Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: laptop audio performance chart ... any realworld tests ?
From: Patrick Shirkey (pshirkey_AT_boosthardware.com)
Date: Mon Jul 09 2001 - 23:07:07 EEST
>my question: who has made some experiences with Laptops & low latency on
>Linux ?
>Basically what I'm looking for is a laptop that has a soundcard supported by
>?ALSA and that produces flat (sub 5msec) latencytest diagrams on kernels like
>2.4.5-lowlat.
>It would be nice if the people on this list that own a laptop that has a
>soundcard supported by ALSA (0.9) could run a few latencytest sessions and
>post the results here.
>(The 3 frags x 128 bytes and 3 x 256 are the two most interesting test cases)
>This would ease life for those looking for a laptop that is suitable for
>lowlatency audio.
I'll get some results on my Samsung in the next couple of weeks. As soon
as I get some time. It's a year old now though.
Just remember that if you get a notebook you will have to get a pcmcia
soundcard if you want to do any quality recordings. They don't come
cheap and/or supported in ALSA AKAIK.
That's not to say they won't play well.
However if you spend the equivalent amount on a pc and design your own
case then you can get a much better deal. You have to be willing to
sacrifice some size though. I have found it can all fit inside a
suitcase that is accepted as hand luggage on a plane. That way you get
access to the latest in RDRAM (800mhz), CPU power( 1.7GHZ is the latest
this month) and scsi (ultrawide = 160MB/s). Plus you get a bigger screen
and a 64MB tvout graphics card. Excellent for multimedia displays.
Synaethesia anyone?
If you want a truely allround audio workstation a custom built pc has to
be the way to go for the next couple of years IMO. With the latest
motherboards you get 5 pci slots and an agp. If we could sync timeclocks
on multiple cards we would have truely amazing machines.
Does that sound like I'm trying to sell it to myself?
-- Patrick Shirkey - Manager Boost Hardware. Importing Korean Computer Hardware to New Zealand. http://www.boosthardware.com - Cool toys to fufill every geeks fantasy.
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