Re: [LAU] <= 500 euro linux/barebones laptops for audio?

On Tuesday 22 March 2011 00:57:19 Andrew C wrote:
> Greetings all,
>
> I'm planning on ordering a laptop this weekend for writing music and
> such while away from my desktop.
>
> Now, while I'm budgeting for around about 500 euro, my gut tells me
> that I won't be getting fantastic hardware for that money.
> "But wait Andrew! We don't know what you'll be using this for!" I hear
> you say, so I'll just quickly outline what I plan on doing:
>
> In short, I don't need a tremendously amazing audio card, with high
> quality mic preamps coming out its wazoo, as I'll be working
> exclusively in the digital domain
> (linuxsampler/bristol/zyn/yoshimi/ams) via an externel midi
> controller.
> In addition to that, I'd rather not have a windows OS pre-installed on
> it, but rather it be powered by linux from the get go (ideally) or
> just a hunk of pre-assembled hardware.
> RAM I guess is a moot point, the more the better.... but 1GB would be
> a minimum..
>
> Should I provide more info, or is what I'm asking outside the range of
> what's commercially available? (I dread the thought of having to build
> a laptop from scratch, to be perfectly honest)

For <500€ you can get lower-range (new) laptops with suitable properties at
least from hp (I am helping a friend buying one of those currently).
Or you can get a netbook (dell and probably some other manufacturers have some
with linux installed) that also does what you need. If you are unsure about
whether the system can take the synth-load, ask Atte about his setup...

In short: For that price range you can get about anything. Just ask the dealer
(or the manufacturer) if it works with linux. If they can't say, don't buy.

Have fun,

Arnold

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