Recommended laptop models

[grpetz]

I am using a ASUS G74 with the Intel Core I-7, two internal 500g 7200 rpm drives and 16gb of ram. Our live sets use about 5-6gb of VST loaded instruments. I am very pleased with the G74 for its ability to handle a large load, although it is a very heavy laptop, but the processing power was more important to me. We record about 4 stereo tracks and 2 mono tracks, plus I use Mobius looper. We use Cubase 7 and a Steinberg UR824. I do record to an external hard drive and the extra internal one is used for the VST instrument sounds. Gary

[are 74]

1. Manufacturer: ASUS

2. Model: A55VM-038

3. Operating System: window 7 home premium 64bit (upgraded to window 8)

4. CPU and speed: i73610qm 2.3ghz

5. Amount of RAM: 8g

6. HDD (also external HDD and which connection type): 750G (5400 rpm only)

7. Used Audio Hardware and driver version: komplete audio 6

8. Which Steinberg software and version: Cubase Artist 7 64bit

9. What kind of projects: pop,rock,metal,dance (i use lots and lots if vst)

10. Price: myr 2,700 (around 900 usd) bought in december 2012

p/s: very very happy with it

[donechild]

Best desktop & Best laptop, brand and processor for cubase 5
Hi everyone , i bought a wrong laptop few mounths agone and now is giving me big time recording delay , recording crash play back, crash,freeze problems.
sometimes my laptop crash after inserting a vst plugins or vst instrumentals
i run a lot of vst instrumentals and a lot of vst plugins so i really need a help to pick the best desktop or laptop for my work.
someone told me that mac is the best but am use to windows so i guess i don't like mac product.
can someone please help me please cause i have sent an email to steinburg Cubase but they didn't reply yet

i cannot work anymore cause am tired of this laptop , so please can someone help me!!!!!!!!!!!!

[beatpete]

Two of us (posts on page 2 of this thread) are very happy with the HP 8460p. It's very powerful and with the Expresscard slot you canadd a TI chipset firewire card or other peripheral.

[papi61]

1. Hewlett Packard (HP)
2. EliteBook 8770w (17")
3. Win 7 Pro x64
4. Quad-core i7 3820QM @ 2.70 Ghz (3.70 Ghz max OC)
5. 16 GB (32 max)
6. 256 GB SSD + 1 TB 7200 rpm (both internal)
7. RME Babyface
8. Cubase 7/Cakewalk Sonar X2
9. Soundtracks (portable rig)

Flawless performance. This is one monster of a laptop, the best I've ever used. The 17" 1080p display (1920x1080) is just about the best screen you can desire on a laptop. Perfect combination of large size and high resolution (a friend of mine has a Surface Pro and 1920x1080 on a 10" screen is simply ridiculous. You'd need a magnifier to see anything!)

Even tried hooking it up to my studio's RME UFX via Firewire and it works perfectly (which means it's OK to use with FW interfaces, unlike many other PC laptops.)