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  • March 16, 2016 at 7:36 pm #2371031
    squarecell
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    As long as it’s Core i5 or better (and dual core or better), with at least 4 gigs of RAM you’re fine.

    An SSD and 8 gigs of RAM would be a worthy investment as well.

    March 17, 2016 at 8:05 am #2371191
    Terry_42
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    Yes anything past 2010 with an i5 will do.
    For Traktor I also recommend 8 GB RAM.
    An SSD is a bonus if you can afford it, get it.

    But apart from that all modells work, from the Macbook Air to the Pros. There it all depends how much screen real estate you want. I went with a 15” Pro, as I like my screen to be big and the weight of the 15” is still OK in a Backpack where my controller is the most heavy thing…

    March 17, 2016 at 10:45 am #2371231
    DJ Vintage
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    I just got my mid 2012 MB Pro. It has an i7 quad core, 16GB and a 256GB SSD. And of course the Retina 15″ screen. It screeches through everything and the display is pleasingly sharp.

    March 17, 2016 at 8:57 pm #2371571
    Shenoizy
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    You should be fine with performance regardless of the model but avoid the newest ‘Macbook’ or any of the Macbook Airs which only have one USB port. You’ll want at least two USB ports. I got a new Macbook Pro 13″ last year with 512 SSD as I have a lot of music.

    March 18, 2016 at 1:41 pm #2371711
    DJ Tucker
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    I love my 2012 MBP. I upgraded ram and added an ssd from owc. Their upgrade packages are stupid easy. I don’t much care about either retina or large screens which helped keep the price low. I went with the MBP over the air because you can’t upgrade the ram in an air. Sometimes I wish I would have just grabbed an air with 4 gigs of ram but at the time I thought both the hd and the ram were non-upgradable.

    March 18, 2016 at 4:14 pm #2371741
    Scott O’Toole
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    As someone with a 13inch MacBook I will definitely throw my 2 pence in a say get a 15inch one instead!! I’ve been regretting it ever since, 🙂 Amazing computers though can’t see myself ever not having one now!

    Cheers

    Scott

    March 18, 2016 at 9:09 pm #2371901
    DJ Vintage
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    If my information is correct, the current models of both MB Pro and Air all come with permanently fixed RAM and SSD memory. I.e. no more user upgrades. Hoping someone can corroborate that news or tell me it’s bogus.

    March 18, 2016 at 10:38 pm #2371911
    Steve King
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    Thanks guys – I went ahead and got the 13″ MB Pro as it was cheaper and still quite an upgrade over using the old iPad with Traktor DJ. I went ahead and also purchased Traktor Pro 2 and am starting to learn it – hooray for 4 decks!!!!! :)))))

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