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> Has anyone had any experience with the newer Acer laptops
A friend of mine (not audio-conscious, but IT professional and
reseller) has them in his shortlist together with Samsung.
> and I keep hearing that not all Firewire chipsets do well with audio.
It's relatively simple. There are two mass-produced IEEE1394 chipsets
- by TI and Ricoh respectivle. The TI is good, the Ricoh is not.
           Rainer