I'm thinking of getting a laptop just to run Reason 5, Cool Edit Pro, ReCycle and REAPER. Just something portable I can lug around and something to quickly create ideas on.
HP Compaq nw9440
Lenovo ThinkPad T61
Dell Inspiron XPS M1530
Dell Latitude D830
These are the choices. I'll be hooking up a Steinburg MR816X so it needs to be stable with FireWire.
Any help on this appreciated, wanna pick one up this weekend.
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LENOVO ThinkPad T410(2537) -- i7 620M - Intel HD GPU (1440 x 900) - 8GB RAM - 128GB Crucial M4 SSD - 250GB Hitachi HDD - Windows 7 & 8 Pro - Steinberg MR816X
I'm thinking of getting a laptop just to run Reason 5, Cool Edit Pro, ReCycle and REAPER. Just something portable I can lug around and something to quickly create ideas on.
HP Compaq nw9440
Lenovo ThinkPad T61
Dell Inspiron XPS M1530
Dell Latitude D830
These are the choices. I'll be hooking up a Steinburg MR816X so it needs to be stable with FireWire.
Any help on this appreciated, wanna pick one up this weekend.
Well I went for the Lenovo ThinkPad T61 in the end.
I have to disable the WiFi card @ driver level, using the hardware switch isn't enough, and disable the on-board audio. Both done in the Device Manager. Also I use the Legacy Firewire driver... The Lenovo driver will give you dropouts.
Once all this is done it runs fine with the MR816X.
I can def' co-sign on those Thinkpad laptops. I owned one before the Fujitsu Esprimo currently running in my rig. The Fujitsu is a great laptop too! No firewire though...
Many thanks for this useful information you don't sound noob to me smccarthy! No info anywhere on which domestic laptops are good for pro recording I nearly thought about Dell but thanks to you will stick with a nice Lenovo instead! Didn't know about the grounding issue! Cheers bud!
I worked in computer repair industry for more than 15 years as making living, Lenovo is one of the few companies that impressed me with their warranty work, one of our customers Lenovo laptop was gone gone.. We called lenovo for warranty, it was a regular warranty too, shipping box came next day before noon, we shipped the same day, and the laptop came back fixed before the 3rd day. And this is probably 2 years or 3 years ago tops. (not like 1999 or something)
I'm using MSI laptop, but Lenovo's always good, and good quality hardware and warranty work. oh not to mention north american based warranty makes everything little bit smoother. I think its a good choice.
Hey folks, I'm looking for a replacement laptop. My Toshiba Satellite L555-12P, which apart from a near-cataclysmic HD crash has served me well, has died - or rather, its mainboard has died.
I was looking to just get another L555 when I realised how much having only two USB slots bugged me, so I started looking.
Right now the Hp ProBook 4730s A1F10EA is looking really tempting. Intel Core i5, 4GB RAM (which I will be upgrading with RAM for my Toshiba to get 8GB) 640 GB HD, 3 USB 2.0 and 1 USB 3.0. Windows 7 64Bit. It also has a 17" display. Does that sound like a good option?
Another vote against Sony Vaio laptops. I bought mine because it had a Blue Ray drive in it, and use it mostly to control a JBL Vertec system via System Architect.
The first battery died within a year, and although it took a lot of persuading on my part, Sony did send me a new battery, that only lasted a couple months after that.
Touchpad is crap and I've gotten to the point that I don't even use it.
Anybody know anything about the new Macbook's? Release dates, new features and the like?
I've been using an HP Pavilion dv6 with an i7, 6gb of ram, 500gb harddrive at 7200rpm's and it runs Sonar pretty flawlessly. Asio4All does the trick. Unfortunately, no firewire ports. So if it is just for mixing then it's a good choice, but if you need a laptop to record onto through firewire then this ain't the one for you. I also edit music videos and HD animations on this too and it handles it really well.
I am doing my recording with M- Audio fast track pro sound card and I'm using Fruity loops, Sound Forge. I have bought a PC which I use mainly for 3d modeling,rendering in Maya, Maxwell and Autocad and painting in Photoshop CS3 - and it works perfect.
However I installed Frast track pro, Sonar X1 producer and Furity loops to test my PC. Sadly the sound card and some of these 3d rendering programs (I suspect AutoCad since it has really big issues with the crashes) do not work properly together... SO I made my desicion to buy a laptop since I can't have one computer with ALL.
I was reading this post and I was looking to buy Lenovo T410, T410s,X201 or the oldest T61 but in my country we don't have such offers...Also my country has a problem with PayPal ordering and bigger shipments...
My budget is 300Eur. So what do you think? I really put a challenge for you
Last year I bought one of these Asus for 499,00 Euros with an i5 and 4 Gig Ram.
