Vagodeoz
One-Man-Band
Hi people.
Most of you are probably aware of Asus' 400$ laptop. It's supposed to be the most wanted laptop for the X-mass season.
Anyway, I'm wondering how usable it is for multitrack recording. Mixing takes a lot more resources, and that would be done in my desktop pc. It would only be for recording.
For now I'm will use a 2 track USB recorder. A standalone or my friend's Multimix 8 (Usb mixer).
But in the future I might get the Multimix 16 USB 2.0
With that one, every input is sent through USB 2.0 to the pc. You can record 18 tracks at once.
The specs for the little laptop are:
* 7" screen (cute huh?)
* 3 x USB 2.0 ports
* webcam included (woohoo!)
* built in sound card with microphone/headphone mini-plugs (and a built-in mic).
* 512 mb/1 Gb Ram (that should be enough right?)
* 4/8 Gb Internal flash memory instead of hard drive. (I'm not sure that's a problem. In the worst case I would still have 3 Gb to record. I'm also getting a 500 Gb USB 2.0 external hard drive in a couple of days)
* Intel Mobile 900 Mhz (I guess that might be the bigger, if not only, problem). I'm guessing that's a Pentium 3 equivalent?
* OS: Comes with Linux installed, but it says it's Windows XP compatible (wich I would probably use instead)
* Size: 22.5 x 16.4 x 3.5 Weights less than 1 Kg. With that tiny thing and my friend's tiny Multimix we are ready to record almost anywhere.
So what do you guys say? Do you think it will work OK for recording 12-18 tracks?
Most of you are probably aware of Asus' 400$ laptop. It's supposed to be the most wanted laptop for the X-mass season.
Anyway, I'm wondering how usable it is for multitrack recording. Mixing takes a lot more resources, and that would be done in my desktop pc. It would only be for recording.
For now I'm will use a 2 track USB recorder. A standalone or my friend's Multimix 8 (Usb mixer).
But in the future I might get the Multimix 16 USB 2.0
With that one, every input is sent through USB 2.0 to the pc. You can record 18 tracks at once.
The specs for the little laptop are:
* 7" screen (cute huh?)
* 3 x USB 2.0 ports
* webcam included (woohoo!)
* built in sound card with microphone/headphone mini-plugs (and a built-in mic).
* 512 mb/1 Gb Ram (that should be enough right?)
* 4/8 Gb Internal flash memory instead of hard drive. (I'm not sure that's a problem. In the worst case I would still have 3 Gb to record. I'm also getting a 500 Gb USB 2.0 external hard drive in a couple of days)
* Intel Mobile 900 Mhz (I guess that might be the bigger, if not only, problem). I'm guessing that's a Pentium 3 equivalent?
* OS: Comes with Linux installed, but it says it's Windows XP compatible (wich I would probably use instead)
* Size: 22.5 x 16.4 x 3.5 Weights less than 1 Kg. With that tiny thing and my friend's tiny Multimix we are ready to record almost anywhere.
So what do you guys say? Do you think it will work OK for recording 12-18 tracks?