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Ok I want to buy a big smoking honkin bells and whistles laptop. I want video input, and something very durable. What do you guys recommend? |
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Mostly for programming,multimedia (adobe), video editing, and music making. I was thinking of skipping that external sound card BS and just use the on board. Will I still get latency? Also, I don't want something that will be all put put and slow. Everything has got to load when I say so, no farts and stalls. |
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are laptops sweet enough to handle video editing nowdays? |
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Well I don't plan on using Maya or whatever, I was just going for editing home movies, sex tapes etc. |
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This computer has it's own lap (that you can sit on). |
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Mac mini. |
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toshibas are durable, i think |
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I'm in the same position as thou. I am buying a new laptop today, and was planning on getting a Vaio because I loved the last one I got, but everybody over here in the US of A is saying GO MAC YO. Should I switch over to the darkside? |
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Asus EEEpc for 200$ |
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btw, if you do want to get a PC, I can't recommend the Vaio enough. I've had lots of computers, most of which have pissed me off immensely, but the dear old Vaio, even though it's been gigged and treated like a piece of shit, has never crashed once. I know they get some bad press sometimes for their price and other things, but I've never used anything better or more reliable (or more sexy looking.) |
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ya, that eeepc is nice. |
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get a macbook, really good value and will last you years! |
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don't spend too much on a stonking machine, cos whatever you buy, you'll be replacing it in a couple of years... Macs are good, but pricey... and the software market is a lot smaller. Onboard sound (good onboard sound) should be good enough for most applications (low latency nowadays), but you can probably buy an external audio interface for the small cash too. |
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Try epinions & amazon reviews, but you generally can only slightly trust reviews where at least 8 people or so reviewed it. Stupid amazon sorts all these reviews with one single 5 star rating made by the mom of whoever is selling it at the top when you sort best-review-first. Cunts. |
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if you go for a mac, you're going for a normal pc as well actually. if you really want to, you could just install xp/vista on it. there are even reviews where the verdict is xp/vista runs better on a mac than on a pc. so that's a non-issue. buying a mac, you buy the best of both worlds. i know i sound like a fanboy, but i just don't know how to put it differently. if you're going for the macbook option wait a couple of weeks. in january there's a rumored upgrade |
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Thanks for the info, I looked up what you were talking about and it's made me want a Mac instead (providing the parition buisiness isn't complex, because I'm rubbish at that kind of thing.) I can't wait a couple of weeks, though, as I'm in California and I want to take advantag of the pound. :-) What's the best Mac to get? I mean, the fastest. All these models are somewhat confusing me. |
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just get a white one,thats all you need. |
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The Mac Book. Only turn off is the 13-inch screen. Hmm... |
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the best option is the macbook pro. escpecially if you go for the bigger is better option. check the apple site for all models. btw, the black one owns the white one in sexyness |
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are there any trackers for macbook w/intel |
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White is right |
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Yeah |
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yeah, you can run most native windows apps on a Mac by using Bootcamp... You should check that the programming IDE's you use will work as you expect on a Mac... and I'd think audio apps might have some problems (just a guess though) |
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oh, and Macs are better for video editing etc FACT. (I'm a PC fanboy really) |
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Dont get a MAC, everyone will think youre a douchbag when they see you with it. |
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free point (Wireless from the airport with my new toshiba. I've never had wireless before. My old acer was a bomb.) |
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Hmmm.... not sure about this. I'm on a Mac at Macworld (or whatever it's called) and Word and Pages seems to be quite laggy when you type, on all the laptops on display here. It might not seem like a big deal and it isn't THAT noticable, but its noticable enough.... |
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what kind of mac? |
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The black MacBook. Perhaps it's because they were loaded with promotional stuff though... |
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not a good example for a demonstration, seriously. CS2x - "I'm on a Mac at Macworld and Word and Pages seems to be quite laggy when you type..." trust me, macs can handle word processing. ;) |
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if you have the $$$, MacBook Pro. |
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I'm going to splurge on the best MacBook pro and every fucking accessory and piece of proprietary software I fucking want once I save about $7000. Just like 30 more years!!!! |
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It can but annoyingly Microsoft Office isn't as quick as it should be. The version I've got (not sure if there's a newer one) isn't a universal binary version - so it runs slower than it should really. Bit of a pain, but still totally usable. |
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There seems to be a lot of refurbs at futureshop. Good prices, but I don't trust them. Hmmm ... Seems like the good ones are $2k. |
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you won't regret getting a macbook pro. the screen size and graphics card are great for video work and music - that's what i'm using mine for i wouldn't want to run final cut studio on the macbook. infact, i don't think the graphics card can handle it anyway |
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advice for buying a mac from the states: buy a laptop bag and take it on the plane as hand luggage. post the box, disks and other accessories back to yourself. if you're caught you may have to pay import duty which can end up more than buying the fucker in the uk |
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does it have to be a laptop? why not a micro atx with a lightweight flat screen panel whack in a quad core, overclock to something like 12.8ghz (3.2 x4) 1600mhz FSB 1066 mhz DD2 (cheap enough what? 400-500 quid? the whole freaking setup??) excluding video card. or how bout a lunch box ..bit bigger than a laptop but with micro atx form ..means you run faster clock speed without fear of melting the case. water cooled laptops will be out soon.. if not already?. you want power you gotta cool the cpu , north/south bridge n ram too. what sort of frequencies can you afford to maintain in a laptop? what speeds are they kicking out these days? i havent looked for a while ... freqs |
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