jeff.
remember the pete ms guy article ?
and desktops are better ?
i believe refurb hp z xeon or lenovo workstations stuffed with memory and ssd's are still the smart buy over laptops.
just saw such a refurb for 300 buckies.
cos big bang for the buckie and more expandability.

haveing said that there are loads of people happy with ryzens
from what i see on gearslutz.com threads. i would read those threads carefully. loads of info bout ryzen.
another option if you have a couple of grand or so , is to do what lots of big studios do, and buy a laptop or desktop from a builder
of custom recording studio computers.
once again gearslutz has lots of info on vendors of such.
pg user rharv i know uses ryzen.
if i win the lottery i'd get a amd threadripper from all ive researched lol.

at the other end of the money scale try the 40 buck raspberry pi
computer that now runs daws reaper and traction waveform (Twaveform looks really nice these days !) for s's and giggles lol.
cant beat the small footprint. fits in a pocket lol.

whatever you get, i only deal with vendors who let me return a computer within 30 days. plenty of time to test compatability
with my audio interface gear etc.

best
muso.

Last edited by justanoldmuso; 04/09/21 04:42 AM.
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