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!@#$%! · 12.01.2009, 05:11 PM

17" machines tend to be heavy and expensive. most don't have great sound but you can add a firewire interface for recording/editing music.

as for durability, thinkpads are best-- they have a rolling cage, titanium frame, a gutter for keyboard spills-- if you're drunk around your computer often, you might want to look into it.

an alternative to laptops could be to build yourself a SFF machine or buy a mac mini. not a laptop, but portable enough-- specially the mac mini, it's the size of an ice cream sandwich (sorta). DIY route you could have your pick of hardware which might include a case with handles. motherboards... come in all kinds.

problem with a laptop "lasting forever" is that they are hard to upgrade. a case, even a small case, can have shit replaced as time goes by and remain moderately current.

for simplicity, you could get the new macbook but it lacks firewire (which sucks for a number of reasons) and the polycarbonate case is not exactly built tough-- it demands that you remain sober at all times. not sure the 13" macbook pro would be within your price range but it's more resilient and has better everything. then again they are coming up with a new lineup of macbook pros in january/february, so you might wanna wait.

a good place to look at is the apple refurbished, it's hidden in the store, and you can get something decent and a good warranty. but "the best sound" will again require an external interface. i have a digirack 003 but it's fucken pricey.

finally, you can get a small computer and buy a larger monitor for video editing. if it has HDMI out, you could even edit in an LCD TV-- 13" is too small for video editing but that's why you have video out ports.

12.01.2009, 05:11 PM	#4
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,729	17" machines tend to be heavy and expensive. most don't have great sound but you can add a firewire interface for recording/editing music. as for durability, thinkpads are best-- they have a rolling cage, titanium frame, a gutter for keyboard spills-- if you're drunk around your computer often, you might want to look into it. an alternative to laptops could be to build yourself a SFF machine or buy a mac mini. not a laptop, but portable enough-- specially the mac mini, it's the size of an ice cream sandwich (sorta). DIY route you could have your pick of hardware which might include a case with handles. motherboards... come in all kinds. problem with a laptop "lasting forever" is that they are hard to upgrade. a case, even a small case, can have shit replaced as time goes by and remain moderately current. for simplicity, you could get the new macbook but it lacks firewire (which sucks for a number of reasons) and the polycarbonate case is not exactly built tough-- it demands that you remain sober at all times. not sure the 13" macbook pro would be within your price range but it's more resilient and has better everything. then again they are coming up with a new lineup of macbook pros in january/february, so you might wanna wait. a good place to look at is the apple refurbished, it's hidden in the store, and you can get something decent and a good warranty. but "the best sound" will again require an external interface. i have a digirack 003 but it's fucken pricey. finally, you can get a small computer and buy a larger monitor for video editing. if it has HDMI out, you could even edit in an LCD TV-- 13" is too small for video editing but that's why you have video out ports.
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