Laptops for music?

[DBR]

if your a sampler an average laptop will do the job but when you start using vst such as kontakt ect you will need a good cpu , i would stay away from amd , intel are better fore music . Myself i use a i7 with 8gb of ram and 4 gb graphic card and still not enough sometime when i get toward the end of a project .

 

[ZEB WALTON]

i got a asus i7 wit 16 gb of ram and a geforce gt540m 1gb 5 years ago on ebay for 1200 new

look for a ebay seller who sells multiple computers and offers options on expanding the ram to 16gb.

lets put it this way... ive never had a SINGLE piece of slowdown the past 5 years even with like 20 high quality vsts playin at same time on a single project.

 

[JXNZ]

get the best cpu,gpu,ram, and drive for your budget.....i would recommend 16gb ram, i7 cpu, ssd drive, and best graphics card u can afford.

 

[nahnah]

Been looking at this one??

 

[Tom Foolery]

Been looking at this one??

First, A bit of misleading info in this thread.

Not all i7s are the same. You have to know which generation, the # of cores and the GHz.
List of Intel Core i7 microprocessors - Wikipedia
So this one would be a late 2016, 2 core, 2.7GHz.
About a generation and a half old, but more than capable. (I'm running a 2011 i7 macbook and got no real issue)

With that said, the pricing looks pretty good compared to similar items on the website. The HP laptops are overpriced.

 

[nahnah]

First, A bit of misleading info in this thread.

Not all i7s are the same. You have to know which generation, the # of cores and the GHz.
List of Intel Core i7 microprocessors - Wikipedia
So this one would be a late 2016, 2 core, 2.7GHz.
About a generation and a half old, but more than capable. (I'm running a 2011 i7 macbook and got no real issue)

With that said, the pricing looks pretty good compared to similar items on the website. The HP laptops are overpriced.

Preciated bro.

 

[tDames]

Preciated bro.

i7-6xxxHQ i7-7xxxHQ or Ryzen 7 is the cpu you wanna look for maybe the i5-6xxx HQ i5-7xxxHQ is suitable also.

 

[DJ Mart-Kos]

kinda late but yeah.

Get as much RAM as you can afford. A good large SSD to install your soft-synths on. Synths installed on an SSD are faster and are less likely to make your software crash. And an i7 processor you might let somebody overclock it.
Better ask a computer expert to help you. I have a friend who helps me out whenever i have a problem with my PC

 

[YoungDeku_]

I’ve been wanting to start producing and I’m indecisive on whether or not I should just invest in a Mac, my main concern is does FL Studio work properly on because I’ve heard that it has a lot of bugs due to Apple not having a native version.

 

[tDames]

I’ve been wanting to start producing and I’m indecisive on whether or not I should just invest in a Mac, my main concern is does FL Studio work properly on because I’ve heard that it has a lot of bugs due to Apple not having a native version.

Don't get a overpriced Mac. FL is still in Beta for Mac.

 

[Pegasus Jackson]

Don't get a overpriced Mac. FL is still in Beta for Mac.

That shyt has been in beta for years. What are Mac producers using to make beats? Logic? Ableton?

 

[tDames]

That shyt has been in beta for years. What are Mac producers using to make beats? Logic? Ableton?

Anything that works natively for Mac for real lol

 

[Rozay Oro]

if your a sampler an average laptop will do the job but when you start using vst such as kontakt ect you will need a good cpu , i would stay away from amd , intel are better fore music . Myself i use a i7 with 8gb of ram and 4 gb graphic card and still not enough sometime when i get toward the end of a project .

You need to switch your HDD for an ssd

 

[Rozay Oro]

I’ve been wanting to start producing and I’m indecisive on whether or not I should just invest in a Mac, my main concern is does FL Studio work properly on because I’ve heard that it has a lot of bugs due to Apple not having a native version.