Jah_Musician123
before buying any laptop make sure you test it out first.
also read my tips in the tips n triks section with a link to
dpc latency checker. use it to test any lappie prior to purchase.
to be very frank, and mebe youll luck out...some have..
but i'm not a fan of lappies right now,
i feel they need more re engineering.
and another development cycle for power users particularly.
google various recording forums and youll see lots of people haveing problems.
as for macs...just be aware.
1. unlike desktop pc's , if you get a problem you have to send it out to be fixed.
2. i'm sure some mac fans are gonna jump on me..so be it..
(and i'm no lover of win either..) BUT..lol...
i have a feeling lots of mac people are gonna be very upset as the low end dual core macs
become obsolete. be very aware the pc industry moves very fast mate.
more and more cores processors are fast approaching. 8/16/god knows how many cores in the next
few years.
the basic prob i have with macs is the not insignificant upfront investment,
and i'm always worried bout obsolescence.
at least with a desktop pc you can upgrade it easily.
eg if a new motherboard and whizz bang multi core processor comes out.
for your 800 buks , if it were my choice i would be buying a quad core intel
desktop with lotsa memory, and two 32 mb cache 7200 rpm drives with win OS.
see if you can find one with xp on.
but if your dead set on a win lappie...for goodness sake test it carefully prior
to purchase.
all the best.

retired puter engr....powertracks on amd......NICE !
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my silly songs...motagator.com/bmanning
see my tips in the tips section.