vintagevibe
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Sonar X2 on a Dell Inspiron 17R?
I'm looking at 2 Dell 17R models and I wonder if anyone has tried Sonar X2 on them:
DELL Inspiron 17R (i17RM-2581sLV) Intel Core i5 3337U(1.80GHz) 17.3" 8GB DDR3 1600 1TB HDD Intel HD Graphics 4000 DELL Inspiron 17R (i17RM-2742sLV) Intel Core i7 3537U(2.00GHz) 17.3" 8GB DDR3 1600 1TB HDD AMD Radeon HD 8730M
I have an older Inspiron that works fine with Sonar but these have different video and audio chips. They both list Waves MaxxAudio for audio but I'm thinking that's software. Also I have no experience with AMD Radeon graphics. My current Inspiron has Intel graphics and IDT audio. Any advice appreciated!
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chuckebaby
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Re:Sonar X2 on a Dell Inspiron 17R?
2013/04/06 02:47:09
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I don't know much about these dells but I will say I have had great luck with the AMD's.
built a 6 core chip(the phenom black edition 2) with 8 gigs of ram on a gigabyte mobo.
I was never an AMD person always thought of them as Intel's little brother.
after a lot of testing I was blown away.
I have yet run in to any issues and anything where I would think my cpu could be better.
I do realize the i7's are great and a little better.im just sold on amd, it out perform's my second generation i5 using sonar.
I wish I could be more help with these specific models, im sorry.
are you going with a laptop because you need portability?
desktops are just so much easier to work on, because a good computer will last you years but sooner or later samething will need to be replaced.
best of luck on this, again wish I could help you more.
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bz2838
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Re:Sonar X2 on a Dell Inspiron 17R?
2013/04/06 09:47:21
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If you're using computer mostly for audio go with someone who builds computers especially for audio, someone like ADK, or a company who has experience with audio. I recommend an Intel I7 processor with as much ram as you can afford. You can go to http://www.adkproaudio.com/, and check them out, I have a computer built by ADK, and I have not had any problems that many have using "off the shelf" computers.
Purrrfect Audio: Intel i7 7700k (Kabylake), 32Gig DDR4/2133, Windows 10x64 Pro, USB RME Babyface, Sonar Platinum Current
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vintagevibe
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Re:Sonar X2 on a Dell Inspiron 17R?
2013/04/06 11:56:26
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chuckebaby
I don't know much about these dells but I will say I have had great luck with the AMD's.
built a 6 core chip(the phenom black edition 2) with 8 gigs of ram on a gigabyte mobo.
I was never an AMD person always thought of them as Intel's little brother.
after a lot of testing I was blown away.
I have yet run in to any issues and anything where I would think my cpu could be better.
I do realize the i7's are great and a little better.im just sold on amd, it out perform's my second generation i5 using sonar.
I wish I could be more help with these specific models, im sorry.
are you going with a laptop because you need portability?
desktops are just so much easier to work on, because a good computer will last you years but sooner or later samething will need to be replaced.
best of luck on this, again wish I could help you more.
I have a powerful desktop as my main audio system. This is for light audio (and everything else). I've had great luck with my current Dell I'm just worried about the odd incompatibility as Newegg has a 25% restocking fee. Sometimes you see weird issues with various video cards. My current one had Intel graphics and no issues. In don't know anything about the AMD Radeon graphics card.
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vintagevibe
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Re:Sonar X2 on a Dell Inspiron 17R?
2013/04/06 12:01:45
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bz2838
If you're using computer mostly for audio go with someone who builds computers especially for audio, someone like ADK, or a company who has experience with audio. I recommend an Intel I7 processor with as much ram as you can afford. You can go to http://www.adkproaudio.com/, and check them out, I have a computer built by ADK, and I have not had any problems that many have using "off the shelf" computers.
I have a powerful desktop as my main studio PC and my budget for this one is well below what a custom audio laptop would cost. I've had great luck with audio on Dell but I'm just doing my homework because, as you stated, there can be problems with off the shelf laptops.
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Re:Sonar X2 on a Dell Inspiron 17R?
