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can I just say thanks to all contributions to this thread which I am
finding helpful...

with thanks

chris

On 9/25/07, amias <something at amias.org.uk> wrote:
> On Sat, 2007-09-22 at 14:27 -0700, Chris Brock wrote:
> > hi underscore,
> >
> > i am considering undertaking some a live music project which might be
> > using ableton live to sequence loops and do some reali time
> > processing..
> >
> > i dont have a big budget, between £300  - £600 tops.., ideally lower
> >end..
> >
> > is it possible to get any *new laptop which might be reliable enough
> > to handle this type of work?
>
> I have a friend who uses a Dell Inspiron 6400 with an external soundcard
> for his live laptop sets. He abuses Reason heavily and it just works .
>
> You should be able to get a dual core one for less than 600 and have
> some money left over for something like an Echo Indigo DJ pcmcia
> soundcard . You will definitely need an external soundcard if not for
> the quality (those tearing ripping sounds that plague laptop sound
> outputs are actually physically dangerous at high volume levels) , for
> the multiple outs. RME Hammerfalls are the best but they arent cheap.
>
> You get the benefit of assured linux compatibility when you eventually
> move to it ( check out ubuntustudio.com ) due to dell and ubuntu getting
> all cuddly recently . This may not mean much yet but imagine being stuck
> with Vista when XP reaches end of life , it sucks for audio work.
>
> If you really want to you could have it triple boot between XP,OSX and
> Ubuntu for maximum choice.
>
> Toodle-pip
> Amias
>
>
>
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