MONA / Laptop

[Treeline]

(Cross posted from Event Forum)

The laptop version of the Echo MONA interface is now shipping at about $700.00. Anyone have any experience with this combination? I'm trying to fenagle a computer upgrade to a laptop (Toshiba, Intel, onboard CD burner) that would clear the way for this as an alternative to a desktop unit like a small Fostex; I have a serious case of Babe In The Woods Syndrome....

Anybody done this? Is it as good as it looks?

 

[Scriabin]

if you dont already have a laptop id suggest not getting one. they're more expensive to upgrade and your audio card options are severly limited. Id stay with a desktop.

 

[Treeline]

I'll keep the computer I've got at home.

Well, it's like this... it's an opportunity at work; I'm the only one in my firm still mucking around with a DOS 386 unit that now will read a disk only on the third try. Sometimes. So I'm waaay overdue for a replacement and I've been eyeing laptops anyway. Just being an opportunist, seeing how I've been shopping for something to record with at the same time.

I like the idea of bringing it all with me, I guess; portability, 24 bit / 4 channel simultaneous recording and a computer based DAW for the incremental cost is looking pretty good.

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If it all works, that is...

 

[drstawl]

How do you expect to get any real work done while you're futzing about with your Taylor and that laptop?

 

[Treeline]

Uh, Doc, what's your point??