i started this semester with a crazy 16" i7 sony vaio with 6 gigs of ram and a huge video card, blu ray etc....
it ran traktor ok, but i noticed right away it didnt run it nearly as smooth as my friends macbook pro.
the huge difference came when i decided to try out serato on it. both ssl and itch.
to try out both, i downloaded them from the serato website, loaded up my music, and headed down to guitar center to really give it a go. this is on the vaio mind you. it ran like complete shit. on a friggin i7 with windows 7.
but again, they plugged it into a 13" macbook pro with half the specs and instantly, serato flew. everything on screen super smooth.
i exchanged the vaio after a week. not to mention the 2 hours of battery life that i7 had wasnt even close to being something id consider to use at a gig.
the macbook pro i exchanged it for had almost 6 hours of battery (the new ones have 10, im serious).
i know pc's are temping cause theyre so cheap but. seriously, as a dj you'll see other dj's running macs and seeing how flawless everything works and youll wish you hadnt bought that pc.
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