Re: [LAU] sound advice please

What I'd like a solid working setup with no more hassle... 64 studio (I'll happily pay for support) or Transmission 3.0 (I'm not a purist) something portable, mobile, immune to x-runs and crashes something i can record/play/mash with many effects something portable and powerful either dual core 64 bit laptop or even a netbook if it would do the trick... (though it looks difficult to find firewire these days) i envision mainly using lots of live samples via midi, guitar, vocals, found sound, supercollider, sooperlooper, ardour and maybe some other generative apps...the linux audio universe is so rich but i want to keep things semi-simple Any advice appreciated Hamish