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Thread #123709 Message #2726662
Posted By: Ross Campbell
19-Sep-09 - 12:28 PM
Thread Name: Tech: A laptop suitable for audio work?
Subject: RE: Tech: A laptop suitable for audio work?
I have been finding eMacs (17" crt monitor with everything built into the box) on eBay at silly prices for the capabilities they provide (£20/£30/£50). For a later (1Ghz/1.25Ghz/1.42Ghz) model, £100 is common. Very quiet machine, could be in the same room as your recording session. For a laptop or Mac Mini with similar speeds, prices go from about £180+ (Mac Mini) to £200+ (iBook or Powerbook). This is for machines that are now five or six years old - still with plenty of life in them.
Don't know anything about PCs, don't want to - but I suspect that your Windows 98 machine wouldn't be able to run any software currently available without major upgrading.
The iMic device I mentioned above works with both Macs and PCs, and might be worth investing in. Audacity and Audio Hi-Jack are also available for PCs but I'm not sure what versions of the operating system they will work with.
Ross