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palmettobum · 3rd July 2008, 08:24 PM

First of all, bear with me, because this is my first post and I still have a lot to learn. My situation:

I am trying to set up a SUPER-BUDGET home / band practice multi channel recording option. I have decided, as many first timers do, to go the firestudio / laptop / headphone monitor route. Firestudio is on the way, so don't try to talk me out of it damnit.

But I was in Office Depot the other day and picked this notebook up for $400. Granted it was a slight impulse buy, but the price was right.

Toshiba Satellite A205-S5843 15 4 Widescreen Notebook Computer With Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T2370 by Office Depot

15.4"-diagonal widescreen WXGA (1280 x 800) TruBrite LCD screen
Intel Pentium dual-core processor T2370 operating at 1.73GHz
1MB L2 cache
Up to 533MHz frontside bus
2GB of PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory, the maximum capacity (no further expansion)

I THINK it is upgradable to 3GB RAM-NEVERMIND-ITS NOT!, which I certainly will install. However, my main concerns are the speed of the processor and the lack of firewire ports. It has only ONE (i.LINK) 4-pin firewire jack, I don't know the speed. I have a feeling this could be an issue..?

So basically, I will probably want to record 10-15 channels simultaneously at some point. Did I make a mistake on this one, and what EXACTLY would you guys recommend? I am a PC guy... and I can still return this notebook for a full refund.

Also, I would appreciate any suggestions on a good headphone monitor, budget headphones, and insight into what other accessories I will most certainly need in the future, other than mics and cables.

Thank you, thank you.

will keep this thread updated with my progress...

cheers!

-pb

3rd July 2008, 08:24 PM	#1
palmettobum Gear interested Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 5	Will I be alright with this notebook? Toshiba/presonus First of all, bear with me, because this is my first post and I still have a lot to learn. My situation: I am trying to set up a SUPER-BUDGET home / band practice multi channel recording option. I have decided, as many first timers do, to go the firestudio / laptop / headphone monitor route. Firestudio is on the way, so don't try to talk me out of it damnit. But I was in Office Depot the other day and picked this notebook up for $400. Granted it was a slight impulse buy, but the price was right. Toshiba Satellite A205-S5843 15 4 Widescreen Notebook Computer With Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T2370 by Office Depot 15.4"-diagonal widescreen WXGA (1280 x 800) TruBrite LCD screen Intel Pentium dual-core processor T2370 operating at 1.73GHz 1MB L2 cache Up to 533MHz frontside bus 2GB of PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory, the maximum capacity (no further expansion) I THINK it is upgradable to 3GB RAM-NEVERMIND-ITS NOT!, which I certainly will install. However, my main concerns are the speed of the processor and the lack of firewire ports. It has only ONE (i.LINK) 4-pin firewire jack, I don't know the speed. I have a feeling this could be an issue..? So basically, I will probably want to record 10-15 channels simultaneously at some point. Did I make a mistake on this one, and what EXACTLY would you guys recommend? I am a PC guy... and I can still return this notebook for a full refund. Also, I would appreciate any suggestions on a good headphone monitor, budget headphones, and insight into what other accessories I will most certainly need in the future, other than mics and cables. Thank you, thank you. will keep this thread updated with my progress... cheers! -pb