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Re: Sony VAIO and laptop workstations in general
I have a VAIO laptop that I used to do a lot of music stuff on. I haven't
as much recently because I bought an 828 that was supposed to work with
it, but doesn't. So now I do a lot more of my music stuff on a dell
desktop with a firewire card. I still use my vaio for doing stuff on the
road. It works just fine. I run a bunch of different audio apps on it
without much problem or too limited track counts.
If you are getting a machine just to do audio processing, though, I'd
definitely recommend a MAC over a PC. My next laptop will be a powerbook,
definitely. If you already own Logic, and don't want to spend the cash
for a different software package, I'd just get the VAIO. The only thing I
don't like about them is their somewhat dismal tech support (hardware
repairs I've done with them have been fine, but good luck finding new
drivers or anything like that).
Kevin
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From: philip raath <philraath@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 08:35:48 -0700 (PDT)
>I'd shopping around for a new laptop that will be my
>primary workstation.
>
>right now I'd leaning towards a refurbished SONY VAIO
>fx-300.
>
>any opinions on this, insight as VAIO performance as a
>workstation? i know dt has one on his gear list, but
>does anyone else use a VAIO?
>
>obviously i'm aware that performance is based on the
>hardware in the computer, as opposed to the brand
>name's on computers. i'm just open any
>suggestions/thoughts on this one.
>
>can i run logic platinum on a laptop w/ a PIII 1.0
>Ghz,
>256+ megs of RAM, and be relatively assured of smooth
>performance? what else do i REALLY need to take into
>account?
>
>i don't feel like dealing with dell, their laptops
>don't come w/ hard drives above 2400 rpm, to my
>knowledge, and toshiba is way out of my price range
>right now. (i start at oberlin in two weeks: $35,000 a
>year, dude!)
>
>thanks,
>
>phil
>
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Kevin Goldsmith kevin@unitcircle.com
Unit Circle Media http://www.unitcircle.com
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