Re: im about to start a war

["Doug Cox" <uncledig@gmail.com>]

I'm not sure what your point is, actually - but if it's that everyone should go to a music-specific vendor to buy a laptop, I disagree strongly.  I only mentioned the 4GB limit because there was some discussion of 4GB machines in this thread, but the fact is that a music-specific laptop company would face the same configuration issue, and would need to understand your specific preferences (like - which apps are you going to use?  do they need more than 2GB of RAM per application? do they honor PAE extensions?) before they can configure it correctly.  And even once they do that, you'll likely need/want to change it as time passes.

I guess I'm saying that I don't believe anyone needs to be an "expert" to be able to purchase a laptop from a retail vendor and configure it for live music.  If you mean that people need to do research to ensure that they are buying the right capabilities, I absolutely agree.  But picking the right features, BIOS, and OS does not require a person to be a computer professional.  It's simpler than buying a car by a long shot.

Doug

On 8/30/07, BreachinThePeace@aol.com <BreachinThePeace@aol.com > wrote:

In a message dated 8/29/2007 7:15:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, uncledig@gmail.com writes:

- be careful when expecting to use 4GB of RAM in Windows, or on any Intel 32-bit based processor (that includes Macs with Intel).  without the right BIOS, the right switches, and a lot of tweaking, you won't get access to all 4GB of RAM.

I think you pretty much just made my point. When you purchase a commercial non music dedicated laptop because of mere "capability", you just purchased some serious headaches in your very near musical future. Unless you are an expert in the field of computer software (which I am NOT), like a philosophy professor once told me, "if you want accurate information that translates into proven wisdom, go to the men who know".

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