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Ok I have managed to save up 1300bucks!! Should I go Mac or PC? I'll be using Numarks Virtual Vinyl with the provided interface and I only mix audio no videos. So which 1, why, and anything I should avoid?? Thanks for your help!!
 
Posted Fri 11 Dec 09 @ 12:43 pm
Hi mate

this is a "how long is a piece of string question". The Mac folks will say buy a Mac and the PC folks will say....... well you get the point! I would choose whatever your previous experience with computers sais to you.

Daz
 
LOL!! Ok I get the point......well I made up my mind after reading the Mac forums for 2 hours, my choice will be a PC!! Ya!! Ok so what am I looking for? Right now I'm using a Sony Viao with a P4, 3.01ghz, 2gigs of ram with a tb exturnal hd. Yes I know its old but it has never let me down!!! But seems I've been pushin this thing for the past 2 years something in the back of my mind is telling me "Its time to upgrade before she blows!!" I'm not very good with this stuff (I just plug it in and hope it works), so could you or someone point me in the right direction as to what I should get?? Remember I only have 1300 and from what I've read some of you guys are up into the GRANDS with your machines, I'm poor, lol! Well thanks for any help or input.
 
lol,poor,,,my baby cost me 500 hundred on sale....and she holds down the fort...
 
mistah_p wrote :
lol,poor,,,my baby cost me 500 hundred on sale....and she holds down the fort...


I had to save for almost a year!! Lol! Ok so what kind do you have?
 
I had PC and now im using a macbook pro. Its alot different from a PC. With a Mac, you have two options.. Mac os or Windows. You can bootcamp the mac and install windows XP. I have a macbook pro 2.4 core 2 Duo with 4 gigs of ram and a 32o gig 7200 rpm HD with a geforce Nvidia 8600m GT video card 256mb. If you are interested in a mac.. You dont have to spend 1300 bucks for it. I bought mine on craigslist for 750.
 
toshiba, 3g mem, 250 hd.. 15/16 screen....alll upgrade-able....and if i ever wanna get a new one..heck i can give that to the youngns...in my opinion im not doin video as long as it has the space to hold my info and memory to push it...the name really doesnt matter...check these other cats out tho..they will drive specs to the T......you may need the precise specs..me i needed what i needed..and knew what i needed..
 
I would stay with a PC, for that money you should be able to get a very decent laptop which will run VDJ without a problem. A MAC is nice and all, but in real life it does not add anything to your needs and for what a mac costs you can get a better equipped PC running windows.
 
OK so heres what I think I'm going to get:

Asus - Laptop with Intel Core 2 Quad Processor

Here are all the specs
Product Height2"Product Width16.2"Product Weight8.8 lbs.Product Depth11.8"Color CategoryBlackProcessor BrandIntel®ProcessorIntel® Core™2 QuadProcessor Speed2.0GHzBattery Type8-cell lithium-ionDisplay TypeHigh-definition LED-backlit widescreen LCD (1600 x 900)Screen Size (Measured Diagonally)17.3"System Bus1066MHzCache Memory6MB on die Level 2System Memory (RAM)6GBType of Memory (RAM)DDR2Hard Drive TypeSATA (7200 rpm)Computer Hard Drive Size640GBOptical DriveDouble-layer DVD±RW/CD-RWOptical Drive SpeedsDrive speeds not specifiedDirect-Disc LabelingNoDigital Media Reader or SlotsYes, digital media card readerGraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 260MVideo Memory1GB GDDR3TV TunerNoMPEGYesBuilt-in WebcamYesModemNoneNetworkingBuilt-in 10/100/1000 Mbps fast Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)Wireless NetworkingWireless-B+G+NBluetooth-EnabledNoS-Video OutputsNoneAdditional Audio/Video ConnectorsHDMI, eSATA, line-inAudioDSP and Dolby Home TheaterSpeakersInternalPCMCIA SlotsNoneUSB 2.0 Ports4IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports1Parallel PortsNoneGame PortsNoneLaptop WeightStandard (more than 5.5 lbs.)Battery LifeUp to 1 hour and 23 minutesBattery Life RangeLess than 3.5 hoursPointing DeviceTouchpadHDMI OutputYesBlu-ray PlayerNoOperating System PlatformWindowsOperating SystemWindows 7 Home Premium 64-bitIncluded SoftwareCyberLink Power2Go; Adobe Acrobat Reader 8; Nero 8 Essentials and more.

OK now what are the good and the bad points about this machine?? And I'm picking this based off of Processor Speed. Am I wrong by say this is has a total of 8GHZ of processing power? How I got that number was, I took the 2.0ghz x 4(quad)=8ghz?? Not sure if thats how the whole speed thing works. Any input would be helpful, Thanks for your time!!
 
If you get a new lappy, don't base it around the HD as you can upgrade it to 750 if not 1TB now very easily and it's cheap now too. Don't do the whole ext HD thing those day's are gone!
 
If you're willing to pay, get a Mac - you won't regret it...especially if you're shopping for a general purpose computer and not just a gig machine.

Like several people have already pointed out, you will even have the possibility to run Windows if you want to use PC version of Virtual DJ etc.

It's true that you can get a similarry specced PC for much cheaper, but on the other hand you won't be sending your Mac to warranty service every other month because your crappy made-from-the-cheapest-possible-components decided to explode for a change.

Even if you don't take the hardware quality into account, I'd STILL be willing to pay significantly more just for the possibility of NOT having to use Windows - but that's just me.

Comparing pure horsepower makes as much as sense with laptops as with cars. The thing about Mac is the sum of all its parts; quality hardware, great operating system and the seamless integration of the formers. This is something that can't be thoroughly explained to anyone who hasn't owned and used a Mac for some time.
 
Charlie Wilson wrote :
If you get a new lappy, don't base it around the HD as you can upgrade it to 750 if not 1TB now very easily and it's cheap now too. Don't do the whole ext HD thing those day's are gone!


Not basing it around the hard drive, I'm basing it on processer speed. I dont see anything wrong with using an ext HD.
 
OK heres the specs of a laptop I found please let me know what you think:

HP Pavilion dv8t Editon Customizable PC
- Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB)
- 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
- 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
- 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 230M
- 18.4" diagonal High Definition HP Ultra BrightView Infinity Display (1920x1080p)
- Lightscribe Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW Double Layer
- Webcam + Fingerprint Reader with HP Imprint Finish (Espresso Black)
- Network Card Integrated 10/100 Ethernet LAN
- Sound ----Altec Lansing speakers
- Intel Wireless-N Mini-card
- No TV Tuner w/remote control
- HP Color Matching Keyboard
- 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

I will be mixing video so I would like to know if this will work??
Thanks for your time
 


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