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The laptop is now the equal of the desktop in most ways. That is, if you pick the *right* laptop configuration for the task...
Some portable computers (NOT laptops, you'll scorch trou if you try it) are designated as 'desktop replacements'. They are heavier than true laptops and have no battery life to speak of, but sport full Pentium or equivalent processors, not so-called 'mobile' CPUs, and have high-speed drives and specs to match the latest beige boxes.
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Well I can still see a nice rack with:
1. A High end computer
2. Delta 1010
3. Lexicon Reverb
4. DBX Compressor
5. Rane EQ
6. Allen & Heath mixer
7. Hardware synth of your choice
8. Transducers of your choice.
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Well, folks This is what I have gone for and its shipping to me now: HP EliteBook Mobile Workstation 8730w - Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 / 2.8GHz - Centrino 2 - vPro - 4GB RAM - 320GB HD - DVD±RW (+R DL) / DVD-RAM - BT - 802.11 a / b / g / n (draft) - TPM - FPR - Windows XP Professional - 17" WUXGA TFT (TopValue) (HP Promotions*)  I have also ordered a dedicated USB HDD to make a full backup (I was running rapidly out of space). The one I chose was this: Iomega Desktop Hard Drive Value Series - External Hi-Speed USB 1TB Hard Drive - 7200 rpm - Buffer: 8MB So, thanks very much for the input 
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Sounds like a nice computer. You'll LOVE the 17" monitor.
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Sam, First, if the Iomega is the one I'm thinking of, it's two 500GB hard drives. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...0Value%20SeriesLook at the reviews. Since Iomega uses other manufacturers hard drives, you don't know what you're getting. Review of one of Iomega's backups reveals it uses Samsung 5,400 RPM drives. Anything that's 'Value Series' and only 8MB of RAM for a 500 or 1TB drive is going to be slow. Make sure you turn it off when not in use. The 320GB hard drive will be nice, you can get another hard drive to replace the modular DVD if you want to have two hard drives installed. Make sure you turn off the Wireless at gigs. With XP, of course, you won't be able to use the full 4GB of RAM, you'll probably have about 3 gigs to play with, but the Dual Core should be nice, if you haven't had one before. The 17" monitor will stand out on stage, no doubt, but it will be easy to read from. Use it as a Karaoke screen for the audience to sing along.   I'd assume that you're going to keep your USB audio interface? The computer will support the Express Card PCMCIA interface, so if you wanted to get something like an Echo card, it would plug right in, and should be faster than USB. I hope it all works out for you. I'm also glad you have a 'patron' and someone who believes in you. Good luck! Gary
I'm blessed watching God do what He does best. I've had a few rough years, and I'm still not back to where I want to be, but I'm on the way and things are looking far better now than what they were!
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Ask sales and support questions about Band-in-a-Box using natural language.
ChatPG's knowledge base includes the full Band-in-a-Box User Manual and sales information from the website.
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Band-in-a-Box 2025 Italian Version is Here!
Cari amici
È stata aggerate la versione in Italiano del programma più amato dagli appassionati di musica, il nostro Band-in-a-Box.
Questo è il link alla nuova versione 2025.
Di seguito i link per scaricare il pacchetti di lingua italiana aggiornati per Band-in-a-Box e RealBand, anche per chi avesse già comprato la nuova versione in inglese.
Band-in-a-Box 2025 - Italiano
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Band-in-a-Box 2025 French Version is Here!
Bonjour à tous,
Band-in-a-Box® 2025 pour Windows est disponible en Français.
Le téléchargement se fait à partir du site PG Music
Pour ceux qui auraient déjà acheté la version 2025 de Band-in-a-Box (et qui donc ont une version anglaise), il est possible de "franciser" cette version avec les patchs suivants:
BIAB 2025 - francisation
RealBand 2025 - francisation
Voilà, enjoy!
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Video: Summary of the New Band-in-a-Box® App for iOS®
Join Tobin as he takes you on a tour of the new Band-in-a-Box® app for iOS®! Designed for musicians, singer-songwriters, and educators, this powerful tool lets you create, play, and transfer songs effortlessly on your iPhone® or iPad®—anytime, anywhere.
Band-in-a-Box® for iOS® :Summary video.
Check out the forum post for more information.
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