Which laptop do you use / recommend?

[Wallsy]

To the guy that said "it doesn't need to be a mac"..... Of coarse it doesn't need to be mac, but if your serious about music, then i'm afraid it does....... Sorry if i sound like a dick but my mac made me feel this way...

[DvlsAdvct]

I really don't want to turn any thread here into a "Mac vs PC" debate. Tempers can run hot and all.

Both options have advantages and disadvantages. Can we just settle on that?

[BentoSan]

@ Chilly - Yamaha PSR-730 its had a lot of use over the years producing, but i would like to get a Novation 25SL to use instead

As for the "Mac vs PC" war lets not go there at all please.

[lofi]

..in reality, any laptop made in the last 3 years with a gig of ram would be fine. we're just getting a little beyond ourselves here. "mac vs. pc" will always go on as long as one person favors the other.

[Chilly]

@ Chilly - Yamaha PSR-730 its had a lot of use over the years producing, but i would like to get a Novation 25SL to use instead

i got mine off of ebay...i really really like it (the Novation)

[midian]

I love my Remote SL25, its the ownage. Has everything. + Automap is awesome.

Shouldn't comment... But.. Cant... Resist.

Mac v PC war is basically made up of 2 sorts of people, people who have used ever owned a mac (recently) and people who havent. If youve owned one you become a fan, thats just how it works.

PCs are fine, I've owned PCS for most my life. I have built more PCs then I can count. Yes they do have their advantages (mostly you can pirate software and get lots of aps for it - ie more versatile). Macs on the other hand just work more fluidly, less problems generally, nicer to work on.

In any creative industry Macs are just superior for several reasons. Most creatives don't need the versatility as reliability and workflow are more important (not saying PCs cant be reliable, just they generally aren't as much so as Macs). DJTT members being on the tech end of creative is somewhat different, as the flexability of PCs can be useful for max customisation. So its basically up to you.

PC:
Versatile
Cheap
Hax

Mac:
Workflow
Reliable
Pretty

[miyuru]

A little off-topic, but I was in a car accident last night. Nothing serious as in, everyone is all right, but my front-end is shite and the accident will be ruled as being my fault...so any plans for a laptop are definitely on the backburner

And I was so close to getting a Dell M1550!

[midian]

that sucks bro :'[

[lullabybeatz]

i just made the jump to a macbook pro 15.4 2.4 gig core 2 duo . i still have a kickass pc tower and a laptop that have all my production stuff , protools , vegas, acid, sound forge, fl studio , and live 7. so i am still gonna use all o that stuff....but on the mac just tractor, dekadance and live. right now im behind. my workflow is off cause i havta learn the mac way of doin things but i think it will b worth it once i get it all sorted out. anyhoo it all comes down to what your comfortable with .

[miyuru]

BUMP!

I hate to bump an old thread but it seems like all the regulars already posted in this thread, and I doubt you guys have new laptops already

Anyway I wanted to say that I just bought a Lenovo X61. If you don't know, Lenovos are IBM Thinkpads. If you're older you'll probably know that ThinkPads have been around forever, and are still known for their build quality.

From what I was told, the X61 used to be the flagship, ultraportable Thinkpad. It's been replaced by the X200 and X300 and in turn, X61s are now cheaper than ever. I decided on it because it's small (12.1") and built like a tank, and doesn't come with much bloatware.

Specs-wise, I will be running on a Core 2 Duo (I think it's 2.4 Ghz, I'm forgetting right now) with 2 GB RAM (DDR2). The battery life is nice too, I believe about 5-6 hours.

The only downside is the resolution - 1024x768. I don't mind that so much though because I don't plan on using Ableton (at least, not yet) and in Traktor I can work at that resolution without any problems.

In total, I paid $1100 CDN with shipping. Discounts included 50% off all upgrades and 25% off the final price as well (though I can't find a coupon for that anymore).

Right now the laptop is in the mail and will arrive in a couple weeks. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

I should note, however, I'm sure I could've paid half the price to get a laptop that would do the same thing. But I'm sort of an impulse buyer :-\