Help ! Laptop For Ableton

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anuj soni
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Help ! Laptop For Ableton

Post by anuj soni » Tue Feb 06, 2018 6:46 pm

Hey there :) thanks in advance so i am about to start my music production (ableton) stuff for that I primarily need a laptop in my personal experience i have used windows a bit never used mac kinda curious as "THEY" say Mac always & okay its a pretty simple expensive machine but i am buying 2016 high spec 512gb model (kinda budgetary) :
(Correct me if i am wrong) :)

-it's kinda cheap from 2017 and its like 10 % performance ? Right

-as my main concern is music production i really don't want to compromise on performance the requirements of ableton changes rarely ? so i think macbook would be more than enough and can handle stuff really well ? And will lead me few good years after i become pro :p

- (If budget is low) on 256gb model any suggestions on managment of 256gb capacity with ableton ?

-or should i buy windows 7700hq laptops(dell 7577/asus zenbook pro ux550vw /xps 15/yoga920) or 8th gen which can outperform macbook and give me bang for the buck ? I know os but they say its okaish
Please share your personal experiences and opinions and surely let me know asap :)

TS
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Re: Help ! Laptop For Ableton

Post by TS » Wed Feb 07, 2018 6:58 pm

I can't say if maybe a Macbook is better for you. It all depends on what you use Ableton for. I took a chance and bought an HP Omen high spec. computer for 50% the price of a comparable Macbook.
The only thing I notice so far is the OMEN is a large computer. Not the kind of thing you tuck into a small space on stage. This is easy work around for me though.
I am happy. It has two hard drives built in with SSD.16gb memory and the new i7 7700hq chip. Just making sure all sleep and rest features are tuned off.
Ableton live 10 standard,Studio One Professional, Cakewalk Sonar Platinum,Mixcraft 8, Komplete 10,Korg legacy collection.
Home built PC i7.HP OMEN laptop. QuNEO. Focusrite and Presonus interfaces. Lotsa midi keyboards and guitars.

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