2013/04/06 12:12:28
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Re:Sonar X2 on a Dell Inspiron 17R?
2013/04/06 12:31:38
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I'd skip the graphics card upgrade if you don't need it for something other than Sonar.
Onboard Intel graphics are fine.
The laptop will run cooler and the battery will last longer.
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vintagevibe
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Re:Sonar X2 on a Dell Inspiron 17R?
2013/04/06 13:18:09
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Paul P
I'd skip the graphics card upgrade if you don't need it for something other than Sonar.
Onboard Intel graphics are fine.
The laptop will run cooler and the battery will last longer.
The Radeon was just part of the deal. I don't really need it.
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vintagevibe
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Re:Sonar X2 on a Dell Inspiron 17R?
2013/04/06 13:21:47
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tomixornot
Cake's recommendation on laptops..
http://www.cakewalk.com/PCResource/buy.aspx?Type=Laptop
Would the Dell Precision range more suitable ?
Awesome resource! That Precision is from 2010, I don't think they still make it but there are other great possibilities here. I didn't know this existed. Thanks!
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Re:Sonar X2 on a Dell Inspiron 17R?
2013/04/06 20:32:56
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VintageVibe - not all of us are IT professionals. For those that aren't and would prefer to spend more time on the music than solving laptop problems, I can give my solid endorsement for my experience with Rain Computers.
Mine works like a charm and if I ever need assistance the team at Rain is able to pinpoint what to do since this is what they do.
Two internal 2TB SSDs laptop stuffed with Larry's deals and awesome tools. Studio One is the cat's meow as a DAW now that I've migrated off of Sonar. Using BandLab Cakewalk just to grab old files when migrating songs.
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Re:Sonar X2 on a Dell Inspiron 17R?
2013/04/06 20:43:07
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vintagevibe
chuckebaby
I don't know much about these dells but I will say I have had great luck with the AMD's.
built a 6 core chip(the phenom black edition 2) with 8 gigs of ram on a gigabyte mobo.
I was never an AMD person always thought of them as Intel's little brother.
after a lot of testing I was blown away.
I have yet run in to any issues and anything where I would think my cpu could be better.
I do realize the i7's are great and a little better.im just sold on amd, it out perform's my second generation i5 using sonar.
I wish I could be more help with these specific models, im sorry.
are you going with a laptop because you need portability?
desktops are just so much easier to work on, because a good computer will last you years but sooner or later samething will need to be replaced.
best of luck on this, again wish I could help you more.
I have a powerful desktop as my main audio system. This is for light audio (and everything else). I've had great luck with my current Dell I'm just worried about the odd incompatibility as Newegg has a 25% restocking fee. Sometimes you see weird issues with various video cards. My current one had Intel graphics and no issues. In don't know anything about the AMD Radeon graphics card.
ya don't worry to much about the AMD Radeon graphics card I used it for awhile with x2 until I upgraded a few computers here to higher grade card. I had no probs with them.
Windows 8.1 X64 Sonar Platinum x64 Custom built: Asrock z97 1150 - Intel I7 4790k - 16GB corsair DDR3 1600 - PNY SSD 220GBFocusrite Saffire 18I8 - Mackie Control
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vintagevibe
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Re:Sonar X2 on a Dell Inspiron 17R?
2013/04/06 21:07:41
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chuckebaby
ya don't worry to much about the AMD Radeon graphics card I used it for awhile with x2 until I upgraded a few computers here to higher grade card.
I had no probs with them.
Cool. Thanks.
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vintagevibe
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Re:Sonar X2 on a Dell Inspiron 17R?
2013/04/06 21:11:33
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Rain Computers lawajava
VintageVibe - not all of us are IT professionals. For those that aren't and would prefer to spend more time on the music than solving laptop problems, I can give my solid endorsement for my experience with Rain Computers.
Mine works like a charm and if I ever need assistance the team at Rain is able to pinpoint what to do since this is what they do.
Actually I used to be an IT professional but I still would like to avoid time wasting and frustration:>) I'm sure those are great but theye're way above my budget.
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