whats the best laptop

[balta]

Do you guys know what specific laptop
or laptop brand is the best for
music production?

I am planning on bringing and playing samples
live with the help of a laptop

any suggestions?

[TheHunter]

What is your audio interface? DAW? How many tracks you plan to record simultaneously?

I have old Sony laptop P4 1.7 GHz RAM 512, DAW AA2.0 I can record 4 track at the same time without problem using Helixboard 12 Firewire, latency at 3ms.

[KitC]

They say that laptops that used Sonoma cores were best for audio use. I've read of 1.8 Ghz machines that were run head-to-head with 3 Ghz P4 desktops.

[bindoy]

peace to you balta:

i think di OT but not also for sound recording

shopping also for a notebook for my erpats...and sa mga bago(sony dell hp)...he liked the new mac book pro (core 2 duo)..masmura ang unang labas nila e...ang kulet nga e...knowing mac pa...compared to the other brands...visit www.ynzal.com para sa bagong mac core 2 duo ready...panis pa ang powermac center.ang bagal.

these are his specs...

core 2 duo 2.33 ghz
**intel 945x chipset
120gb
2gb kingston
256mb ati radeon ddr3
with necessary usb connections and firewire(ata)
all other specs not impt sa audio rec...

**reading in other threads here in the forum and also sa research...i think stable ang 945x daw for DAW based on praise reviews of users talaga....pero itong 965x(only for the desktop palang; poor for investment coz of bad reviews)na bago medyo hindi daw maganda for audio engineering...kaya ambilis lumabas nung 975x e...fortunately, 945x palang talaga ang bago nilalabas na board para sa notebooks with brands... hp, dell, mac and sony(ata)..kaya medyo ok sa investment...

teka budget ba dre...dito sa manila, ang dami pading centrino lumalabas kaya i'm sure medyo bumaba na ang prices nila lalo na with the core 2 duo out na sa market(nagsale nga bigla ang core duo e.)and i agree with sir kitC na tested na yung P4 sa sound engineering e...kaya pwede ka dun magstart din...


budget ba sir?anu po?ngatz...gbu...

[balta]

very helpful tips

I'll try to canvass and post here what i've seen as options

thanks guys!

[kaloyster]

The only option is Macbook (Pro, if you have teh moolah).

[bindoy]

The only option is Macbook (Pro, if you have teh moolah).

peace sir sushiboy!tama ka dyan...pero suprisingly , mas mura sya kaysa sa mga labas ng mga ibang brands(hp, dell lenovo-ibm and sony) sa lahat...sya ang pinakamura...kakapagtaka nga e...marketing strategy!

[kaloyster]

Ang pinagtataka co lang, mas mura ang iMac 17" intel Core 2 Duo keysa sa Macbook 13" intel Core Duo lang.

iMac 17" = $999 sa Apple website
Macbook 13" (not Pro, not black) = $1k+

Hnglabo.

[KitC]

I wouldn't call the iMac portable. Typically, portables and laptops are more expensive than desktops, even if they have the same specs. This holds true even for windows machines. It has something to do with the battery, power management and "mobile" spec processors which consume less power. Desktops don't have such restrictions on power. If there's a downside to the Mac, it's in available and affordable getting software. Even going from Tiger to Panther is a paid update/upgrade! While you can run windows apps on an MacIntel, the Rosetta app will slow it down. Better to get a windows laptop if you intend to run windows applications.

[bindoy]

palagay ko nga sir kitC ang reason kaya mahal ang ibook kasi dahil sa pagiging portable ng laptop...pero malabo talaga sila...hehehe..musta sir balta ang canvassing?

[KitC]

palagay ko nga sir kitC ang reason kaya mahal ang ibook kasi dahil sa pagiging portable ng laptop...

Uhhh... that's kinda the reason I gave. Attach a UPS, keyboard and mouse to an iMac and it's practically a portable... with a 15 min battery life. 

[Jim Ayson]

Yup the iMac's a desktop computer. A Macbook will allow you to mix on a plane .

[MikEh]

dream laptop ko Alienware >>> http://www.alienware.com/product_pages/notebook_all_default.aspx