Ableton Live 12 Windows 11 notebook hardware recommendations

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-yt-
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Ableton Live 12 Windows 11 notebook hardware recommendations

Post by -yt- » Sat Apr 05, 2025 1:56 pm

Hi!
I am currently using Ableton Live 11 on a Windows 10 notebook from 2018.

I would like to update to Ableton Live 12 and buy a new Windows 11 notebook. My budget is around 2,000 EUR for the new notebook.

What are the hardware recommendations for the new notebook?
- Intel or AMD
- CPU type recommendations
- number of cores and threads
- base clock
- max clock
- minimum RAM
- How to know if the system is running quietly?

What else is important?

Thank you!

Kind regards,

Chris

Exie
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Re: Ableton Live 12 Windows 11 notebook hardware recommendations

Post by Exie » Mon Apr 14, 2025 11:32 am

Everything you listed totally depends on the needs, I'd say. Minimum ram is 16, but again, depends, 32 makes more sense. Same for CPU, if you need low noise, take a look at low-power ones (<65w), check the benchmarks for specific CPUs you consider. Display quality and max brightness is a thing to consider, since you cannot replace it. Make sure it has fast disk of enough size, it's unlikely it has spare space for another one

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