As part of your Music Source for DJing, what Brand & Model of Laptop/Computer do you use? Specs are not required, just Brand and Model. Example: "Dell Latitude".
Laptops & Computers
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Primary: Toshiba Satellite
Secondary: MSI All-In-One Touchscreen
Back-up: Dell Latitude
Back-up: HP
All with External Drives
Secondary: MSI All-In-One Touchscreen
Back-up: Dell Latitude
Back-up: HP
All with External Drives
HP Pavilion
HP Presario (don't buy these, bad heat-shielding)
HP netbook
about to buy another Pavilion
HP Presario (don't buy these, bad heat-shielding)
HP netbook
about to buy another Pavilion
Cheap glare screens annoy me to the point where I can't use one, especially outdoors or anywhere with flashing lights. That limits me to business laptops which seem to be the only ones with anti-glare screens. Do your eyes a favor and test a laptop with an antiglare screen before you buy your next one.
FYI - The glare screen isn't only cheaper, they are used on consumer level product because they trick the eye into thinking a shiny black surface provides a darker black which is better for videos in a dark room. Hence the marketing names prettying up the cheaper screen. In most (if not all) other uses an antiglare screen is the best.
FYI - The glare screen isn't only cheaper, they are used on consumer level product because they trick the eye into thinking a shiny black surface provides a darker black which is better for videos in a dark room. Hence the marketing names prettying up the cheaper screen. In most (if not all) other uses an antiglare screen is the best.
That's why I went the Dell Latitude direction (business model). I would also recommend the same in HP (ProBook, EliteBook). Better construction, less fluff, usually better quality components (though usually not as up to date).
I always build my own. Trying to find good, low-priced laptop parts is a challenge though, especially when places like Dell are practically giving away decent laptops for $299.
I usually change my PC about every 3 years, and spend about $3000 to build a new one. The end result is a PC that would easily cost over 2x-3x that at any custom PC store like http://www.ibuypower.com or http://www.falcon-nw.com/
Luckily I really only need to change my motherboard and processor next year, and possibly bump my RAM from 16gb to 32gb. Everything else (Hard Drive, Sound Card, etc) is all still top-of-the-line, so I don't need to replace it. So I would probably be spending about $750 as opposed to $3000.
I usually change my PC about every 3 years, and spend about $3000 to build a new one. The end result is a PC that would easily cost over 2x-3x that at any custom PC store like http://www.ibuypower.com or http://www.falcon-nw.com/
Luckily I really only need to change my motherboard and processor next year, and possibly bump my RAM from 16gb to 32gb. Everything else (Hard Drive, Sound Card, etc) is all still top-of-the-line, so I don't need to replace it. So I would probably be spending about $750 as opposed to $3000.
