[PD] [OT] notebook recommendations?

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

The install can be a bit rough, but in terms of audio performance, my 
Apple Powerbook G4 800 is quite good under linux (low noise, low 
latency) and I am using the built-in audio.  Like every laptop, its got 
its foibles, but overall, I am pretty happy.

I used to have a Thinkpad.  The built-in audio was basically useless 
for anything but playing mp3s.  It had a huge latency and a fair amount 
of noise.  But it was a very reliable and rugged machine.

.hc

On Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at 12:52 America/New_York, d. daniell wrote:

> I really hate it when people do this, but I'm near wits end with my 
> search
> for a reasonably priced laptop/notebook on which I would be able to run
> Linux and PD.  I currently have a Dell CPx-J650 which is fine for most
> things but the beast is completely unshielded, it would seem, and so 
> noisy
> as to render it basically useless for audio (even using my external 
> audio
> interface - the noise leaks out to it as well).
>
> So I'm looking for any recommendations or suggestions from PD'ers who 
> have
> recently purchased PC laptops and are running Linux/PD on them.  
> Positive
> or negative experiences would both be appreciated.  I'm hoping to keep 
> the
> price under $2000 if possible.
>
> While we're at it, I'm about to ebay my MOTU 828 Firewire audio 
> interface,
> since MOTU doesn't support Linux - so I'll be looking for a replacement
> good-quality external audio interface.  I have heard great things about
> the Hammerfall cardbus system, but the pricetag (>$1000) is a little 
> steep
> for me, if there are similar options - something with great quality,
> multiple analog I/Os, SPDIF, etc - that work just as well.  Any
> suggestions or experiences?
>
> Thanks so much.
> - david d.
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