Can someone tell me system requirements for HS6 XL please?

Hi Ben,
I couldn't find specific system requirements either but here are a few points to consider:
1. HS 6XL was released January 2007.  In general, i am guessing that each vintage of Sonar is capable of running on mid-range and up hardware.  As such, any mid-range system built in the last five or six years is probably acceptable. 
2.  Obviously, there is huge variation based upon what demands you are placing on it.  Using many audio effects, soft synths, etc will stress the hardware.  If you are just doing straight ahead recording and mixing without a lot of add-ons, lower end hardware is probably fine.  I had a five-year old mid-range machine that was fine running 6XL until i started applying many audio effects to multiple tracks.  Even then, it was still capable, but I felt it was time to move on...and I am currently struggling with the transition.  But that is another story! 
 

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Kev999

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Ram Required (MB)

256

 
I can't take that part seriously.  The rest of it seems ok though.

I agree, it does seem low but I have found other sites that also list it as the minimum RAM required. It is the minimum and I would imagine the recommended RAM would be at least double that or more.

Benjamonk
What i want to do is but an old laptop, refresh an install of WinXP with service pack 2 and plug in my old edirolua25 interface and start again. Yes, it would be an old / outdated system but it should work fine and it's all i can afford right now.

 
A few thoughts:
 
1. Some decent reconditioned laptops are available on Ebay.

2. If you intend to install XP, get a laptop that was designed for XP (not Vista or W7). Otherwise drivers for the internal hardware might not work. Most laptop hardware is proprietary and only works on the platform for which it was designed to be used.

3. I would recommend looking out for a "studio" laptop, i.e. a model intended for graphic work, as it will contain a separate graphics card and therefore not waste CPU power on updating the display.

Thanks everyone for replies. What are your views on this laptop? Would it fit the bill? Doesn't say what the Hdd speed is, plenty of Ram I'm not very good at processors! This one ok? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm...26sd%3D271013612244%26

Benjamonk
...plenty of Ram...

Sonar can only use up to 2GB of the available RAM.  And anyway you won't be maxing out Sonar on an old laptop.

Benjamonk
So do you think that spec looked ok Kevin? Thanks for your help.

Not sure.  I have run Sonar on a Dell Studio 1537 Laptop with Core 2 Duo 2GHz.  I wouldn't particularly want to go too much lower in spec than this.