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  • June 10, 2012 at 8:42 pm #1005925
    Terry_42
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    Get a used Mac if you do not want to buy a new one?
    I DJ on an old Macbook pro 15” and it is way beyond the lifetime of any Windows Machine (> 4 years) and still works flawlessly. I don’t want to bash Windows or anything, since I use it myself to play games, but I have seen bad things happen to Djs on stage due to crashes etc. and apart from Traktor 2.5 quitting on its own (which seems to be a Traktor bug) I have never ever been let down by my MacBook.
    I know DJs that have set aside the laptop and use it exclusively for DJing so nothing interferes with their Windows ASIO drivers and crap… Fact is I have never had to worry about drivers yet on my MacBook and I have tons of software installed and use it all the time….
    You can easily get a good used Macbook for 500 bucks.

    June 11, 2012 at 4:25 am #1005944
    Steelo
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    15″ Macbook Pro. I would definitely recommend saving the extra to get one, whether new or second hand. Much less hassle and more reliable. If you are going to stick with Windows (which I personally would not recommend), you will still need to spend a bit of cash to get a decent machine. Cheap laptops have cheap parts that gives you poor performance. The cheapest would be to build your own, either completely custom or through a brand like Dell (although I hear some Dell components are questionable)

    June 11, 2012 at 5:54 am #1005949
    djsubculture@gmail.com
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    Just to echo what the others have said, get a MAC. Fewer headaches.
    If you’re going to stick with a PC, I’d recommend using a RAIN.

    June 12, 2012 at 5:04 am #1006040
    Alvin
    Member

    Mac fewer headache agree.. plug and play

    June 13, 2012 at 6:59 am #1006098
    Dieter Deelight
    Participant

    A very interesting article on optimizing your Windows notebook

    http://www.speakerfeature.com/learn/choosing-a-dj-laptop/

    Topics:

    • Screen resolution
    • SSD
    • Upgrading RAM
    • Placing an SDD in an HDD-slot (requires Sata-connection) and and HDD in a DVD-drive-slot (SDD for bootup and programs, HDD for audio storage)
    • Configuring Windows 7 for SDD
    • Reducing virtual memory (paging file size)
    • + links to other interesting articles on optimizing Windows for DJing.
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