It's probably been asked a million times, but I've got a Dell Latitude C840 P4/1.8Ghz with 1GB ram. It's a decent workstation and crashes only once in a while, but I have made no effort to keep this an audio only machine.
In the event of using a laptop running Ableton Live for DJ, do you think an optimized XP machine could be as stable as an Apple laptop?
You think WinXP is stable enough for DJ performance?
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robbmasters
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Re: You think WinXP is stable enough for DJ performance?
Yes.dfusion wrote: In the event of using a laptop running Ableton Live for DJ, do you think an optimized XP machine could be as stable as an Apple laptop?
The only time my (desktop) XP (Home) PC ever crashes is occasionally when shutting down Cubase (a problem with the driver for my sound card, apparently). Not something you're likely to do when DJing with Live. I've just bought myself a PC laptop for doing just this and am sure it will be fine.
Both XP and OS X are pretty reliable, but there's always a chance of a rogue driver (as above) or a component failure (e.g. hard drive) bringing down your system. So keep a CD / record cued up just in case.
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Re: You think WinXP is stable enough for DJ performance?
dfusion wrote:It's probably been asked a million times, but I've got a Dell Latitude C840 P4/1.8Ghz with 1GB ram. It's a decent workstation and crashes only once in a while, but I have made no effort to keep this an audio only machine.
In the event of using a laptop running Ableton Live for DJ, do you think an optimized XP machine could be as stable as an Apple laptop?
xp optimised works very good for dj.actualy even non optimised xp works very good for djng.
i am going to dj live on the net using ableton live on xp optimised the 6th jully midday gmt check this out if you have time:http://www.ministryofsound.com/Radio/
i'll try to show my screen on the webcam
Not that it matters, but I do notice artists being more liberal in choosing a platform these days. Solar Stone, Deep Sky, and Rank1 are all on PC. Pro Tools people will probably always be Mac. All the new comers seem to be more split.
I've been a Windows user since NT 3.5. Coming from an NT kernel background and being a former Microsoft Engineer, it's all I know. I never bothered with 95/98/Me etc.. Typically I dig deep and disable extra Services at startup that are not necessary. I recently had someone tell me they felt Windows, on P4, is more snappy and responsive than OS X.3 as OS X sometimes has this minor pause (like it wants to think for a split second) before it actually executes something. This was on a Powerbook, so it may be a mute point on G5.
Anyway, it just kills me to see how much a Powerbook costs vs. the specs. G5 is more justified, but I need something portable. Maybe a single CPU G5 for the studio and a G4 iBook for portability.
I've been a Windows user since NT 3.5. Coming from an NT kernel background and being a former Microsoft Engineer, it's all I know. I never bothered with 95/98/Me etc.. Typically I dig deep and disable extra Services at startup that are not necessary. I recently had someone tell me they felt Windows, on P4, is more snappy and responsive than OS X.3 as OS X sometimes has this minor pause (like it wants to think for a split second) before it actually executes something. This was on a Powerbook, so it may be a mute point on G5.
Anyway, it just kills me to see how much a Powerbook costs vs. the specs. G5 is more justified, but I need something portable. Maybe a single CPU G5 for the studio and a G4 iBook for portability.
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WindowsXP is rock solid.
A dual G5 is fast, a single isn't. I think it will be very difficult for Apple to create a single G5 CPU for a new powerbook which is comparable with a PC (Centrino for example).
A dual G5 is fast, a single isn't. I think it will be very difficult for Apple to create a single G5 CPU for a new powerbook which is comparable with a PC (Centrino for example).
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Yes, but the whole seems to not care and uses Mac anyway. Other than Deep Sky, I've yet to see anyone using a PC live.raapie wrote:WindowsXP is rock solid.
A dual G5 is fast, a single isn't. I think it will be very difficult for Apple to create a single G5 CPU for a new powerbook which is comparable with a PC (Centrino for example).
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yeah lots of people like Apples. I never upgraded my old orange iMac though... but maybe one day 
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akufen, squarepusher, matthew dear, regis, grovskopa, makaton (i think)... all people who come to mind who use pc laps on stagedfusion wrote:Yes, but the whole seems to not care and uses Mac anyway. Other than Deep Sky, I've yet to see anyone using a PC live.
Raapie - I assume you are using Windows?
I would hate to spend $2700 on a Powerbook only to find a $1700 P4/2.0Ghz Intel would smoke it! In the past I know Mac people always compared their OS to Windows 95/98/ME and how it would always crash, but ever since Win2k, which is based on the NT Kernel, I think it gives Windows loads more stability. But it still doesn't change the fact that 90% of the music world uses Mac (probably because of Pro Tools) and it makes me feel queezy when all my buddy's look at me like I'm from another planet. I feel like a deer in headlights!!! lol
I would hate to spend $2700 on a Powerbook only to find a $1700 P4/2.0Ghz Intel would smoke it! In the past I know Mac people always compared their OS to Windows 95/98/ME and how it would always crash, but ever since Win2k, which is based on the NT Kernel, I think it gives Windows loads more stability. But it still doesn't change the fact that 90% of the music world uses Mac (probably because of Pro Tools) and it makes me feel queezy when all my buddy's look at me like I'm from another planet. I feel like a deer in headlights!!! lol