I am looking at getting a new laptop for DJ'ing and was interested in hearing about which laptop and/or features everyone thought was the best for a DJ.
The new Dell Latitude E6520 is availble with a touch screen (could be cool but not sure if it is necessary) and dual hard drives (nice for backup).
The Alienware laptops have great video cards and look cool.
What does everyone us and recommend?
The new Dell Latitude E6520 is availble with a touch screen (could be cool but not sure if it is necessary) and dual hard drives (nice for backup).
The Alienware laptops have great video cards and look cool.
What does everyone us and recommend?
Inviato Wed 19 Oct 11 @ 6:29 am
There have been a few laptop threads in the last 2 weeks that have a lot of info in them. Try to go back and find those. I would normally not say that but they are very recent and have a lot of good info in them. What's the pricepoint you are looking at? Do you do video mixing? how large is your music/video collection in GB?
Inviato Wed 19 Oct 11 @ 8:26 am
My Alienware is now 4 yrs old and still performs well..the only thing I replaced was the cd drive.Running XP, 2 gigs ram, doing video,karoke,and music using a Denon mc6000 and the Numark NS6 for home practice.Would I buy another? you betcha..
Inviato Wed 19 Oct 11 @ 8:52 am
All I can say is "ASUS", you won't be disappointed......
Happy Hunting
Huey
Happy Hunting
Huey
Inviato Wed 19 Oct 11 @ 9:01 am
=D Huey you love the G-series ! They are great and as you know typically my recommendation too but let's at least let the guy think we customized our recommendation to his needs ;)
Inviato Wed 19 Oct 11 @ 9:15 am
Hahaa, ya I love my laptop!! It's never failed unless I did something stupid, lol! I've thought about a Mac but with limited effects and such I'd have to boot camp it anyway so what's the point. I'll have my truck paid off here soon so I'll be scooping up another Asus shortly. The one I have now I've had for 4 years and it's still strong!! I'm gonna miss her when I get the new one, lol!!
Huey
Huey
Inviato Wed 19 Oct 11 @ 9:43 am
This question comes up at least once a week .....
Macbook Pro running Windows 7.
Keith
Macbook Pro running Windows 7.
Keith
Inviato Wed 19 Oct 11 @ 11:15 am
agree with kradcliffe
Inviato Fri 21 Oct 11 @ 2:33 am
I would say that any new, QUALITY name brand machine on the market will work fine (I'm talking music mixing ONLY)...the more important
things are optimizing the machine's settings for djing with low latency and DEDICATING a machine to ONLY djing. The more "stuff" on the
computer = the more chances for performance degradation......If u will be video mixing (not my area of expertise) then RAM and things of that
nature are SUPER important. 2 Gb plus processor and all the machines now have at least 4 Gb RAM should do you.....FYI go to DJ Tech
Tools website for a video tutorial on optimizing a Windows PC for Djing. ....BTW...nothing bad about Macs, just the price is WAYYY too
high for what you get, when a PC can be tweaked to run perfectly....IMO
things are optimizing the machine's settings for djing with low latency and DEDICATING a machine to ONLY djing. The more "stuff" on the
computer = the more chances for performance degradation......If u will be video mixing (not my area of expertise) then RAM and things of that
nature are SUPER important. 2 Gb plus processor and all the machines now have at least 4 Gb RAM should do you.....FYI go to DJ Tech
Tools website for a video tutorial on optimizing a Windows PC for Djing. ....BTW...nothing bad about Macs, just the price is WAYYY too
high for what you get, when a PC can be tweaked to run perfectly....IMO
Inviato Fri 21 Oct 11 @ 5:47 am
I Have a Dell XPS with 6 gig ran 2 750 gig hd and a ext hd 2TB for backup not sure the video card but i have never had a problem so far pluss i have a hp for a backup with about the same specs
Inviato Mon 24 Oct 11 @ 6:33 pm
Fast processor = 2.3Ghz or greater. Preferably a quad core
Lots of RAM = 4GB or higher
Big HD = 750 GB to 1TB
if you are doing video, add to that a good video card with maybe 1GB memory
GET A MAC. It's operation system is better at allocation resources for media use.
Lots of RAM = 4GB or higher
Big HD = 750 GB to 1TB
if you are doing video, add to that a good video card with maybe 1GB memory
GET A MAC. It's operation system is better at allocation resources for media use.
Inviato Tue 25 Oct 11 @ 8:51 am
kradcliffe wrote :
Macbook Pro running Windows 7
OK so if your running VDJ on the windows side what's the point of buying a Mac? I'll put my Asus up against a Mac running timecodes and video........
I just don't get why you guys say get a Mac when your running windows
Huey
Inviato Tue 25 Oct 11 @ 9:17 am
What makes mac good is, It can run low in latecity whithout getting a usb drop out. Some Windows based laptops can run low depending which one you buy and it has to be tweaked. Macbook pro are designed for Multi Media. I dont do much Music video DJ ing but my Macbook pro is a Monster and can handle all the new songs 720p & 1080p H.264 videos Easy. I am using a 2.2ghz Quad Core with 8 Gigs of Ram, 256 Gig Solid state HD & a Radeon 6750 1 Gig video card. I donwgraded to Snow leopard isntead of Lion Osx.
Inviato Tue 25 Oct 11 @ 8:12 pm
i have VIRTUAL DJ software in my LAPTOP but the other effects is not in function
any advice or help
i appreciated it thank you
any advice or help
i appreciated it thank you
Inviato Sat 13 Oct 12 @ 5:10 am
click on the pencil and paper icon at the top of this page to
start your own topic
if you could be more specific about what the difficulty is , what isn't working
we can help you
start your own topic
if you could be more specific about what the difficulty is , what isn't working
we can help you
Inviato Sat 13 Oct 12 @ 12:24 pm