Suggestions for a new Windows Laptop/Desktop

[cmarchione]

I'm just getting into Ableton Live 9 Suite and my 1 year old HP Laptop is obviously not a good home for a DAW...my sessions die a slow death each time I work. I've been researching ASUS Zenbook Pro and ROG laptops (and towers), MSI gaming and Lenova Yoga. I need this laptop (or desktop) from start to finish including during LIVE performances. Current minimum requirements would be i7 processor/quad, 16gb RAM, SSD hard drive and HDMI and USB ports. I also would prefer that the fan not kick on every few minutes Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated!

[yur2die4]

Curious about your current stats. Just double-checking to see that you're making a real improvement and not planning to buy something only marginally more powerful only to get the same results

[cmarchione]

Current HP specs: i5-6200U Processor (2 cores) 3MB 2.30 GHz, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD
And all unnecessary services are stopped or disabled.

[redglass]

Before you buy another laptop I would swap the hd against a ssd. Go to hp forum for help. I did so with my hp x360 which has your specs.

[chiefwuhog]

i got a hpzbook17,they got decent prices on ebay,most have 16 gb ram(mines 32),ssd drives and i7 processors.full hd screen.They are huge,but its a good cross between laptop and desktop.i believe ya can have 3 harddrives,2 batterys and up to 64 gb ram.i can run ableton and vegas and much more at sametime.check specs yourself to be sure but i wreckon they can run most software