[LAU] /re: Laptops for firewire based pro-audio on linux

[Clemens Ladisch]

Edward Diehl wrote:
> Concerning laptops with firewire I have a Dell 1420 laptop with a Ricoh
> firewire controller that runs very well.  The controller is:
>
> 03:01.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 05)
>
> This runs fine with AVLinux 5.0.2 and a Focusrite Saffire Pro24 firewire
> interface.

With a single audio device, pretty much any controller runs well (except
those from JMicron).  A better controller is primarily useful when you
want to use multiple audio devices or other FireWire devices like HDs at
the same time.


Regards,
Clemens