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  • April 2, 2012 at 8:20 am #17761
    Phil Morse
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    For me a 14″ would be perfect! I find the 13″ a bit small and the 15″ a bit big. Bear in mind, though, that you get a resolution of 1440 by 900 on a 15 which is better than the 1280 x 800 on the 13 for DJ software.

    April 2, 2012 at 6:02 pm #17798
    Stephen Bishop
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    I went for a 15″ recently. Personally, I’m hardly ever going to take mine out with me, so I felt it wasn’t worth thinking about the 13″.

    One thing I would advise – make the most of the educational discount. A close friend of mine is at University studying to be a nurse. I told Apple that I was buying it for her as a birthday present and after giving a few basic details such as what she was studying and where, I saved about £200!!

    April 2, 2012 at 6:34 pm #1003472
    djsubculture@gmail.com
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    Phil Morse, post: 17845, member: 2 wrote: For me a 14″ would be perfect! I find the 13″ a bit small and the 15″ a bit big. Bear in mind, though, that you get a resolution of 1440 by 900 on a 15 which is better than the 1280 x 800 on the 13 for DJ software.

    Looking at the Apple store, I don’t even see a 14″ inch Mac Book.
    So looks like I may go with the 13″.

    April 2, 2012 at 6:50 pm #17804
    VinnyBlanc
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    As Phil said a “14 would be perfect”…but they don’t make it.
    I have a 13″ and wish I had a 15″.

    April 2, 2012 at 6:54 pm #17805
    djsubculture@gmail.com
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    Screen resolution too small?

    And lastly, how are MACs when it comes to upgrades? When I get a MBP, I wanted to ditch the DVD drive and go with a second HDD in it’s place.

    April 2, 2012 at 7:04 pm #17809
    VinnyBlanc
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    Resolution is fine its more of an issue with Serato Itch when using a 4 deck controller. I’m waiting on a fix so that I can diable decks 3/4 to free up a lot more space for file browsing etc. Currently, even if not utilizing the 3rd and 4th deck they remain there and taunt you!

    April 2, 2012 at 7:07 pm #1003475
    djsubculture@gmail.com
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    Ok, it’s an Itch issue.So I should be good with four deck mixing in Traktor Pro.

    April 2, 2012 at 7:15 pm #17811
    VinnyBlanc
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    Double check with Phil. I thought I remembered him saying that Traktor doesn’t particularly use the screen real estate well. I could be wrong though) He tested on the 13″MBP.

    April 2, 2012 at 7:22 pm #17814
    djsubculture@gmail.com
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    VinnyBlanc, post: 17895, member: 737 wrote: Double check with Phil. I thought I remembered him saying that Traktor doesn’t particularly use the screen real estate well. I could be wrong though) He tested on the 13″MBP.

    Phil? Anyone? Bueller?

    April 3, 2012 at 7:55 am #17849
    Phil Morse
    Keymaster

    I was saying in an ideal world a 14″ would be great for me 🙂

    April 4, 2012 at 1:05 pm #17937
    gullum
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    I have a Macbook 13″ and for only 2 decks it’s perfect for Traktor but with 4 decks the browser window is almost not visible. With VDJ I have my own custom made skin that has plenty of room for browser. I really badly want an 15″ just for the extra screen space. If you plan on using 4 decks or even the remix decks in Traktor 2.5 I highly recommend you get a 15″.
    My friend DJ has an MB 15″ and even though he never uses 4 deck he still has them on screen because they don’t take away from what he needs visible on the screen.

    April 4, 2012 at 3:24 pm #17942
    Edward Onaci
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    I currently have a 13″ and use two decks (SSL & Itch)… that works for me, but i’m going to upgrade to a 15″ as soon as i’m able. I don’t like having everything crunched into such a small space.

    April 4, 2012 at 7:30 pm #17957
    djsubculture@gmail.com
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    Gulli Johansen, post: 18022, member: 847 wrote: I have a Macbook 13″ and for only 2 decks it’s perfect for Traktor but with 4 decks the browser window is almost not visible. With VDJ I have my own custom made skin that has plenty of room for browser. I really badly want an 15″ just for the extra screen space. If you plan on using 4 decks or even the remix decks in Traktor 2.5 I highly recommend you get a 15″.

    15″ MBP is out of my budget. If 13″ is really that much of a problem, Then I’ll guess I’ll just have to get a 15″ PC laptop.

    April 4, 2012 at 9:01 pm #1003487
    Lukynumba7
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    Yeah, so heres a resolution breakdown.

    13″ – Super portable, nice screen res, longer battery
    15″ – Kinda portable, larger screen res, long battery
    17″ – Not really portable, super large screen res, kinda long battery

    I’ve got a 13″ i7 and I use Traktor with 2 decks and 2 sample and it works like a charm. But as others have said above, its kinda cramped with 4 decks fully expanded so if that is a really big issue, I would stick with a 13″.

    April 4, 2012 at 10:56 pm #17966
    djsubculture@gmail.com
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    Lukynumba7, post: 18055, member: 1744 wrote: Yeah, so heres a resolution breakdown.

    13″ – Super portable, nice screen res, longer battery
    15″ – Kinda portable, larger screen res, long battery
    17″ – Not really portable, super large screen res, kinda long battery

    I’ve got a 13″ i7 and I use Traktor with 2 decks and 2 sample and it works like a charm. But as others have said above, its kinda cramped with 4 decks fully expanded so if that is a really big issue, I would stick with a 13″.

    Cramped as in, the Traktor GUI gets cut off on the side and top or everything is just smaller?

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