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soo..... i got into this school.... it's mainly programming and networks i guess, and some commerce studies too, so i will be needing a laptop. i was wondering, what is YOUR say on laptops. i was thinking about getting some mac, buuuut i am not quite sure. also operating systems. which work well on laptops? |
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i'd go for the most expensive one. they're usually the best :) |
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I believe all OS work pretty well on laptops..? |
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Buy a HP. Cheap and good |
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i am a mac person myself, but because so many places use pc's/ windows, i would definately get a windows laptop. |
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if you're not using a lot of programmes concerning making music and/or animation (and I mean professionally), it's probably cheaper to get a good pc-laptop. also an easier choice if you want to play games. |
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i hear that some linux distros have lots of problems with things such as standby/sleep mode. |
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the ibook is the cheapest option. i just don't know what i would do with 3Ghz of processor power that the new pc laptops have. also 'light' and 'small' are things that an ibook would provide. i don't play lots of games on my pc :/ |
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what you would do with 3Ghz is not having to get a new laptop very soon.. |
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good point. |
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I have a PowerBook G4 17". It really is faultless after one years use. Being able to open upa terminal and be in UNIX mode is a really powerfull experience adn a defiante plus from the old OS9 days. I bought a 14" iBook for my dad recently. You can get a dudey-deal by where for a few extra pennies they throw a bag and airport card if you are a student. The iBook is a really nice machine but you can tell it is not for pro use, everything is a little bit more rugged and clunky. Try one out at a local store and see if you like the feel. |
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I would say wait and see what type of computers your school uses. if they are teaching all the stuff on macs, and you get a PC (or vice versa), it could be a little bit of a problem no? when I got into school, I visited the campus and saw that is was ALL macs. so I got a mac, figuring it would be easier to work with and go back and forth from home computer to school computer. and I was right! so check out what the school uses... |
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don't get a Mac |
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Sony Vaio |
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Atari STbook or Atari STacy |
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pc=cheap and good. mac=expensive and good. I'd say go with PC unless you have a specific reason to get a mac. but PC's can do just about anything a mac can do at like half the price of hardware/software. |
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well the PC chips cannot convert Big Endian code to Little Endian (and vice versa) on chip PPC processors can |
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i am writing this with my new ibook g4 laptop. it's the prettiest computer in the world <3 |
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Wow, its cool to be rich |
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I would recommend you . |
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i already bought a comp. don't you people READ at all? when i had my hair thread, i had already cut my hair, posted a pic and still people went on 'no, don't cut' plus i could not afford a powerbook. plus 17" is HUGE. monoid: yes, yes it would be. i'm merely wealthy. |
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Check thiz: Intel Pentium 4 - 3,06 GHZ 15" XGA Display Intel 852Pm Chip 60 GB Space 512 SDDR Ram, 333 Mhz 8 X DVD CD Burner 64 MB Nvidia Gforce Onbord Modem + Software 2 X USA + Wheelmouse TVOut/in + 10/100 Network Card WLAN + Firewire all complete for 1300 EUR..... |
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Yes - i know that you have bought the . |
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i wont check it since i have no need for checking laptops anymore. |
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Yes - i know that you have bought the . |
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please recommend your computers to EVERYONE then ;) |
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get yourself an M-Audio Ozone, and you're getting there... You can't waste such a machine on not making music!!! |
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That's shit. It's not the right way up for a start. You can't even seen the screen. |
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with 256mt of ram i can't really make so much music. plus bf has m-audio external card - i can use that :) |
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yeah, but the ozone isn't only a card.. it's that midi-controller.. the mini-keyboard-ish thing.. and with external soundcards you don't need that much ram, 'cause they do a bit of the heavy lifting... (I make music on a PII 266mhz with 95mb ram and 4gb HD (I haven't got money to spend on a new computer.. it goes into other things(I'm going to go over to strictly hardware.. got a synth, got a turntable, getting a mixer and getting a zoom portastudio-thingie (either MRS1266 or MRS1806)))... it sucks, but it works) |
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i needed that thread :D thx i have another question. i want to buy a laptop especially for making music. what to choose ? athlon ? celeron ? p3/4 ? mac ??? |
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for pc laptops, you should get a centrino processor.. that is the laptop processor, and all the other processors can't run at their full capacity (a 3ghz pentium would NEVER run at 3ghz) because of the heat. You don't need an internal soundcard, as laptop-soundcards suck.. you'll have to get an external one (M-audio firewire 401 is apparently pretty good, but if you have money there are many better ones!). |
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i just bought a laptop so i thought i'd bump this old thread. I got a Toshiba M45-s331 1.6ghz Pentium M Centrino 533 FSB 2M cache 512meg DDR SDRAM expandable to 2gig 80 gig hard drive CD RW DVD RW Super combo drive 15.4" trubrite display 5.2 pounds compare this to my current set-up: AMD Athalon 750mhz 256 ram 50 pound 17" monitor I am so excited. It's in the mail, so i gotta hold my breath for a few more days! |
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IBM thinkpads are by far the best pc laptops, followed by dell I wouldn't dabble with much else I bought a no name brand one and it died immediately, meanwhile my 97 thinkpad still runs fine and is a tank |
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powerbooks and ibooks are amazing laptops, i'd go for the ibook myself as its the best value. |
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I think it being half the price and upgradable would win the argument. But people seem to like to throw money away. If you like spending lots of money for something that will be useless in 2 years, go for a mac. |
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