[LAU] buying a new laptop

[Hartmut Noack]

Am 31.08.2011 08:47, schrieb Atte André Jensen:

> I saw a secondhand ThinkPad X61s

I have a T60 now -- it is the best laptop I ever owned (and I had a 
few...) I can edit Ardour-Projects on it that I create on my QuadCore 
workstation and record with Guitarix with 8ms latency. So in short: I 
recommend it ;-)

> Go the netbook route.

Are you sure, that you want to run apps like Ardour or complex 
Jack-sessions on a netbook-display?

Plus: with a netbook you pay for minimization of weight and size. 
Whatever the price may be: you get a stronger machine for the same money 
if you choose a standard-laptop and accept some 400 gramms and 10 
centimeters more to be carried ;-)

And nothing beats 1400x1050
;-)


> I'm at a loss here, all these new processors, both
> the i-series and the atom (N-series), I have no idea how well they
> perform. I tried a few from friends, and they seem fast enough. Anyone
> here making music on a netbook? This would most certainly mean I would
> have to get a usb soundcard, hmmm :-(
>
> Any inputs would be greatly appreciated :-)
>