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firewire solutions for new laptop?
I recently got a new laptop (Dell XPS 17), which of course has no firewire or express card ports. So my Digi 003 rack has become an expensive paper weight... Seems not many new laptops are coming with these ports, so wondering if others may have found a solution? My laptop has USB3 connections and that's about it. I've been searching for usb3/firewire converters, external pci enclosures with usb3 connections but no luck. Or do I need to bite the bullet and search for a new laptop?
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Re: firewire solutions for new laptop?
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I'm not aware of any converters that will work so I suspect you may have to look for another solution. I don't know what you record or how you like to work, whether you absolutely need a portable solution or whether you could record at home and mix/edit on the move. If you have your 003 setup in a home studio where it never gets moved then you could record on a desktop PC and copy the session onto a laptop to work with it on the move. For this to work though you would need to be using Pro Tools v9 or 10. Pro Tools is notoriously sensitive to working on any ol' PC laptop, so if you do choose to get another one, look around here and do some research to find out which ones work before you go out and buy. If you need to ask for help then do so as others have already been through the pain of finding out the hard way. I'm north of Auckland. If you want some help email me.
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Re: firewire solutions for new laptop?
Thanks for the reply!
Yeah I need a mobile solution for recording live performances etc. I have been using a desktop PC, but it's getting a little old and I would rather just have the one workstation Guess I need to start hunting round for an alternative laptop. It's annoying that there are no USB3 converters, as USB3 is supposed to be the successor to Express Port... |
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