Garpocalypse Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 My job is moving me around quite a bit right now and I could be on the road for awhile. It sucks to live out of a hotel, but it shouldn't suck quite as hard if I am able to bring some means of making music with me the next time I go out. I'm planning on taking every part of my studio with me but my current audio pc. If that got lost or stolen I would be kicking myself in the ass so hard that you could say I was kicking myself in the teeth. Can anyone guide me to a decent laptop for audio that would be under $1000 and not apple? I've never really owned a laptop before and certainly have never used one for music production. Is there anything I need to be aware of? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Can anyone guide me to a decent laptop for audio that would be under $1000 and not apple? You can't get any Apple laptop for under $1000. The cheapest Macbook Air starts at $1000 and they rapidly go up from there. That solves that problem. I've had a Toshiba and Samsung laptop, and I can't say I was happy with the Toshiba. They can make good TVs but I don't think they can make a laptop that works. I had to take mine back to the store about five times before the extended warranty expired, and they just ended up giving me a replacement (the Samsung). The Samsung, so far, is one and a half years old and hasn't given me any trouble. It runs just about everything decently but not super-awesomely. Without knowing exactly what kind of things you need for your audio software (and maybe hardware), I can't really recommend any specific model. But I would make sure that whatever you do get, do get the extended in-store warranty. People say it's a giant scam, but that doesn't apply to expensive, fragile things like laptops. It's saved my ass on that Toshiba multiple times and netted me a (mostly) free replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garpocalypse Posted October 6, 2011 Author Share Posted October 6, 2011 Right now I am thinking my setup will be just my monitors, my headphones, a midi keyboard that only uses midi cables and as many of my VST's that i can put on a second machine (DAMN YOU EAST WEST!) I put together my audio pc myself and it seems to me that alot of pc's that are marketed as audio pc's are horribly overpriced for what they are yet I don't want to take the time or money to try making a laptop. I think as long as I have ASIO drivers with the right inputs for my stuff i'll be fine. My setup is kind of stuck in 2006 and the only interface I ever needed is part of my soundcard. Would I be able to buy just any laptop that can run Sonar then supplement it with USB soundcards and external interfaces? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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