Laptops

Gear
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Yeah we suggested a Windows laptop. Plug and play… then we the nerds derailed!

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Man, I have no idea what anyone is talking about anymore :joy:

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It’s fine, that Lenovo they suggested is still a great choice, just roll with Windows on it :slight_smile:

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No worries at all, I get it, like I said for years I wanted to believe myself :slight_smile:

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That’s great, you’re turning them into a linux geek, plus they have dad for Tech Support :wink:

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All good, hit up Future Shop to see if the sale is decent (use the specs from the one we linked this morning as a baseline), hit up Timmies for an apple fritter and double double so I can live vicariously through you, and Bob’s yr uncle.

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Wrong answer @faydout Tim Hortons is the worst coffee in Canada.

There’s so much good coffee everywhere. Even McDonalds stuff is passable.

But Timmy’s is garbage water.

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You are right, I was joking.

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you know poutine sounds pretty good about now

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There’s a place down in downtown Denver that does a poutine with wild boar. O.M.G.

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Yeah Timmy’s isn’t what it used to be besides I’m one of those weird non coffee drinkers and future shops are long gone just like targets.

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Poutine is awesome, best thing Quebec ever contributed to Canada

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Visions Electronics (also probably about to disappear) often have random sales on stuff, might be worth a shot too

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@swiens, I’d forget most of the discussions in this thread if I were you. It’s really quite simple:

  • If you’re familiar with Windows, then buy a Windows laptop.
  • You have a budget, so that’s what you’re going to spend.
  • Buy the “best” laptop you can get for that money. When it comes to tech specs, more is better:
  • 16 GB RAM (memory) is better than 8 GB, 32 GB is better than 16 GB, etc. Don’t buy anything with less than 16 GB.
  • A 256 GB SSD (storage) is better than a 128 GB one, a 512 GB SSD is better than a 256 GB one, etc. Don’t buy anything with less than a 256 GB SSD. Definitely don’t buy a laptop with a (traditional) HDD, but those probably aren’t around anymore.
  • If you plan to connect an external monitor, make sure the laptop has an HDMI connector.
  • Pretty much everything else (like a DAI) will connect via USB, so make sure it has at least one of those. Again, more is better, but if it has only one USB port, you can always connect a USB hub.
  • Last but not least: buy a name brand with decent warranty and support. Dell, Lenovo, HP are all solid choices.
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sorry - as a dev myself, i’m telling you you’re wrong in your preference :slight_smile: Also the linked Ideapad is what I use and it is a great machine - unless you spill a cup of coffee in it, trust me you don’t want to do that.

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I’m using a Dell XPS 13 9380 (refurbished, 449 €) for this exact purpose. While I’m using it with kubuntu studio (ubuntu+kde), it should work fine with Windows as long as you find a 16 Gb RAM version.
I can use it with only 8 GB ram without an issue 1/ because of linux 2/ because I’m a tech guy who can optimize a machine like this. I’m using a remote desktop session into it when I want to have a bigger screen (useful for the DAW).
But basically, anything that fits @Mike_NL suggestion should do :ok_hand:
I would also recommand Lenovo, specifically Thinkpad series. These are rock solid laptops that can endure almost everything.

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This is a bass forum on the internet, like half of us are software engineers :slight_smile:

Oh and he wasn’t wrong. Well except that he missed that MacOS is unix too, just with a much better desktop experience than any other unix.

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I am an IT middle manager who has spent my entire working life going from helpdesk to servers to enterprise applications to IT Supervisor. Do you have any idea how many times over the past 30 years a developer has told me that I’m wrong? Sky is blue, grass is green, water wet. It just kinda registered with me as a day that ends in Y. :rofl:

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Actually you can now get cheap USB ‘Docking stations’ That have multiple monitor connectors (usually HDMI) along with stuff like ethernet so all you need on the laptop is USB.

I use one regularly and it’s completely transparent in use.

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yeah, USB3 is fine for video unless you’re planning 4k with it.

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