Building a laptop on a budget.

phobang · Post by **phobang** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:22 am

Build a laptop DAW for under 700 dollars, including shipping and instant rebates, etc. It cannot be from a barebones system and has to be readily available to be bought today, from any commercial retailer of computers(Dell/HP/Toshiba/Acer/Asus, etc.. you get the point).

It can't run XP obviously, as it would be a new installation, so might as well go for the 64 Bit version of Vista, if you must install it.

This needs to run the most current versions of Ableton, Reason and Cubase, and preferably all 3 at the same time with 15 windows open and totally wiping out the minimum of 3 gig of RAM.

Extra points for better graphics cards for online gaming if possible, but this computer is more than likely never going to see the internet--so anti virus software and any additional shit isn't required. Nobody wants to spend their first few hours on a new computer deleting shit, ya know?

Anyway, if you hadn't guessed by now, I'm budgeting for a new laptop and wanted a bit of help, which is the point of this post. Whoever can build the best computer will win an unplayed Anti War Dub/Haunted 12".

Monitor needs to be a minimum of 15", btw. Mainly this will be used for Ableton in a Live setting, so it needs to be stable. Help me and I'll help you. Hell, you could sell the vinyl on ebay and potentially get 150 dollars for it.

Thanks in advance, and FYI before someone says it, yes I'm out looking on my own--I just wanna see if anyone can find a better deal than I am dealing with currently. I know I could probably get a better computer cheaper building my own, but the risk of frying more money with my fumbling hands isn't worth the added small bonus to me.

If this thing plays Diablo 3 when it comes out, that would be fantastic as well, if it ever comes out

zion cluster · Post by **zion cluster** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:50 pm

After a bit of looking, I like this:
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/HP-Pavil ... tDetail.do

There's a Gateway on there with slightly bigger ram and HDD for the same money, but this one has a higher share for video ram. Whether you like this or not, I'd have a good look on circuit city. I bought a Laptop from them last year, and they were the cheapest/best around. Dealing direct with the manufacturer is nothing but trouble in my experience.

feasible_weasel · Post by **feasible_weasel** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:34 pm

the gateway laptop in walmart is alot
if ur after a pc....ide got for a dell 350

feasible_weasel · Post by **feasible_weasel** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:41 pm

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp ... 1587727496
+ Midi keyboard
$100
http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/11/0 ... -keyboard/
Plus get some nice headphone,so that you can get some lovely bassy sound on the go
would be around £30 dollars ( have a pair and the bass is alot)
http://www.headphoneworld.com/p/Philips ... phones.htm
or this

approx $50-60 very bassy
http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/54492/a ... ?srcid=867
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MyFO1AImI ... re=related
somebody testing the speakers frequencies
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=N2h0PzOlI54&NR=1

FSTZ1 · Post by **FSTZ1** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:04 pm

phobang is banned again

wasteman

DZA · Post by **DZA** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:52 pm

FSTZ1 · Post by **FSTZ1** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:58 pm

DZA · Post by **DZA** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 7:50 pm

AHAHAHAHA

djshiva · Post by **djshiva** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:07 pm

FSTZ wrote:he used to live in my town here and he still goes on the local forum

he does the same thing but no one will ban him

I guess he hit his head pretty hard and thats why hes a prick

that is what local people tell me anyway

is it really necessary to diss him on a thread where he is asking a reasonable question though? i mean, if he were being a prick right here in this thread, whatever. but this seems out of place and completely unnecessary.

not to mention talking shit AFTER someone is banned is kinda lame as well.

FSTZ1 · Post by **FSTZ1** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:43 pm

it's whatever shiva

I tried to be cool with the guy

he oversteps boundaries left and right for sport

I have told him to chill via IM and email more than once

look i dont think you care too much to get involved but I know you talk to the guy

I have given him more than one chance to be cool

he's aired my personal business on syde-sho starting a poll on who I should book & all that

he's seriously dissed everyone he's worked with including claw

today he attacked ashley, and high ranking

I am sorry but I am kinda glad he's banned

djshiva · Post by **djshiva** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:12 pm

FSTZ wrote:it's whatever shiva

I tried to be cool with the guy

he oversteps boundaries left and right for sport

I have told him to chill via IM and email more than once

look i dont think you care too much to get involved but I know you talk to the guy

I have given him more than one chance to be cool

he's aired my personal business on syde-sho starting a poll on who I should book & all that

he's seriously dissed everyone he's worked with including claw

today he attacked ashley, and high ranking

I am sorry but I am kinda glad he's banned

my point about this thread still stands.

but anyhow, i find it amusing that everyone gets so rankled by him. i am not one to put up with a lot of shit, and yet i get along with him fine. perhaps that's because i give as good as i get, and don't take it all so seriously? i dunno.

i tend a little bit more toward the diplomatic edges with people. maybe it's a guy thing that everyone gets their dick in a twist and i don't. perhaps it's just some people are oil and water. whatever it is, he's banned and it's done. no need to add fuel to the fire when he can't even log on to defend himself.

there are people on here who i think are FAR worse, who get to stick around, but i don't really care anymore. i just ignore them and don't read their posts anymore. funny how the sensitive girl seems to let people get to her less than the rest of you guys do. LOL

DZA · Post by **DZA** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:21 pm

all you have to do shiv is read through one off his bulshit threads to see how much off a dickhead he was saying how he thinks peoples labels are shit etc. just read this thread and see if you still feel the same way about him http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... c&start=15

FSTZ1 · Post by **FSTZ1** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:47 pm

yeah shiva

I might have been out of line posting about him after he was banned

I do not always think ahead

I really tried to like the guy

I just don't associate with rabblerousers (for lack of a better term)

misk · Post by **misk** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:29 pm

FSTZ wrote:yeah shiva

I might have been out of line posting about him after he was banned

I do not always think ahead

I really tried to like the guy

I just don't associate with rabblerousers (for lack of a better term)

dont think i didnt see that you typed that, buddy. this confirms your a big dork.

...you dork.

FSTZ1 · Post by **FSTZ1** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:34 pm

RABBLEROUSER

misk · Post by **misk** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:44 pm

whats with all these shenanigans?

FSTZ1 · Post by **FSTZ1** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:07 pm

get off my lawn!!!!

surface_tension · Post by **surface_tension** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 2:03 am

feasible_weasel wrote:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp ... 1587727496
+ Midi keyboard
$100
http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/11/0 ... -keyboard/
Plus get some nice headphone,so that you can get some lovely bassy sound on the go
would be around £30 dollars ( have a pair and the bass is alot)
http://www.headphoneworld.com/p/Philips ... phones.htm
or this approx $50-60 very bassy
http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/54492/a ... ?srcid=867
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MyFO1AImI ... re=related
somebody testing the speakers frequencies
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=N2h0PzOlI54&NR=1

Everyone else, your Kung Fu is weak. I bow to this man. 100 Dollar controller is some great find status. Anyone here try that controller out?

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