Just got a kick ass Asus Q534 2-1 laptop and I'd like to see how SONAR looks and acts on it before i tank my older desktop ...as long as I only use 1 at a time, can I have it loaded on both machines legally?

Hi. Yes. As long as you only use one computer at a time, you can have SONAR installed on more than one computer.
All the best.

Thanks Zargg... I never knew I always wanted to say that lol... Great user name!

Challenge is the 3rd party plugins might have some restrictions. Melodyne allows 2 computers I think and so does addictive drums. Good luck

Yes Cakewalk can be installed on a number of machines but Melodyn and AD only allow 2. 
You need to de-authorize one computer before you install to the 3rd. 
 
One of the Cake employees chimed in on this topic and stated they only might question if someone is tallying up a lot of Sonar installs on the same account. 
I myself have Plat on 3 computers. One is only for reference for this forum and therefore I don't have it loaded up with AD or Melodyn. 
I then bought Home Studio to run on a 4th machine ( laptop) for live use. 
 

I hadn't considered the 3rd party plug-ins...will have to check that out.  Thanks folks...
 

SiberianKhatru59
Thanks Zargg... I never knew I always wanted to say that lol... Great user name!

Turns out this laptop is going to be a bust (and returned later today).  I spent all of last night (3+ hours) and an hour more this morning just trying to let the machine update itself to the latest Windows 10 (Anniversary?) build wherein it perpetually fails in the following manner:

From the initial BS dialog box saying everything looks great(!) to update it goes -> Download ->Verify -> Faile Verification -> repeat download -> Download (again) -> Verify (again) -> Fail verification (again) -> Shell out to another dialog box stating the download is corrupt, generating a worthless MS error code 0x80070057 (IIRC) which upon a Google search revealed that basically it's a problem and best of luck.  Yeah.

Now, I COULD go through the motions trying to fix this I suppose, and maybe it's possible to do so.  I am a database admin and a long time IT Pro -- but for $1475, I sort of expect a computer to work out of the box, and do Windows Updates without issue BEFORE I ever install anything.  Plus I wrestle with this crap all day, every day at work and I paid a premium price for a supposed "seamless experience" and a touch screen. Apparently not so much.  Call me weird, but screw that nonsense especially when my 2013 era desktop running Windows 7 is still rock solid (I'd hoped to replace it and be mobile in one fell swoop).  So I guess I'll just stay there until I am forced to move now.

Edit: For those interested, check out this lame fix that only MIGHT work: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-fix-windows-10-anniversary-update-error-0x80070057-1574752
 

I was about to post something sort of similar.  Later this year I have to make a laptop based production studio, and I was going to inquire here about advice, direction etc from people who have done it

Call me silly, but when ever I have done an upgrade it has been to my desktop.
Laptop CPUs are not the same as Desktop CPU's. For example: A Desktop Intel i5 processors are Quad Cores, but the mobile Laptop versions are Dual-Cores. Desktops are easier to upgrade and to work on.
 
I know my point seems far away from the topic but I see you are still running an Intel I3 3.4 in your desktop ?
Dude, Join us.... Get an I7 and blow the doors of this I3 your using now. That's some money well spent. 
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