pc processor specs new vs old

[Soundguy]

While we are spending your money , might this be a case where it would work well to have a laptop that handles 2 drives? One a SSD and one a monster storage drive?


Aaron Z

i am actually looking at 2.. one is a sony with both a 1tb sata hdd and a ssd...

 

[aczlan]

i am actually looking at 2.. one is a sony with both a 1tb sata hdd and a ssd...

Not a big fan of the Sony computers (had relatives who had nothing but problems with Vaio laptops/desktops under XP. Mostly cleared up when they switched to Compaq and Win 7).
How much of that was the hardware and how much was the Sony bloatware, I don't know but I spent FAR too much time working on them.

Aaron Z

 

[deepNdirt]

That's the issue.

Many types of software were running under XP.. when vista came out.. almost no sound software or hardware liked it. win 7 offered some hope.

the super high end software like protools steeped up first followed by lesser, but still high end software like cubase sonar.. NI etc...

Many peopl are just now swapping out of XP systems.. looking at win8 systems as they are more compatible than vista/7.

heck.. some of the midi controllers i have ONLY had drivers thru XP. midisport JUST a couple months ago came out with a 7 driver!!!! and then people were using it under at.. and now they finally have an 8 driver out. Vista 64 was the most cruel. many usb devices would not detect correctly under it.. The heavier systems usually had vista 64, not 32 home. thus if you bought a bulldog pc.. it had vista64 and then caused problems. we had SOME luck with vista 32 home.. but those pcs at the time were usually low end.. celerons.. low configured. so not much improvement.. if ANY over a heavy xp system.

I've been in contact with a couple midi producers here in fl.. and am picking up NI komplete 9 as well as a newer ver of sonar and a roland module.. plus the pc by the end of this year. the komplete9 is a chunk o' change..

Have you checked out the ADOBE Audition 3/ Soundbooth, It has most all the capabilities as Cakewalk and will run on lower specs,

 

[Soundguy]

Have you checked out the ADOBE Audition 3/ Soundbooth, It has most all the capabilities as Cakewalk and will run on lower specs,

havn't.

So far my minimus are that it must have a lyrics window, and accept soft synth plugins.

 

[Soundguy]

Not a big fan of the Sony computers (had relatives who had nothing but problems with Vaio laptops/desktops under XP. Mostly cleared up when they switched to Compaq and Win 7).
How much of that was the hardware and how much was the Sony bloatware, I don't know but I spent FAR too much time working on them.

Aaron Z

leaning towards the hp envy as it has the 4700 proc..