I know what you thinking…is there even a challenge here for the Macbook?
Well, when your tight for cash like me at the moment then there is!
Don’t know if you have heard of Harvey Norman in the UK or States but in AUS they are one of the biggest retailers, ever!
So here’s what I came across today!
It’s got the goods, from what I can tell, and for half the price of a Macbook with the same but better DDR3 Ram!
I know it won’t beat a macbook, but if I vow to load REGISTERED version of Traktor on it with music and that’s all! As in no free programs or any other programs apart from that! For simply connecting my controllers and performing as long as I keep it streamlined, it shouldn’t be too much of a hassle should it?
BTW it won’t even get connected to the net, EVER! So no virus’s etc!
If you can afford it, and it is what you need to succeed, then get it by all means. Just because some of us like Macs doesn’t mean that a similar Toshiba couldn’t rock just as hard, just different means of getting there. I would connect to the internet though, for updates at least. Hell, saving enough money to buy a licensed version of Traktor should be convincing enough?
How many USB ports does it have, can’t find it? and also has an eSata port, which is better for external hard drives that isn’t on a mac.
Even my Mac Mini kicks windows arse and I don’t want to go back to windows but if that’s how much cheaper it’s going to be to get myself playing outside my room then I might have to lay down my Mac alliances! ; )
I’ll just do downloads on my mac then transfer to windows lappie!
Wait wait wait, what’s wrong with the Mini? Just because it’s lacking a screen doesn’t mean it wouldn’t work. Get an ultra portable screen, a case, and bam, done.
harvey norman is awesome for deals when they come up. yeh the laptop looks pretty decent by what it said. you may want to upgrade the hardrive to 7200rpm tho. use the current one then for backups! and the only other thing would be to check out the cache size on the processor? i think it should be 3mb L2 cache which would be fine.
good find! but im still extremely happy with my mbp
That way I could even upgrade later to a kick arse computer at half the price cause I’d just go another Mac Mini!
My mac mini at the moment only has 512mb DDR2 RAM, 80GB HDD + 80GB external and the DVD drive doesn’t work because I punched it because it wasn’t working now it doesn’t take DVDs only CDs because I bent the housing! ; )
But yeah I might look into that because I even saw some guys post in the show your setup thread it looked dope as all in a custom made flight case!
ok so i looked further into the cache size for the processor. its only a 1mb L2 cache with an 800mhz front side buss. it should run with traktor fine but when i look @ a new lappy im looking for somethin to last for a few years.
My life story is that my Dad has bought me motorbikes since I was little and I’ve been pushed into them so when I was 16 I took out a loan in Dad’s name for a motorbike! $10,500 and it ends in a few months…4 years later since I bought it!
So with all that money spent on something I really only bought because well my Dad likes motorbikes and I didn’t really have any other hobbies apart from skating and drums!
My love for music has kept on growing and now I’m where I am with all this money invested in something I would sell for half the price to put into my DJing! I just gotta get one thing at a time as money becomes more available to me!
It’s giving me the shits and I’m probly not the only one in this position! I’ve learnt a lesson though…FINANCE SUCKS! As in long term stuff anyway!
yeh look i went through the same except my loan was for a car all i can say is dont rush into things when buying. because if you have the time, save a bit more then spend it wisely. computers are forever becoming obsolete. if you leave it a bit longer then you might see an even better bargain come out sooner than u think. trust me dont blow money on stuff you will want to replace within a couple years. get something that is going to last. its so worth it in the end.
Andy Spence I totally agree with you! No point cutting corners to only finish short in the end! I want something I can grow with and upgrade accordingly!
PHAIDON I checked out Small LCD’s not much available according to google and ebay AUS is down atm but heres what I found so far!
Nearly $600 but with touchscreen functionality that’s not too bad! I’m going to research this flight case computer option a bit more man! Because I might be able to mount it all in a way that is alot more CLUB friendly! Considering I already got a good computer to do it with! Thanks man!
Thats Toshiba’s hot, reminds me of mine, go for it man, there are “freeware programs” that are good, like GameBooster that pause processes that come on a new computer regardless of what you download or install that interrupt Traktor so be open minded when it comes to PC hacks.. might even want to follow a few things in my thread on setting up the ultimate windows system for traktor… Run Trakor At It's Finest, Even If You Don't Run An Expensive Machine
Oh shit Andy Spence didn’t even realise you were from QLD, AYE! haha! Fuckin aye man I from VIC originally and everyones saying AYE I’m like what the deuce?
I live outside of Gympie man! In between Gunalda and Tiaro! You know where that is? How bout you?
hah man when you start producin on a eleven year old used Compaq (originally from a pawn shop) making tracks with 10/+ instruments that all have have 10/+ effects each, you’ve got to figure out a thing or two to get things bangin’! luckily everything paid off & I got my Toshiba laptop (a little older model than on that link) & Albeton Suite, Komplete, Traktor, SSL, FL XXL, CS4, DVJ, & all the other random things my I have on here all run great, just make sure it’s Windows 7 Genuine & you should be set.
haha that’s a pretty bold statement… Windows, lynx. or OS X, pick your poison. Depending on how you do things yr computer can do one of two things, rock the party, or blow up in your face. It’s about the user.
ITS POSSIBLE to get a rock-solid windows system for gigging - but you do have to make some efforts to fine-tune the system
My main laptop is a macbook 2.16ghz with 4gb of ram which i also use for my part time study (SAE College audio engineering - i use a lot of Logic) - My macbook has plenty of other software other than traktor/serato and it doesnt make the macbook any less reliable
My backup system is an asus laptop (windows xp) 2.2ghz and 4GB ram - the only thing installed is Traktor, Serato, Itunes, and thats it. seems to run traktor fine except for occasional “funny things” happening (random freezes - bearable but noticable)
im pretty confident in using my windows laptop in gigging but given the choice i will always prefer the macbook over it ~