Uninstalled much of the Asus applications and I am more than happy.
Was afraid of doing this step as it looked like the only reliable solution was spending much more money than this but I decided to give it and all went fine.
Doing realtime processing through Audiomulch hosting many vsts at 64 samples with Rme UC and Babyface cards.
Well I went for the Lenovo ThinkPad T61 in the end.
I have to disable the WiFi card @ driver level, using the hardware switch isn't enough, and disable the on-board audio. Both done in the Device Manager. Also I use the Legacy Firewire driver... The Lenovo driver will give you dropouts.
Once all this is done it runs fine with the MR816X.
Quick update:
I upgraded to a Lenovo T410, i7 620M, 4GB RAM, 120GB SSD.....
And it passes DPC Latency checks perfectly. It's been running in the background while I browse the internet, and type this, and all the bars are green. Not a spike.
I switch the Wi-Fi off at the switch and that's all I need to do to get a stable machine running with my Steinberg MR816.
And it's perfectly fine with the RICOH firewire chipset.
Amazing info on this thread. Im looking to switch to using a laptop myself in conjunction with a USB 2 interface such as the presonus 44VSL. Some of the more powerful gaming machines such as the Asus G55 or G75 look like great options in terms of power, but does anyone have any experience regarding reliability and other issues regarding recent Asus laptops used in conjunction with USB 2 interfaces?
Issues like residual noise and hum from improperly grounded internal components or latency issues? Any experience with reliability using it in a live situation even just with 2 in 2 out on a USB interface?
I haven't been able to fins a lot of info from people using newer Asus notebooks for music production out there, so anyone with info would be so greatly appreciated. And thanx to unguitar btw for posting about his Asus experience!
A simple cheap Lenovo kills most of those expensive laptops as far as stability. I used the Lenovo my school gave me for the first few years of music and all it needed was more ram. They are super durable too (maybe not the prettiest though).
Amazing info on this thread. Im looking to switch to using a laptop myself in conjunction with a USB 2 interface such as the presonus 44VSL. Some of the more powerful gaming machines such as the Asus G55 or G75 look like great options in terms of power, but does anyone have any experience regarding reliability and other issues regarding recent Asus laptops used in conjunction with USB 2 interfaces?
Issues like residual noise and hum from improperly grounded internal components or latency issues? Any experience with reliability using it in a live situation even just with 2 in 2 out on a USB interface?
I haven't been able to fins a lot of info from people using newer Asus notebooks for music production out there, so anyone with info would be so greatly appreciated. And thanx to unguitar btw for posting about his Asus experience!
So, I bought a ASUS G73SW in 2011, it ran games fine, but I stopped playing games because as I've gotten better at writing/producing, and now it's all I ever do. ANWAY, I ran into major problems with the ASUS G73 in regards to audio. Horrible latency, the USB ports were so random and troublesome, it was rediculous...
I end up getting my G73SW replaced with a brand new G75VW (bought it like 3 weeks ago), and it doesn't even interface with my Focusrite 18i6, the USB ports are also pretty unstable, and when running DPC Latency Checker, I get rediculous spikes, even with the WIFI disabled.
Anybody know if the lenovo A720 multitouch would suffice for audio application like fl studio and ableton live? Also considering the E31 thinkstation with an i7 3770 processor with c216 chipset.
Ok,
I think that a ''GAME CHANGER'' is on the way.
Windows 8 should run some PC programs as well.
I'm holding off on a new laptop for now.
They hit the ground running
More options is on the way, Keyflo My last two HP 17'' Power laptops runs great also.
I have an HP Desktop PC, it's actually pretty good for production, though I haven't experimented with their laptops.
Something about HP I did not like is the quality of their products. I have an HP scanned/printer and it is made of the worst material, the paper holding stand thingy broke so easily!
Would anybody recommend an HP beats laptop for production? There's this slim metalic version I have my eyes on, but I can't find it online :( It's at a computer store near my house. Don't get me wrong, I personally hate the beats brand, and Dr. Dre, lol, though the laptop looks amazing! I'm planning to cover the logo with a decal.
i have a 17 in dell studio laptop my parents bought me for college a while back. i'm so fed up with their customer service that i'm thinking about getting a macbook. I was leaning towards HP but after all the bad reviews I think I'll just get a macbook
It could not have been an EliteBook. The home series is crap. The EliteBooks are the highest quality with the Envy you can get.
You think Dre would put his name on it if it was garbage?
This is a real old post, but if you think Dre has an ounce of credibility as a marketing endorsement (ever actually heard those headphones?) you might be certifiable....
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I think its a good choice.
Ok, 
Keyflo My last two HP 17'' Power laptops runs great also.
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