how much upgrading is possible on a lap top?

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hey guys.
Originally i was thinking about buying a new computer but i'm wondering if i can upgrade my lap top insted.
Right now it is a Pentium 4, 1.7 GHz, with 512 RAM

I know that the first thing i should do is up the ram to a gig. Can i put a new processor in it? how about a new motherboard? Thanks for the help
 
i was just reading my owner's manual and it said that the RAM slots can only hold a max of 256 mb each giving me a total of 512 Mb of ram. Well this sucks! This is how it came from the factory, why would they make the computer impossible to upgrade? is there any way around this?

Thanks
 
minofifa said:
i was just reading my owner's manual and it said that the RAM slots can only hold a max of 256 mb each giving me a total of 512 Mb of ram. Well this sucks! This is how it came from the factory, why would they make the computer impossible to upgrade? is there any way around this?

Thanks
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Ummm, its a laptop. If you wanted upgradeability, you should have bought a desktop PC.:rolleyes:
 
thanks tips...

i didn't feel like setting my desktop up at each class i went to either.
Seriously though, is it time to get a desktop for recording or can i put that off a bit longer and upgrade this hunk of shi....t
 
Have you tried recording with it? If so, how'd it turn out?

There are a lot of variables here:
- Interface (Firewire vs. USB)
- Sequencing software
- Plug-ins
- Number of tracks
- Number of simultaneous inputs
- etc.....

I'm using Adobe Audition on a Dell Latitude D800 (Win XP, 1.3 GHz Centrino, 512 MB RAM, 30 GB hard drive) with a Tascam US-122 USB interface. I'm just tracking myself, so only one or two inputs at a time. I've run up to 10 tracks with effects, but the processor starts to choke with that much going on at once. I work around it by muting tracks I don't need when tracking or using Audition's track "lock" feature. Using an external Firewire drive helps as well.

Before you ditch your laptop, assess your needs and give it a try--see what happens.

--Michael
 
ya man, i've been recording for a while.

Is the more tracks/effects/plugs used related to the cpu power or the RAM? I think i may get a new desktop... i don't like having all of this crap on my computer. I'll use my laptop for word processing and internet stuff
 
minofifa said:
Is the more tracks/effects/plugs used related to the cpu power or the RAM?
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At least in my case, the processor is the bottleneck. Use Windows Task Manager while you're tracking and you can see how both your processor and RAM are being used.

--Michael
 
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