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Re: Laptops running protools.
I'm running PT Ultimate on MTRX/HDX platform on a Dell XPS 15, i9 8 core, 32GB, 1TB SSD and Sabrent Rocket XTRM-Q 2TB USB 3.2 NVMe / Thunderbolt 3 External SSD, Win10. It is dedicated to my studio (I have another computer for personal stuff). I run it very lean, with minimal background apps, and I set PT hardware engine disk playback cache at 3GB additional RAM. I rarely have any error messages.
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Desktop build: PT 2020.5 / Win 11 / i9-11900K @ 5.1GHz / 64GB / 4TB NVMe PCIe 4 / Gigabyte Z590 Vision D / PreSonus 2626 Laptop: PT 2020.5 / Win 11 / i5-12500H / 16GB / 1TB NVMe / Lenovo IdeaPad 5i Pro / U-PHORIA UMC1820 Ancient/Legacy (still works!): PT 5 & 6 / OS9 & OSX / Mac G4 / DIGI 001 Click for audio/video demo Click for resume |
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Also to the OP, the only thing that would concern me about your spec is that base CPU speed. 1.1GHz is awfully slow for running PT not to mention PT + VIs. This could result in more samples needing to be loaded into RAM than normal to take load off of the CPU. Otherwise I don’t see any reason the system couldn’t run PT without issues.
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As mentioned by others, this is not really true. Memory swaps between RAM/SSD on the integrated AS chips is extremely fast and for most people’s use its probably a non issue, but it is not magically doubling your RAM as some might have you believe. It’s not like they’re going to release an AS MacPro with 16GB RAM right? =P Regardless, the OP requested those specs and I was merely pointing out that an MBA wouldn’t fit that criteria. Nothing more, nothing less. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Not an i5 for sure. If you're willing to go Mac, there is an M1 Max Pro that has 64 GB RAM. And, yes, it does use RAM more efficiently, especially for video, because the GPU and CPU share RAM rather than having to copy data back and forth. Mike Thornton wrote a good article about it on the Expert blogs.
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What about a used HP Z Book? Upgradable to 32 gigs of ram I believe.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/32506995323...EAAOSwoOJiGAx2 |
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Desktop build: PT 2020.5 / Win 11 / i9-11900K @ 5.1GHz / 64GB / 4TB NVMe PCIe 4 / Gigabyte Z590 Vision D / PreSonus 2626 Laptop: PT 2020.5 / Win 11 / i5-12500H / 16GB / 1TB NVMe / Lenovo IdeaPad 5i Pro / U-PHORIA UMC1820 Ancient/Legacy (still works!): PT 5 & 6 / OS9 & OSX / Mac G4 / DIGI 001 Click for audio/video demo Click for resume |
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Re: Laptops running protools.
That particular one is 2.90 GHz i7 7th Gen but looks like there are a bunch of options out there.
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I suggest a 10th 11th or 12th gen i7 or i9. (Also the 12th gen i5 is decent.) Get the fastest base clock you can find.
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Desktop build: PT 2020.5 / Win 11 / i9-11900K @ 5.1GHz / 64GB / 4TB NVMe PCIe 4 / Gigabyte Z590 Vision D / PreSonus 2626 Laptop: PT 2020.5 / Win 11 / i5-12500H / 16GB / 1TB NVMe / Lenovo IdeaPad 5i Pro / U-PHORIA UMC1820 Ancient/Legacy (still works!): PT 5 & 6 / OS9 & OSX / Mac G4 / DIGI 001 Click for audio/video demo Click for resume |
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