> 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 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 internal hard > drive. That is what is recommended, right? Working off of a fast > access drive for audio recording? > > Here are the relevant stats: > > Brand: ASUS > Series: M51 Series > Model: M51TA-X2 > CPU Type: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82 2.2G > Screen: 15.4" WXGA+ > Memory Size: 4GB DDR2 > Hard Disk : 250GB > Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi > Graphics Card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 > Video Memory: 512MB > CPU Type: AMD Turion X2 Ultra > CPU Speed: ZM-82(2.20GHz) > CPU L2 Cache: 2MB > USB: 4 > IEEE 1394: 1 > 1 x E-SATA > 1 x Headphone-out jack (S/PDIF) > Audio: Integrated Sound card # Wont be using it!!! > Speaker: Internal Speakers # Ewww, uh no. See above. > Battery: 6-cell lithium ion > > What do you guys think? > > On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 10:26 AM, Karoliina Salminen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 CPU, double the RAM, a fast hard drive (7200 RPM laptop >>> drive) etc. It just doesn't make sense unless you actually care about >>> the solid aluminum body :) >> >> I have 7200 rpm laptop drive on my older Macbook and I upgraded the >> RAM to 4GB using cheap Mac compatible RAMs (other than sold by Apple) >> and the setup works fine. >> >> And I do care about the solid aluminium body. The older model did not >> have that, but even with that I have been pretty happy. The build >> quality is excellent. I have used Dells for couple of years and I can >> not say the same for their build quality, they are cheap crap where >> the Mac is a solid product. If you want cheap, then go for Dell, if >> you want good quality, awesome design / styling etc. get a Mac. If >> you don't care about style and having the nice beautiful product >> doesn't make you feel like Christmas each time you look and touch it, >> then just forget about it, get something cheap that will do the task >> and buy a new when it breaks. In my case, it is not that simple as >> that. After tens of years of plastic boxes, I got really bored to the >> cheap plastics that break because their build quality is so awful (one >> old Dell we have is no longer usable because the plastic chassis is >> not rigid enough to not cause disconnects etc. inside if moved at all) >> and I buy now only good quality hardware which looks & feels really >> nice and Macs meet that criteria, I am no longer just looking at the >> price-raw-performance ratio. It is a personal choice. >> >> I don't personally need the firewire (and I kind of feel it is a bit >> overrated), because I am using the internal sound card and for all >> MIDI etc. connectivity USB is just fine. At home I am using the iMac >> for music. I don't have audio interface on it either, I figured that >> after all, I may not need one, the internal sound is good enough. I >> have a mixer connected to the line input. Works for me since I am >> doing electronic music and only recording one synthesizer (when using >> the external hardware synths) at a time (because I don't have anybody >> else but me playing). I have a 8 in / 8 out audio interface on the >> custom desktop PC (which is running Ubuntu Studio), its internal audio >> hardware is unusable for music (unlike on Mac). >> >> Best Regards, >> Karoliina >> ( http://karoliinamusic.blogspot.com ) >> (Typing this from non-studio-Ubuntu Intrepid running on Thinkpad T61p >> (which is okay for a PC, but not as nice as my Macs are, and came with >> unnecessary Windows-license (never booted it to Windows before >> installing the Ubuntu))) >> >> -- >> 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
