Best Laptops for Pro Tools LE

[Loganguy]

I'm in the market for a new laptop and I'm considering going down the route of getting one of the top specced gaming machines... like an alienware system. It works out hella expensive but I can justify the expense.

do you guys think one of these systems would work well for protools? its like (off the top of my head) intel extreme quad core processor, 4 gig ram.

The only reason i ask is that these systems are aimed at gamers. are they better than than the "off the shelf" laptop option for protools le?

thanks

[Nish]

Originally Posted by Loganguy

I'm in the market for a new laptop and I'm considering going down the route of getting one of the top specced gaming machines... like an alienware system. It works out hella expensive but I can justify the expense.

do you guys think one of these systems would work well for protools? its like (off the top of my head) intel extreme quad core processor, 4 gig ram.

The only reason i ask is that these systems are aimed at gamers. are they better than than the "off the shelf" laptop option for protools le?

thanks

I'm running in lots of FW errors with it though since pt 8 but otherwise it's a killer machine, Alienware's are clevo barebones re-branded by resellers. Check this out Clevo Guide before buying one, as they have lots of different names but in the end are the same, prices are almost the same as well (competitive) regards

[Aussie169]

Forgive me for not reading back through 200-odd pages.....

What are the safe brands/models for PT8?

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[natdoe]

dear all
i am new user in this room ,can anybody tell me about my problem,
i bought a 003 rack factory and new laptop dell 1537 running vista 32 bit extreme edition ,core 2 duo ,T6400 2 GHz ,4 G Ram .
and when i load up my protools software ...it's stop and freeze .i talk to the degidesign on the phone ,they talk some [bleep][bleep][bleep][bleep] and they told me to change my laptop ,actually i can't refund my laptop to bestbuy ,it's over one month .
so i need to stick with this laptop and 003 rack .
can anybody help to fix problem for me ???
respect
soe ...

[macr0w]

Originally Posted by natdoe

can anybody help to fix problem for me ???
respect
soe ...

Sadly........No.......

[macr0w]

I wonder if this would run le?

[pickerdd]

Originally Posted by natdoe

dear all
i am new user in this room ,can anybody tell me about my problem,
i bought a 003 rack factory and new laptop dell 1537 running vista 32 bit extreme edition ,core 2 duo ,T6400 2 GHz ,4 G Ram .
and when i load up my protools software ...it's stop and freeze .i talk to the degidesign on the phone ,they talk some [bleep][bleep][bleep][bleep] and they told me to change my laptop ,actually i can't refund my laptop to bestbuy ,it's over one month .
so i need to stick with this laptop and 003 rack .
can anybody help to fix problem for me ???
respect
soe ...

Just my 2 cents here, but you should consider buying an extra internal hard drive for your laptop and loading Windows XP on it and using it only when you record. You'll need an external hard drive to record. You shouldn't/can't record to the internal primary drive where protools is loaded. If you want to follow a similiar path that I've taken wit my M440 go here for more info: http://duc.digidesign.com/showthread...76139&page=229

I was not able to get PT 8 to run properly using Vista on my Dell M4400. I had to install XP Pro on a hard drive and I use it specifically for recording to my external drive.

[natdoe]

so ,how can i do that ,if my dell can't run 003 rack ?i need to change laptop ?if i need to change laptop ,which one is good for me under 900$ ???
please ,i need to record my project with 003 ,now i m using edirol ua 25...
regarts
soe

[Flávio Paiva]

I have a new Macbook laptop and it is working fine with PT Le 8 on OsX. But, when I use bootcamp and windows Xp sp2 with a Mbox2. Pt stops after a few seconds. Can anyone helpme?

[pickerdd]

Originally Posted by natdoe

so ,how can i do that ,if my dell can't run 003 rack ?i need to change laptop ?if i need to change laptop ,which one is good for me under 900$ ???
please ,i need to record my project with 003 ,now i m using edirol ua 25...
regarts
soe

Check out my link in the above post. If you're using Vista on your Dell laptop that could be the issue. I believe other folks have had success running PT 8 under Vista, but I have not been able to do that on my M4400. If you are set on using the Dell to run PT 8 and the Rack 003 then I suggest you purchase a new internal hard drive then load Windows XP Pro and XP Service Pack 3 on it then install ProTools LE 8. Use the Ricoh drivers that come in XP, not the Dell supplied Ricoh drivers as I'm convinced there is a problem with the Dell supplied Ricoh Firewire drivers. Make sure you have an external hard drive to record your audio files. That's how I was able to record successfully with my M4400.

David