unfortunate timing for laptop to brick on me, next cheapest option?

If you restore your old Dell to factory then slim it down then maybe it will run without issues. Just don’t push it too hard and have a CD/ipod/record or something you can quickly play, should it fail…and don’t let that power cord come out!

This is my decitated dj laptop
.http://www.dealmoon.com/649-Lenovo-IdeaPad-Z570-1024D9U-Intel-Core-i7-2670QM-2-2GHz-8GB-RAM-500GB-15-6-inch/166843.html **$700shipped***
I replaced the 500gb HDD with a 128bg SSD all for under $1000. Its been flawless and its quick as shit. If you never used an i7 with an ssd….. Is just so much faster. The only thing i don’t like about it is no usb 3.0. I run my programs on the ssd and took the internal drive out of the lap top and use that through an esata cable. But you can. Just put you music on USB drives and play off that. I have my USB buffer latency set at 1 and my max screen updats set at 60 updates per sec with out a hitch. Analyzing files is super quick with 8 processors. My old machine only had 2 and it took forever. You can’t beat the price for the spec’s. Let me know what you end up getting.

I’m not a mac fan, but i got my laptop from pcspecialist.co.uk (only good if you’re in the UK/Irl) but they’re phenomenal value, super quick, and super awesome. Can’t recommend them enough.

SSD is a bit of a double edged sword…the price per mb is really not that great…the biggest reason why most people think the SSD is so much better is because the majority of mid-low end laptops used a 5400 rpm HD oppose to the 7200 rpm HD.

You will get a huge difference in processing going from a 5400 to a 7200, but the allegations that a core i3 w/SSD will be faster than an i7 is a total sham. Unless we are talking the highest end cor i3 vs the lowest core i7.

It directly relates to what type of work you are doing…for something as simple as Digital Djing, you really wont notice a difference in playing out.

If you are going to a Buy a SSD…stick with the very reputible companies that make HDs, dont get HDs from : Kingston, Sandisk, Hitachi…stick with higher end HDs from companies like Seagate, and Western Digital is okay but not the greatest…Personally i only buy Seagate HDs as they have been the best i have ever used…bar none

Buy a used mac 🙂

I play with late ’08 macbook white with itch and have no problems whatsoever. Itch is a lot heavier than traktor in my experience so you should be fine. These things can be taken with ya with €400.