KVR Audio

768Sound · Post by **768Sound** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 11:06 am

I currently have a Macbook Pro but Im thinking about getting a PC. Are there any specific PC's that run well for music production?

Thanks

el-bo (formerly ebow) · Wed Apr 29, 2015 11:14 am

768Sound wrote:I currently have a Macbook Pro but Im thinking about getting a PC. Are there any specific PC's that run well for music production?

Thanks

before i entered the world of apple i researched various built-to-order pc's. i think these are a great option for music production, as they are built by people who understand the various hardware combinations, and software tweaks, that will help you with music production

i had one spec'd up by inta-audio, but that was uk-based

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 11:17 am

I've been looking at pro-audio laptops from Scan ...
http://www.scan.co.uk/3xs/custom/daw-di ... rm-factors

I haven't found anything with the same spec cheaper in the UK ...

Bathrobe · Post by **Bathrobe** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 11:27 am

ADK have some very nice ones.
http://www.adkproaudio.com

Apostate · Post by **Apostate** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 12:57 pm

I have a Dell Inspiron 15R, and I've had it for two years. The screen is only 15 something inches, but I have East West plugins, a ton of soft synths, Cubase 7.5, Komplete Ultimate 10, all kinds of stuff. Runs fine, though of course the East West can be a bit of a pain...at times more than that.

rod_zero · Post by **rod_zero** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 2:29 pm

If you can use a desktop you could build your own, some specifications:

- Best CPU you can afford, an i7 4770k is a good one, 4930 is even better
- RAM: 8gb are nice to start , 16 is the optimal.
- Hard drives: get a SSD if you want to load programs fast as well as your more used libraries.
- GPU: smalles one, one with passive cooling help reducing noise.
- A good PSU and a silent case, check out Antec.

But if you are looking in to laptops finding stuff that is on par with apple quality is not easy and most of the options are as expensive as macbook pros.

Build quality is usually lacking in PC laptops, you can find laptops with better specs at a better price but they will last less years that a Mac. The good ones as Thinkpads are expensive. It's also very very hard to find laptops with quadcore CPU's below 2 kilos as the macbook pro 15", must of them are quite big.

zombieskank · Post by **zombieskank** » Thu May 07, 2015 5:03 am

Look into msi, Clevo, and sager. Msi is especially good, most models have 2 hard drive slots. Bonus, they can play any video games WAY better than an Xbone or p4 ever could imagine. It will probably be better or equivalent hardware than the next gen after them.

deastman · Post by **deastman** » Thu May 07, 2015 6:11 am

I just recently upgraded to a Dell Inspiron 7000 series. It has a 17" touchscreen, i7, 16GB RAM, Nvidia GPU. I'm pretty happy with it other than that damn Windows 8.1. I sure hope Windows 10 is an improvement.

Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Thu May 07, 2015 6:16 am

768Sound wrote:I currently have a Macbook Pro but Im thinking about getting a PC. Are there any specific PC's that run well for music production?

Thanks

All of them do, as long as you have a decent spec system.

michael2 · Post by **michael2** » Thu May 14, 2015 5:09 am

if you're looking at PCs to save some cash, you can always buy used Mac stuff. I have never bought a brand new computer, and they are much cheaper second hand.

Of course you may just want a PC, in that case: ignore me.

What are the other alternatives to Macbooks?