LAPTOP Suggestions for Music Editing - £800

duncsharp · 8 May 2006 at 23:25

Am looking to get a laptop for radio/music editing - any suggestions

better to go intel or amd?

anyhelp would be great

thanks

Duncan

Energize · 8 May 2006 at 23:29

Intel core duo is probably better for your needs.

Dell Inspiron 640m £796

2.5Kg mass
3.85cm thick
14.1" Widescreen
5hr quoted battery life

Intel core Duo 1.66Ghz
1024mb Ram
80Gb 5400rpm Hdd
Intgrated intel gma950 128mb graphics

Dell Inspiron 6400 £781

3.7cm thick
2.8kg mass
15.4" Widescreen
3hr quoted battery life

Intel core duo 1.83ghz
1024mb ram
100gb 5400rpm hdd
Integrated Intel gma950 128mb graphics

earlyflash · 9 May 2006 at 13:21

Probably sacriledge round here, but did you consider a macintosh? There are loads of snd hand Powerbooks out there that would suit you down to the ground.

Energize · 9 May 2006 at 16:00

They also cost a lot more

robertgilbert86 · 9 May 2006 at 19:09

Better go apple?

earlyflash · 9 May 2006 at 20:59

Energize said:
They also cost a lot more

Yes, true, they generally do.

jhmaeng · 9 May 2006 at 21:49

Intel Core Duo, and a decent external interface such as the M-Audio Firewire one. Don't know the lengths (and hence the sizes) of the material you plan to manipulate, but obviously a hard disk that is big enough for you would be good.

Laptop onboard sound is pretty atrocious, even worse than desktop onboard - if that was even possible. I hear much more hums, clicks and high pitched noise through laptop earphone jacks.

Energize · 9 May 2006 at 22:00

Desktop audio is pretty good nowadays.

earlyflash · 9 May 2006 at 22:19

jhmaeng said:
Laptop onboard sound is pretty atrocious, even worse than desktop onboard - if that was even possible. I hear much more hums, clicks and high pitched noise through laptop earphone jacks.

I've got pretty good ears, and my apple laptops sound pretty good to me. The IBM's are much worse.