Right now I'm looking at this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220349
For a modest $849.99
Just went up to $999.99 :-(
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 6:30 PM, Daniel Green [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Awesome. Thanks for the continual support and information.
Right now I'm
On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:25:35 +0100
Gerhard Lang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There are many users out there with low budgets, like me trying ubuntu
studio because they are looking for alternatives from MS-dependency
and for them Apple-products even more are out of range.
I'm lucky with a nexoc
It would be cool if we could ensemble some laptops preloaded with
UbuntuStudio and perhaps had some kind of contest with them as prizes,
or something. It seems like a fun project for the community to
undertake. We could vote on it piece by piece and document the
process. We could then release a
Generalizations tend to be innaccurate. Certainly Dell has their low
cost lines (the Inspiron), but their Latitude lines are awesome.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I have one Latitude D600 on my
table and I never liked it. I have stopped using it (replaced it with
Thinkpad T61p which
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Sony Vaio SZ90PS. No fan noise when using the Intel GPU. Fan noise when
using the nVidea GPU, but one has no need for 3D graphics in music.
aYo Binitie wrote:
I love my Dell Inspiron 1720 - no noise from the fan
a
On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at
I was considering exactly this and I chose a refurb macbook. (Black
one...$1099)
When purchased from apple they are warrantee them as a new box.
FW 800 is not a mandate for 'me'. FW400 and usb 2.0 get me threw the
day. That, coupled with 2.4 GHz 2mb Ram and 250 G hd work for me.
Hard
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Eric Hedekar wrote:
The new macbooks don't even have firewire until you get into the pro
range. Why pay for the marketing hype?
-Eric
I agree. The premium payed for Macs is not reflected in the actual
hardware used. I just priced out a loaded
Hi,
Just to add my $.02.
I have a Dell XPS. I have not noticed any fan noise.
Mac
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On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 2:52 PM, Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have a Dell XPS. I have not noticed any fan noise.
Dell Inspiron 9400 - didn't have any fan noise when I got it two years
ago. Now I can hear the fan noise. I blame the worn down fan bearings
+ dust + grime blocking the passages.
I agree. The premium payed for Macs is not reflected in the actual
hardware used. I just priced out a loaded Dell Latitude E6400, which
fully loaded is the same price as the starter Macbook. The Dell is
using a better CPU, double the RAM, a fast hard drive (7200 RPM laptop
drive) etc. It
Awesome. Thanks for the continual support and information.
Right now I'm looking at this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220349
For a modest $849.99
The cool part is that it has an eSATA port so that I can connect an
uber second storage device instead of replacing the
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Daniel Green [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Awesome. Thanks for the continual support and information.
Right now I'm looking at this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220349
For a modest $849.99
The cool part is that it has an eSATA port
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Karoliina Salminen wrote:
I agree. The premium payed for Macs is not reflected in the actual
hardware used. I just priced out a loaded Dell Latitude E6400, which
fully loaded is the same price as the starter Macbook. The Dell is
using a better
On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 6:17 AM, Gustin Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Karoliina Salminen wrote:
I agree. The premium payed for Macs is not reflected in the actual
hardware used. I just priced out a loaded Dell Latitude E6400, which
for audio i think dell is not so nice because of its loud fan
a friend have a asus laptop which are more quiet
Daniel Green schrieb:
I'm looking to get my hands on a laptop I can use for audio production
and live performance with UbuntuStudio. I need a bit of help finding
something
The new macbooks don't even have firewire until you get into the pro range.
Why pay for the marketing hype?
-Eric
On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 11:41 AM, Karoliina Salminen
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think you could consider a Mac. The new unibody Macbook is pretty nice.
I have the older model. It
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From: Matthew Polashek [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:11:53 -0500
To: ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: RE: Audio Production Laptop
An importsant note here!! My brother purchased a dell ubuntu laptop but
ubuntustudio did not install
I am a fan of firewire, in fact it's my favourite kind of wire.
Should I limit myself to laptops that have multiple firewire ports? Or
would getting a PCMCIA card with firewire interfaces or something be a
better bet? Judging by several conversations I've had with digital
audio enthusiasts, I'm
Phil wrote:
Sorry to go off topic, but I'm fascinated by the line:
I am not a fan of firewire.
Not a fan of firewire(more correctly, ieee 1394) because of
compatability issues or because of the standard itself?
I used to be a fan of ieee 1394, but years of experience have jaded me.
There
Wow, take a look at the Rain Recording Livebook L7 Laptop Audio Computer
CPU: 2.5GHz Intel Penryn Core 2 Duo (T9300)
Hard Drive: 200GB SATA 300 7200RPM (16MB Cache)
RAM: 4GB DDR2 (Dual Channel - Matched Pair)
Display: 15.4 WXGA+ Widescreen (1280x800)
Graphics: NIVIDIA Goforce 8600M GS (256MB)
Daniel Green wrote:
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 12:25 PM, Daniel Green [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm looking to get my hands on a laptop I can use for audio production
and live performance with UbuntuStudio. I need a bit of help finding
something suitable. I figure the following should be taken
Considering the Linux friendly I'd say Dell is your best bet. Orderit
with linux on it. You will have to reformat and install Studio but
atleaste you know you have all the drivers . Besides dell makes good
sturdy products.
Daniel Green wrote:
I'm looking to get my hands on a laptop I can
Daniel Green wrote:
I'm looking to get my hands on a laptop I can use for audio production
and live performance with UbuntuStudio. I need a bit of help finding
something suitable. I figure the following should be taken into
consideration:
Having a Dell Inspiron 9400 and recently got and
IBM has some good deals at their refurb site:
Certified Used Lenovo 3000 Y410
Model: T59011897
Intel Core Duo 1.66GHz
http://www-304.ibm.com/shop/americas/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/default/ProductDisplay?productId=4611686018425709792storeId=1langId=-1categoryId=2576396dualCurrId=73catalogId=-840
I am a huge fan of the Lenovo (ibm) thinkpads! They have the best
suspend support and they use well supported hardware, which is not
always true of Dell or anyone else. I have the thinkpad t61 15.4
widescreen 1680x1050, which is a great resolution for working with
ardour and hydrogen, etc. It is a
Daniel Green wrote:
I'm looking to get my hands on a laptop I can use for audio production
and live performance with UbuntuStudio. I need a bit of help finding
something suitable. I figure the following should be taken into
consideration:
Fast hard drive
Multiple(?) Firwire ports
I am not
Gustin Johnson wrote:
Daniel Green wrote:
I'm looking to get my hands on a laptop I can use for audio production
and live performance with UbuntuStudio. I need a bit of help finding
something suitable. I figure the following should be taken into
consideration:
Fast hard drive
7200 RPM
: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:45 PM
To: Ubuntu Studio Users Help and Discussion
ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Re: Audio Production Laptop
Considering the Linux friendly I'd say Dell is your best bet. Orderit
with linux on it. You will have to reformat and install Studio
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