RE: LAPTOP any good?
2005/10/11 03:57:44
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Hi Mark
I have a laptop-based daw, and have been completely satisfied with it. The specs you listed for the two comps are more than adequate for running a kick-ass system. A big factor is ram; these days you really should have no less than a gig - which both of them do.
I've heard a lot about buzzing problems with laptops, it is a very common issue. It does indeed have to do with the grounding, but there are fixes for it. Knock wood, my Sony Vaio doesn't have this problem at all.
As for how far you can push it, well there's so many variables there... but there's no reason you wouldn't be able to use P5 to its fullest. Personally, I find that compared to Sonar, P5 is a bit of a resource hog. I've never come close to maxing out my system in Sonar, though I have in P5.
Finally, while I don't have the UA-20, I do have the UA-1000 and it has been nothing short of fantastic. Great sound, great performance, zero problems ever. So you should be ok there; Edirol makes good stuff - including their drivers.
HTH!
Purrrfect Audio DAW built by Jim Roseberry
Edirol UA-1000, Korg PadKontrol, Dynaudio BM 5A's
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