> I am a fan of firewire, in fact it's my favourite kind of wire. > Should I limit myself to laptops that have multiple firewire ports? Or would getting a PCMCIA card with firewire interfaces or something be a better bet? Judging by several conversations I've had with digital audio enthusiasts, I'm on the side of firewire as well.
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 5:37 PM, Phil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry to go off topic, but I'm fascinated by the line: >> I am not a fan of firewire. > > Not a fan of firewire(more correctly, ieee 1394) because of > compatability issues or because of the standard itself? > > I am a fan of firewire, in fact it's my favourite kind of wire. > Firewire does things that USB simply cannot do, ie, reliably feed my > 7-year-old computer with 12 channels of audio simultaneously. And I > easily expand that a great deal. > > Philip Schleihauf > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 5:12 PM, Gustin Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Daniel Green wrote: >> > I'm looking to get my hands on a laptop I can use for audio production >> > and live performance with UbuntuStudio. I need a bit of help finding >> > something suitable. I figure the following should be taken into >> > consideration: >> > >> > Fast hard drive >> > Multiple(?) Firwire ports >> >> I am not a fan of firewire. Check the FFADO site for hardware >> compatability. >> > USB ports >> > Decent sized screen. >> >> Inversely proportional to battery life. The larger the screen, the >> shorter the battery life >> >> > Long battery life >> > Linux friendly. >> > >> > No need to worry about the audio card as it should be replaced with >> > something external anyways. Any recommendations for this too? >> > >> > I am open to and appreciate all advice. >> >> I am in the process of getting a new laptop as wll. I eventually >> settled on a Dell Latitude (business line, more expensive but very well >> made) e6400. 14" screen (1440x900 w/ LCD backlighting, good visuals and >> low power draw). Of course fully loaded I will be spending ~$2400 CDN >> (including docking station and 3 years accidental damage coverage). >> >> My second choice is a Thinkpad, with similar specs. >> >> Also, CPU, Chipset, Video, LAN, WiFi is all made by Intel, which are all >> currently well supported under Linux. >> >> I would also be very careful with the firewire devices, check the ffado >> site for supported hardware *before* you buy. >> >> >> -- >> Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users >> > > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
