13" Laptop for Music Production?

[MistahFawkes]

I don't think having a 13" laptop would affect me really. I guess the extra real estate is cool, but in a long run to me. I would use my 13" with a second monitor (As stated above).

For me personally, I would perfer a 13" laptop. As long as the specs in it could hold out for a few years then I would probably use that all the time as a studio computer and a live performance computer. I don't need much screen real estate when I'm DJing anyway.

[Lambox]

I have an old (2011) Macbook with a 13" screen. I have never used a laptop with a larger screen (although an external monitor would be nice, I just don't have the cash). I guess it all comes down to what you're used to. I'm perfectly comfortable with the 13 inch screen, but I can understand how others who have become accustomed to a larger monitor would be inhibited by the smaller size.

[Oviville]

I actually changed from 42" Full HD TV to 13" MBP. I used to use Ableton Live, and still use when producing with my desktop. I used to produce at home, but nowdays I really enjoy being able to carry my work around and produce anywhere. I use my MBP (with i7, works like dream) for DJing too, and just recently I decided to give music production a go. As said above, it's all about what you are used to produce with.

[AllDay]

Would love a 15" air but thats not possible right meow. Probably gonna get a mbp with an ssd.

[ichitaka]

i love taking my 13" MBA to the next Café, ordering a Latte and sitting there for a few hours producing. I traveled quite some places now (still all in europe) and started in every country and city a new track. I finish mostly at home but its still an experience i dont want to miss. Would my Macbook be bigger i couldnt walk hours with it to find a nice place. But portability isn't something everbody cares about.

[DJANDYWARHOL]

Hey, I've use either 27'' and 22'' monitors for my work. But I find perfectly fine to work on HQ 13'' especially when I'm on the move. No problem at all. Depends on your individual preferences.

[DJANDYWARHOL]

Hey, I've been using my 27'' and 22'' monitors for ever and I could assume it is the best setup for me. But when using my 13'' laptop I'm feeling fairly ok so I don't mind it not uncomfortable at all

[Official Alokin]

I use to use my 21.5 inch iMac to Produce and I thought that was awesome, I actually used it to DJ it as well and man it made life easy. I recently had to sell it to start DJing at a club where I needed a MBP. Now I produce on my 13 inch MBP and DJ on it. Not bad for DJing(obviously) , but to produce, its much harder. Not a fan.

What I will be doing myself is actually getting a 32 inch tv and running my laptop to that when I produce, Run the mixer on the MBP screen. Much easier.

[Ryan Ruel]

Also remember that in Macbook Pro's, the 13"'s are dual-core, the 15" are quad-core. You could be stepping down in speed, depending on what you are using now.

I have a 15" and a 13" (both late-2011, I got them before the retinas were available). I used to use the 15" specifically for DJ'ing, and had the 13" for my desktop, running clamshell with a 27" thunderbolt display.

I ended up swapping the laptops, mainly because my DJ 15" was super expensive, and sat there not being used quite a bit. Plus it was much faster than my 13". Now the 15" sits in clamshell mode. I do kind of miss the 15" screen for Traktor, but the 13" works fine if you have your Traktor set up with multiple views.