Syd
2004-01-05 14:56:35 UTC
I want to buy a laptop pc for two very specific purposes:
1 - I would like to transfer home movies to dvd (so need a firewire
port, large-ish hard disk and a DVD writer).
2 - I want to make music, mostly fairly conventional sampling &
recording of live music but I would like to be able to use built in
midi. My needs are not enormous, as long as there are a few realistic
drum kits, bass sounds and the usual keyboardy sounds I'll be happy. I
have been warned that laptop sound cards are generally poor, does
anyone use the built in sounds on a laptop soundcard? I'd like to hear
what you think of it. Also, I believe I need a line in port rather
than a microphone socket, has anyone used a mic socket to record
amplified sound?
I don't want to spend too much, so my current thinking is a Dell
Inspiron 1100 because Dell let you customise the machione to the level
that you can choose the DVD writer on a lower spec machine, I don't
know of anyone else who does this.
I'd love to hear any advice...
Syd.
1 - I would like to transfer home movies to dvd (so need a firewire
port, large-ish hard disk and a DVD writer).
2 - I want to make music, mostly fairly conventional sampling &
recording of live music but I would like to be able to use built in
midi. My needs are not enormous, as long as there are a few realistic
drum kits, bass sounds and the usual keyboardy sounds I'll be happy. I
have been warned that laptop sound cards are generally poor, does
anyone use the built in sounds on a laptop soundcard? I'd like to hear
what you think of it. Also, I believe I need a line in port rather
than a microphone socket, has anyone used a mic socket to record
amplified sound?
I don't want to spend too much, so my current thinking is a Dell
Inspiron 1100 because Dell let you customise the machione to the level
that you can choose the DVD writer on a lower spec machine, I don't
know of anyone else who does this.
I'd love to hear any advice...
Syd.