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Re: New laptop for audio [message #97359 is a reply to message #97330] Sat, 22 March 2008 16:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Graham Duncan is currently offline  Graham Duncan   UNITED STATES
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Much appreciated Chris. I'll make sure to have him check out the laptop
you guys sell too...

Graham
Re: New laptop for audio [message #98846 is a reply to message #97359] Tue, 20 May 2008 08:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
tonehouse is currently offline  tonehouse   UNITED STATES
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I just bought a Winbook G35..at MicroCenter....nice deal...4gig ram,video
card,pci slot, 4 usb,XP Pro...now which 8 channel interface to buy....
"Graham Duncan" <graham@grahamduncan.com> wrote in message
news:47e5923e$1@linux...
> Much appreciated Chris. I'll make sure to have him check out the laptop
> you guys sell too...
>
> Graham
Re: New laptop for audio [message #98861 is a reply to message #98846] Wed, 21 May 2008 08:28 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ed is currently offline  Ed
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Hmmmm. I just went to microcenter.com and I didn't see anything like you
described. For Winbook, I only see a GL-35 and a TL-35, but neither have
what you describe and both are $899.99. I am familiar with the Winbook and
was an owner of one a few years back. Honestly I will never buy their product
again. Unless they've improved over the years, they were basically a thrown
together foreigner company in Ohio buying cheap Chinese parts and putting
together very cheap laptops. I found this out after I bought a new Winbook
directly from that Ohio company. The power plug adapter inside the computer
first just fell apart one day... along with a few major/minor things only
to have the things rendered worthless within about 2 years. The manufacturer
warranty was only like 90 days (ridiculous) and not to insult anyone but
I am just being honest, the folks at the company where I bought could barely
speak english.

Again, I hope they've improved over the years and I wish you luck... but
personally I think places like walmart have awesome deals on new Acer and
Toshiba... yes they come with Vista... but the prices are really good. Just
bought my wife a new Acer 5920 for a little over $700 (that includes the
3 year replacement plan) and it is loaded, Intel Core 2, 3gb memory, surround
sound, etc etc...



"tonehouse" <zmcleod@comcast.net> wrote:
>I just bought a Winbook G35..at MicroCenter....nice deal...4gig ram,video

>card,pci slot, 4 usb,XP Pro...now which 8 channel interface to buy....
>"Graham Duncan" <graham@grahamduncan.com> wrote in message
>news:47e5923e$1@linux...
>> Much appreciated Chris. I'll make sure to have him check out the laptop

>> you guys sell too...
>>
>> Graham
>
>
Re: New laptop for audio [message #98888 is a reply to message #98861] Thu, 22 May 2008 19:02 Go to previous message
chuck duffy is currently offline  chuck duffy
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Its a good thing you are just being honest, because I for one would not want
to buy a laptop off an oriental chinaman foreign fella.

Chuck

"Ed" <askme@email.com> wrote:
>
>Hmmmm. I just went to microcenter.com and I didn't see anything like you
>described. For Winbook, I only see a GL-35 and a TL-35, but neither have
>what you describe and both are $899.99. I am familiar with the Winbook
and
>was an owner of one a few years back. Honestly I will never buy their product
>again. Unless they've improved over the years, they were basically a thrown
>together foreigner company in Ohio buying cheap Chinese parts and putting
>together very cheap laptops. I found this out after I bought a new Winbook
>directly from that Ohio company. The power plug adapter inside the computer
>first just fell apart one day... along with a few major/minor things only
>to have the things rendered worthless within about 2 years. The manufacturer
>warranty was only like 90 days (ridiculous) and not to insult anyone but
>I am just being honest, the folks at the company where I bought could barely
>speak english.
>
>Again, I hope they've improved over the years and I wish you luck... but
>personally I think places like walmart have awesome deals on new Acer and
>Toshiba... yes they come with Vista... but the prices are really good.
Just
>bought my wife a new Acer 5920 for a little over $700 (that includes the
>3 year replacement plan) and it is loaded, Intel Core 2, 3gb memory, surround
>sound, etc etc...
>
>
>
>"tonehouse" <zmcleod@comcast.net> wrote:
>>I just bought a Winbook G35..at MicroCenter....nice deal...4gig ram,video
>
>>card,pci slot, 4 usb,XP Pro...now which 8 channel interface to buy....
>>"Graham Duncan" <graham@grahamduncan.com> wrote in message
>>news:47e5923e$1@linux...
>>> Much appreciated Chris. I'll make sure to have him check out the laptop
>
>>> you guys sell too...
>>>
>>> Graham
>>
>>
>
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