Is this laptop good enough for recording

[Dysanfel]

Why gamble? Save a few hundred extra dollars and get a white MacBook. At least then you will know 100% that it will work.

[tech1]

I don't think Nuendo 3 is supported on Vista. I'd alo be concerned about trying to use a laptop's internal HD. Do you have an external (firewire) drive you'll be using? Beyond that, seems fine for a secondary machine.

[jcschild]

HI,
N4 works on Vista just fine is 32 bit mode
recording to the OS drive is fine up to about 20 tracks or so 48k

the issue is not the power of the laptop but the chipset for firewire/express card.

if you intend to use a USB deivce it should be fine.
if you intend to do firewire either with onboard firewire or via Express card good luck. most likely will not work below 512 buffer if at all.

using an Express card like RME Express card for multiface 99% chance it wont work.

you get what you pay for!

Scott
ADK