Basic PT 8 LE Running Laptop ?

[JayB]

Hey guys , been thinking about upgrading my laptop , as I have someone who wants to buy my current one. I bought the laptop I have now for just basic shit , but it's not nearly powerful enough to do any real editing in PT. Is there a laptop that will run PT for just basic editing and stuff for around like $600 ? I don't really want to spend any more than that as it will not be my primary working pc , just so I can get some shit done on the road. I was looking at some ASUS ones that seemed pretty decent around that range on Amazon , anyone have one from them?

 

[RyanUsesThis]

I'd take a look at the Digidesign compatibility page to make sure the chip set in the laptop is compatible with PT. PT can be very picky about which USB chip sets it works with... I built a new CPU with an Intel i7 compatible chip set, and none of my USB hardware works properly... I have to use my Firewire hardware 003.

http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=353265

 

[JayB]

Thanks man. Btw , love your Strong Bad avatar

 

[greyskull]

my Macbook Pro Does the job very nicely

 

[RyanUsesThis]

A mac book would work great... but good luck getting a new one for $600

 

[greyskull]

you could snag a second hand white one or second hand MBP for that easy

 

[RyanUsesThis]

tru dat

 

[JayB]

Don't really want a used one , don't really like Macs either... especially since I use a PC as my main comp , I would hate having to change around file formats all the time and shit. I just mean for real basic shit , like I said this won't be my main computer , just to do some light editing on the road.