Laptop

[chris_gilly 0]

hi

i have £400 for a new laptop,

anyway whats the best i can get for my money, it must be rather good as i use it for karaoke and Djing, so it must be flexable

 

thanks

[Llyr Roberts 0]

hi

i have £400 for a new laptop,

anyway whats the best i can get for my money, it must be rather good as i use it for karaoke and Djing, so it must be flexable

 

thanks

 

 

DELL!!!

 

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products...;l=en&s=dhs

[chris_gilly 0]

DELL!!!

 

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products...;l=en&s=dhs

 

ok thanks,

anyone else's opinions??

 

[startrax 0]

This is what you want mate believe me. If i needed a new laptop now for DJ/VJ/KJ I would be ordering this as we speak....

 

 

http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quick...#specifications

 

 

[scubadez 0]

You could check this website out and see if anything fits the bill.

 

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/rangecat.jsp?t=nb

 

A recent survey said :

 

sony

 

toshiba

 

fujitsu seimens were the top 3 most reliable

 

 

[dj will 0]

hi

i have £400 for a new laptop,

anyway whats the best i can get for my money, it must be rather good as i use it for karaoke and Djing, so it must be flexable

 

thanks

 

This is out of stock at the moment but it may come back in soon

BARGAIN!! :Thumbup:

 

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw...ormationSection

 

[Kev G 0]

i have recently purchased an ACER EXTENSA Laptop with vista, cost me £399 and its really good.

 

also runs virtual dj and microsoft powerpoint with no problems.

[chris_gilly 0]

This is out of stock at the moment but it may come back in soon

BARGAIN!! :Thumbup:

 

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw...ormationSection

 

 

wow i was looking at a similar one for 400 with only 2gb ram and 160 HD wow! i think im gunna go for that if they get any in!

[otronics 0]

You can get a nice laptop for £400.

 

Make sure whatever software you use is compatible with Windows Vista though, as some still isn't.

[chris_gilly 0]

You can get a nice laptop for £400.

 

Make sure whatever software you use is compatible with Windows Vista though, as some still isn't.

 

yep, i have a very nice HP one now, im no good with laptops, they get used SO much!

ive had this since may, the chargers buggered! the screen light goes of if you knock it, its been soaked twice and the audio out and mic port are both buggered!! so i had 2 weeks of to sort an old 1000mhz PC out with XP on to use my virtual DJ as my version dont work on vista! so im quite happy! as im doing a MUCH more proffesional job, ive been complimented lots since i returned, so im sticking with my PC then using my laptop to sort requests out, then transfer the requests via a USB stick, also i can use it to make my keyrings and run karaoke off!! as my karaoke software runs on vista, and it saves clogging my pc up which is slow!!

[startrax 0]

The reason I picked the dabs one is its made by acer and it has a ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 graphics chipset which is far better for handling dual screen applications...

[chris_gilly 0]

The reason I picked the dabs one is its made by acer and it has a ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 graphics chipset which is far better for handling dual screen applications...

 

i think its me, i dont like to buy of the internet! i know dabs is a good company, but i worry to much about being conned! as the one above is in PC world, i can go and have a look test etc, in the shop!

 

thanks for the help everyone!

[Robster 0]

The new intel integrated GMA 950 scored better than ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 graphics chipset in 3D tests it shares system memory as most low end graphics does so make sure that you have a fair bit of system RAM.

 

I set up a laptop for karaoke use for a friend of mine he got a 3 GB (vista 32 bit can not see 4 GB ) of Ram Fujitsu Siemens with intels integrated GMA950 chip set he got this from Tesco for £350 because if it goes wrong tesco dont mess about and he could just swap it.

I turned off aero turned off the sidebar turned off visual effects set the wmp speed and turned off video acceleration set the resolution of the displays to 16 bit (karaoke files never need to be higher than this) basically i turned off everything that vista runs to make it look pretty but isnt needed when using it as a DJ/KJ tool..It has worked perfectly for two months now without a single crash.

[junglist_matty 0]

The only thing I'd settle for is a macbook, but then again I hate windows because the mac OS is 100x better and its much better for stability when playing at gigs, mine has never ever crashed and runs M-Audio Torq with no problems what-so-ever, ran it on my windows desktop and got all sorts of problems! But then again, most people on here use Virtual DJ (which is crap anyway).

 

Get yourself a second hand macbook and M-Audio Torq, you won't look back!

[RichardP 0]

If like me you're still comfortable with Windows XP, you might also consider this Fujitsu-Siemens laptop:

 

http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=5866

 

... which has both Windows XP Pro and Vista, so you're getting the best of both worlds smile icon

 

 

I wouldn't get too hung up on 3D test scores and the like if your main considerations are Karaoke & DJing, which are 2D applications. If you start loading on other things like 3D games and other non-critical things, you might be making trouble for yourself if the computer starts playing up, because you're not 100% sure if any of the other software you added caused the problem. Load what you need then keep it clean - if you want to do other tasks, get a second machine.

Edited October 28, 2008 by RichardP

[Revelationroadshow 0]

If like me you're still comfortable with Windows XP, you might also consider this Fujitsu-Siemens laptop:

 

http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=5866

 

... which has both Windows XP Pro and Vista, so you're getting the best of both worlds smile icon

I wouldn't get too hung up on 3D test scores and the like if your main considerations are Karaoke & DJing, which are 2D applications. If you start loading on other things like 3D games and other non-critical things, you might be making trouble for yourself if the computer starts playing up, because you're not 100% sure if any of the other software you added caused the problem. Load what you need then keep it clean - if you want to do other tasks, get a second machine.

 

We have a Fulitsu Siemens Esprimo - cost just under £300, but added an extra Gb of RAM to get it running right - has 2Gb now. Very pleased with it - running Mixmiester at gigs with no issues

[chris_gilly 0]

We have a Fulitsu Siemens Esprimo - cost just under £300, but added an extra Gb of RAM to get it running right - has 2Gb now. Very pleased with it - running Mixmiester at gigs with no issues

 

yep, i had that laptop, it got dropped from some height and it all failed!!! and the battery only lasted 1hour maximum!! yes i bought it brand new!!

[RichardP 0]

And the morals of the story? Don't drop expensive sensitive machinery from any height, and always try to run the laptop from the mains when doing gigs tongue out icon

[chris_gilly 0]

And the morals of the story? Don't drop expensive sensitive machinery from any height, and always try to run the laptop from the mains when doing gigs tongue out icon

 

 

i know!! im useless with expensive stuff ive had 5 new watches since the start of the year im about to buy my 3rd laptop!! i always run my laptop of the mains when theres a plug socket near by!!