I just meant that the i3 will not be as fast as an i7, but I believe it will be fine for running Sonar.

Bob Bone

Thanks Bob,  yeah I sorta already figured that   I didn't mean it to come across as I thought you were hinting the i3 was inferior or anything 

I was more asking if he noticed and significant lagging on some things is all...


The i3 (especially the over 2ghz ones) are not to bad at all for a budget cpu imo....I use an i5 quad 3.4ghz on my main set..

Kalle Rantaaho

Jlien X


You could download the 30-day free trial and check if it works fine, I think.

Well, IMO, if he already owns X2 Producer, there's little use for a demo, which also is Producer.

Yes, I know that. What I didn't know was that it is possible to install the same copy of Sonar on two different computers (since I don't own two). If I were the OP and had known it, I would have made a hasty decision and installed the existing Producer copy to see what would happen, without consulting with others beforehand.  

the I3 is very fast, like bob said, not as fast as the I7 (I knew what you meant bob :)
but depending on your needs if your going to be doing a lot of tracks a ram upgrade might be favorable.
I think you will be pleasantly surprised though.

I even tested one with a docking station
http://us.toshiba.com/accessory/PA3778U-1PRP

what this does is add another monitor so by using the one vga on the laptop this also gives another vga, so in essence you can use 2 monitors and close the laptop.
but this dock does draw power from the laptop, but under the circumstances it ran very well.
this was the I3 second generation.

I think the whole line of the i3-i5 and i7 are great CPU's.
of course the I7 being superior but the I3 is a nice processor and tops a lot of mid grade cpu's out there.

one point in my life I was sold on Intel, until I started testing AMD CPU's
then I realized something, for the price and for what we are using them for in our digital audio machines here.
they are amazing.

AMD makes an 8 core bulldozer.
its a beast.
I use the AMD phenom II black edition 6 core CPU in my custom built computer.

I usually build between 3-5 computers a month, sometimes more, sometimes less.  
I can build a entry level daw capable of handling heavy loads with sonar for under 500.00. I wrote a book on computer building and if you ever get the cash and the time I suggest building your own, you can even salvage the old HD out of your old computer, I get that a lot from customers who fried up there old systems.
they want to use it as a second storage unit.(sample library)
I have ten videos that go with the book if your interested you can check them out here:
this is the first one 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFZ7ZrsTl3g

Cakewalk allows Sonar installation on an additional computer, but explicitly states that only one can be used at a time.

Hope that helps.

Bob Bone