Jul 19, 2007 03:32 pm Your specs on the laptop will be more than enough I'm sure. Now on the Vista thing, personally I would not go there for a recording setup.
Buying a new laptop: advice?
Posted on Jul 19, 2007 02:58 pm
AndrewT
Member Since: Dec 17, 2006
Hi everyone! First of all, even though I don't post much (or hardly at all), when I do, everyone replies so quickly and is so knowledgeable! Thanks!
Ok, so I'm going off to college in the fall, and I'm shopping for a new laptop. I do some home recording with my Line 6 Toneport UX1 and Kristal.
In terms of requirements, I'm thinking that I would need about 2 Gb of RAM (min. 1 Gb) and about a 2 Ghz processor. Does this seem right?
Also, forgive this bit of noobishness, but I'm not quite sure as to what effect a dual core processor would have on performance. Any enlightenment? Thanks. Are there any other requirements for a processor?
I'm also wondering about getting Vista. I read on Line 6's website that the Toneport works with Vista, but with some issues. I was also wondering if Kristal works with Vista. Anyone know anything more?
Also, does anyone know of any problems related to audio, etc. with specific brands of computers?
And finally, any other pieces of new computer advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks again!
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Jul 19, 2007 03:32 pm Your specs on the laptop will be more than enough I'm sure. Now on the Vista thing, personally I would not go there for a recording setup.
Jul 19, 2007 03:48 pm What have you experienced with Vista? Is it the drivers for the sound card?
Jul 19, 2007 05:00 pm I've seen a difference in Dual vs Single when a project has a lot of effects on each channel. A project in reaper I was playing with, had around 12 tracks, but at least 4 effects on each channel. I couldn't play it back without problems on my amd 64 3500. Others on the boards running dual didn't have a problem.
If you're going to be putting eq, compressor, convo-reverb, etc, etc, on each channel, and plan too have 20 or so tracks, then definately, dual is the way to go.
If you're doing lighter projects, then it won't be such a big issue.
I've installed a Vista PC for someone, and I didn't like it much. With their extra overhead, to keep things running, I think it's not for me. I probably won't go vista for anything anytime soon.
Jul 19, 2007 05:06 pm Okay; I don't think I'll be taxing the processor that much. I usually just have about 4-8 tracks with maybe 1 or 2 effects on each, so I think I don't need a dual-core.
Jul 19, 2007 05:12 pm I would stay away from Vista I got a copy with my new laptop and it sits in my cd binder.
the upgrade to Vista is going back to XP, eventually you will have to go back to XP since alot of software developers haven't got around the Vista fix yet mostly for plugins and such.
I just got a new desktop built and I installed XP Pro on it my laptop has XP mediacentre
I have a HP Pavilion dv9000 AMD Turion 64x2 1.8ghz 2 gb ram 110gb drive and a few external HD I do audio and video editing on it and it's flawless
so to answser your question No Vista for another 2 years or so. I would say duo core for sure since you do audio editing on it and 2gb or Ram and all you need is a decent firewire audio card.
When you buy or build a new comp always think a few years down the road, at the time my laptop was the sh%t now it's a decent one.
Andall dependin on your budget too.
Jul 19, 2007 09:03 pm I have to agree that you may not need a dual core, but if the price is right it is not a bad investment. I will also agree that XP Pro is the way to go for now. All the software and drivers will not have issues. And indeed, then you can keep your UX-1 and Kristal and stay just were you are comfortable.
I would invest in an external HD though with the laptop as those little drives can be over worked pretty easy running audio and an OS as well as the application to record with.
And just to put it out there, I am an AMD user and have been for a long time now. They seem to have things running really well with the dual core chips and the prices are dropping like a rock, so that is a little food for thought.
Jul 19, 2007 11:51 pm Thanks! I wasn't sure whether to go with Intel or AMD, but I guess since AMD is cheaper... that's the way to go.
Jul 20, 2007 08:29 pm Ya, I had been looking at doing a dual core 64 bit set up but now they released the next gen of their quad core so I may sit tight for a few months till that price drops to a reasonable level and build from that.
I know a lot of gamers, over clockers and the like love the AMD chips as they are usually under-rated and perform well over their stated speed's. And I have done side by sides with the latest chips from AMD and Intel and the AMD has beaten the Intel pretty easily on what I consider a heavy audio/video load.
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