ASUS U46E. Which program would be best?

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2012/03/18 04:29:07 (permalink)

ASUS U46E. Which program would be best?

Hi everyone,
 
I have a new ASUS U46E laptop that I bought for general use. This will not be a dedicated DAW, but it won't be on-line alot either. I also have an unopened Guitar Tracks Pro 4 that I've had sitting here a long time and I am wondering how that would work with this laptop. The other choice would be to download SONAR X1. The laptop has an Intel i5, a 3.0 USB and a 2.0 USB, a processor speed of 2.50 Ghz, and 7200 rpm.
 
I know it might be trial and error to see which would be more compatible, but I want to have an educated idea before I try either. This laptop will not be used a lot for recording, and it will be mostly for songwriting, playing over backing tracks, and other fun projects that won't use a lot of plugins and other resources, and won't be running a lot of tracks at once. I'll record one or two tracks at a time, and I can't imagine going over 16 tracks in a final mix, and 4-8 tracks would be more likely. For the serious stuff I'll use my dedicated DAW. The laptop will just be for fun.
 
I'd like your opinion of ASUS U46E. Here is a link to the machine and the specs. It's in Intel i5 and has USB 3
http://www.asus.com/Notebooks/Superior_Mobility/U46E/
 
and here's another site that features it:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+U46E-XS51+14%22+LED+Notebook+-+Intel+Core+i5+i5-2450M+2.50+GHz/4845499.p?id=1218542606121&skuId=4845499&st=ASUS U46E&cp=1&lp=1
 
(the latter is from the Best Buy site, in case the link doesn't work)
 
Thanks, and I look forward to seeing your ideas, suggestions, and general input.
Don

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    Re:ASUS U46E. Which program would be best? 2012/03/23 01:50:38 (permalink)
    It's a nice looking laptop, and I think Sonar would run on it. Do you have an interface for it?

    The CPU looks a bit pokey. I might try Reaper on it if Sonar isn't happy.

    Seems like downloading a trial of Sonar and seeing how it works for you would be good.

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