Hi Peter,
On 25.8.2011, at 12:51 , Peter Plessas wrote:
Michael Zacherl. wrote:
Hello,
in Weimar and Berlin I noticed quite a few people are using small
laptops/netbooks.
I'm in the market for a netbook now and want to run linux w/ the usual
suspects for experimental electronic music (Pure Data, SC, Ardour,
Processing etc.)
Softwarewise Im currently looking at pure:dyne as the operating system.
pure:dyne is a great project, but I recommend sticking to plain debian, due
to its large user base. Afaik, pure:dyne is based on Debian anyway.
IIRC pure:dyne is a ubuntu derivate, which then again originates from Debian.
I didn't work with Linux for more than two years, so I'll need to have a
thorough look at it anyway.
But I still do feel attracted to Debian and the like.
But I'm open to suggestions.
What would you recommend for the hardware?
Last time I checked some products was in 2009.
I suppose battery life has improved, CPUs became a tad faster and linux runs
a bit smoother on such a thing.
What I really barely can cope with s the glossy screens, but I'm afraid
there's no way around it.
Some brands have alternatives, I think Lenovos do
didn't find one so far at Lenovo's site.
It's pretty much just marketing info there, hard to find details.
I just came across the LG Xnote P210 which looks interesting but then again
rather is a full Notebook just of small size and is priced accordingly.
I'm planning to connect a USB-audio interface, so Firewire is not an issue
(which Jack has troubles with, IIRC).
Very nice to have would be a built in modem w/ Sim-card slot for mobile data
transfer. (Linux supported of course).
Try to find a laptop for music with a quiet fan.
yup! My current 17 MBP (which is not to be replaced!) can be pretty noisy.
Thanks, Michael.
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