Re: Computer good enough for Live Looping?

[Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com>]

I googled "Intel Core i3-370M" and found more specifications than
those you posted. Since I know you do a lot of video work I wouldn't
dare buying this one because of the shared graphic memory. When
combining video and audio you have to remember that audio is real-time
and then shared video may cause bad interruptions.

Eight gig RAM option will be fine in the fine future. "Two cores" and
"two threads" sounds good enough. 64 bit instruction set is great IF
all your software are up to it. SSE if essential (optimization for the
pentium CPU). Well, see for yourself at
http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=49020

Please note that I have not read up on the latest regarding these
pentiums and Windows 7 when it comes to the possible shared graphics
stuff. You might look for some music forum thread that deals with it,
maybe at Gearslutz, Ableton's or the Bidule forum. I might be wrong in
my skepticism. At Ableton they have this standing thread where
everyone runs a test song on there computer and posts the CPU load for
discussion; a lot of useful lappy knowledge spilled there.

Greetings from Sweden

Per Boysen
www.boysen.se
www.perboysen.com
www.looproom.com internet music hub



On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 8:30 PM, Rick Walker <looppool@cruzio.com> wrote:
> A website advertisement, today,  announced a
> $450 price on this laptop computer
>
> The HP ProBook 4520s XT943UT laptop with
> Intel Core i3-370M 2.40GHz processor and 2GB DDR3 Memory
> 15.6-inch HD anti-glare LED-backlit Display
> 802.11b/g/n wireless connectivity
> Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR
> Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit Operating System
>
>
> Would you advanced laptop looping or laptop video projecting folks think
> that this is a good enough machine
> to handle, say  the Virtual EDP, Mobius and Plogue or Ableton's Live
> in a live situation?
>
> Does such a computer have the capacity for more RAM?
>
> I've had such a horrible experience with my 17" Macbook Pro
> ($3500 of repairs in a non stop stream for the 4 years I've owned it
> and my Apple Care is just about to expire)
> that I'm considering selling it (everything's, literally, been replaced
> so it's practically brand new except for the case) and
> jumping back into the Windows laptop world.
>
> Finances are tight so this is a very, very attractive price but
> I don't want to buy another computer that doesn't work for my needs, 
>ever,
> so I want to get it right this time.
>
> Your advice is greatly appreciated.
>
> rick walker
>
>
>