I always will recommend the Apple Macbook Pro (from the people who initiated firewire into the marketplace). You can "boot camp" into XP when you want to run PowerSDR (until the new architecture comes out then you can run it from OS X which is a great OS).
73 Neal k3nc On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 10:01 PM, Peter Spader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Larry, > > I am using a new Dell M1730 XPS notebook running XP Professional (I think > Dell still has them with XP). It does have a 4 pin Firewire connector but I > find the 6 pin to 4 pin cables work well, as does a 6 pin to 4 pin adapter I > got from Radio Shack. It also has a CardBus slot and so I could get a > FireWire CardBus adapter if I need to. > > I do have 4 gb of memory and the processor is fairly fast and has a fairly > large cache. > > So far any problems I have had running SDR do not seem to be related to the > FireWire connection. The key is to get the best notebook you can afford, > since the more computer power you have, the better SDR and the 5000A will > perform. > > Pete (K2HGO > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Flexradio'" <flexradio@flex-radio.biz> > Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 1:49 PM > Subject: [Flexradio] Laptops and Firewire Connections > > >>I have been out of the computer market for quite a while now. >> >> I am thinking about getting one before the "can't get XP anymore" deadline >> passes at the end of June. >> >> Ultimately, I would like to triple boot XP, maybe Vista, and certainly >> Linux. That, however, is only background for the question, which relates >> to our favorite radio. I assume I'll be running XP when running PowerSDR, >> but perhaps I'll eventually learn to like Vista after all. >> >> The question is: What kinds of connections should I be looking for so I >> can run Firewire on the laptop? There appears to be some sort of "four >> wire" instead of a "six wire" connection or some such with the four wire >> one (I think) predominating. Except to run Flex5000, I've never had to >> think about Firewire, so my understanding is minimal. >> >> Meanwhlie, some laptops don't even seem to have room for an expansion card >> these days. >> >> And, if I want to run the SDR 1000 (I still have it, pretty much for >> backup), is there anything magical I should know about hooking up sound >> cards? I have the ancient Creative sound card, but I'm no longer >> satisfied with it and would not use it. What do I have to consider in >> terms of external sound cards and using them with laptops? I do have the >> USB port to parallel cable, so I can still run the SDR 1000 if I wish, >> though I clearly prefer my Flex 5000A for obvious reasons (the thing was >> practically designed to my specifications). >> >> >> >> Larry Wo0Z >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FlexRadio Systems Mailing List >> FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >> Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: >> http://www.flex-radio.com/ >> >>.. > > > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flex-radio.com/ > > -- Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software Programming Services for Windows, OS X and Linux (540) 242 0911 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Try Spot for OS X, the intelligent DXCluster Client at www.abrohamnealsoftware.com - introduction priced at $10.99 For a great dog book, visit www.abrohamneal.com _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
