OK so. To start with, this is what it looks like:
and here's the enormous review on Skratchworx:
So... am I missing something? I totally don't get it. This thing has a base price of £3600. That's a pretty penny. Thinking about it in terms of what is arguably the most common DJing laptop, the Apple Macbook Pro, you could buy nearly THREE of the top spec 13" model for the same outlay. And what do you get? Well here are the hardware specs:
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• Intel T7250 2GHz CPU
• 2GB DDR2 667 RAM
• 2GB WD20 Green HD
• Integrated Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset Display adapter
• Integrated motherboard Audio
• Integrated Wi-Fi
• Touch-screen
• Slot-loading DVD-Writer
• M Audio Delta 1010lt audio interface – 24bit 96 KHz
• Illuminated waterproof keyboard
• RJ45 Ethernet connector
• 3 USB ports
• 1 1394 FireWire 400 port
• DVI video output
• S-video and composite TV output
• Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
Not exactly mind blowing. And it weighs the same and is the same size as a Technics 1200. It's pretty damn bombproof and stable, but is that worth it when you have to carry it around like a briefcase with the built in carry handle because it's that damn heavy? Wouldn't you rather just have an MBP or a HP envy and be a bit more careful with it? How often do you actually spin in a warzone! And in a crowded bar full of violent people, I think I'd rather play with a cheap laptop that didn't matter to me than one that cost £3600 and could be used as a weapon against me.
My other problem is the soundcard. As a dedicated music laptop, the OOVJ has a high performance M-Audio 4in 6out soundcard. It's what you'd expect. However, of course, this card is not useable with either Traktor Scratch or Serato Scratch Live, completely negating its usefulness for DVS. Therefore I question why it needs so many inputs and outputs if you're going to have a run an SL-1 or Audio 4 anyway. Wouldn't it make more sense to have an integrated card similar to an Audio 2 but with an input? As the reviewer (who in fact liked the unit) said,
Of course, the combination of TS Pro and the Audio 4 wiped the floor with Deckadance and [numark] Cue, but that is to be expected
So in summary, I don't get it at all. Oh, and according to one of the photos, it has a 'Compostie' out port. Just reminds me that everything inside is ageing and unexciting, only really good for fertilising rhubarb.
/rant.
What do you think?
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