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 am a fan of firewire, in fact it's my favourite kind of wire. Firewire does things that USB simply cannot do, ie, reliably feed my 7-year-old computer with 12 channels of audio simultaneously. And I easily expand that a great deal. Philip Schleihauf [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 5:12 PM, Gustin Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > > Multiple(?) Firwire ports > > I am not a fan of firewire. Check the FFADO site for hardware > compatability. > > USB ports > > Decent sized screen. > > Inversely proportional to battery life. The larger the screen, the > shorter the battery life > > > Long battery life > > Linux friendly. > > > > No need to worry about the audio card as it should be replaced with > > something external anyways. Any recommendations for this too? > > > > I am open to and appreciate all advice. > > I am in the process of getting a new laptop as wll. I eventually > settled on a Dell Latitude (business line, more expensive but very well > made) e6400. 14" screen (1440x900 w/ LCD backlighting, good visuals and > low power draw). Of course fully loaded I will be spending ~$2400 CDN > (including docking station and 3 years accidental damage coverage). > > My second choice is a Thinkpad, with similar specs. > > Also, CPU, Chipset, Video, LAN, WiFi is all made by Intel, which are all > currently well supported under Linux. > > I would also be very careful with the firewire devices, check the ffado > site for supported hardware *before* you buy. > > > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
