i am looking to replace my old laptop that has recently died, and i am wonder about any sugestions of what systems work well for sound recording and cues. also, any sugestions about good software to put on it? i'm looking at spending roughly $500-$650 for the machine.
for reliablity and laptops that "just work" i recommend IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads. I use a T400 for our laptop.
OS: WinXP Pro 32bit
It runs MS Office (powerpoint/word/excel, NOT outlook), Google Chrome
Multiplay, VLC player, Yamaha Studio Manager/LS9 Editor, Windows Media Player, Cyberlink DVD,
We also use Screen Monkey; however, with large video files in a large screenmonkey sessions the laptop does get a little clunky.
If you are looking for a PC for theatre i would up your budget by about 200$ or so, the cheapest laptop you want to look at i think is around 850, from a quality company. I would stay away from the "consumer" brands as there is so much junk that they throw on their system that just clutter it up. IBM/Lenovo is nice about not doing that.
My personal computer is a Lenovo Ideapad Y510 for a more budget oriented decision. Still running great. Typing this on it right now in fact. (though had i the money at the time I would have gone for more business side Thinkpad instead. Haven't looked recently but i think Lenovo is one of the few companies still offering older window's OS's That said I reccommend if you look at a IBM/Lenovo solution look at Win7 64bit
my 2cents
PS the Wifi antennas and networks adapters/drivers on IBM are great.
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