Best laptop for djing 2013 how to#
Later, having moved into the publishing industry I learned how to use those itty-bitty Macintosh computers (with first generation versions of Pagemaker, Photoshop and Quark). I started using PC's back in the days when they had 8 inch floppy disks. I used it for about 6yrs and would still be using it today if it hadn't been damaged. It was running Windows 7 just after it came out. I bought an HP Pavilion DV7 Laptop with 8Gb of Ram and a quad-core processor years ago. As well, you'll want a number or USB ports, the new USB type C is going to be popular in the future. If you do video, try and get the output that you would use (or plan to use). Also, be careful of the outputs/inputs it has. For DJ'ing, I find a 17" screen nice, but some people consider them to be too big. If it doesn't have an extra hard drive slot, there are kits on the market that will allow you to convert your CD/DVD drive into a hard drive bay. An SSD main drive and if possible, the ability to add a second drive for your music. Make sure you get either an i5 or and i7. I've also had good luck with HP computers.
Dell is hit or miss, but mostly good with a fresh install. Lenovo makes very nice business class machines. If you want good performance and a great deal of support, go with a PC costing what you would have spent on that Mac. Sure, a lot of people use Macs and a lot of the creative industries have adopted them, but most of the time, I've found, it's a status thing.
There really just is nothing a Mac can do that a Windows machine can't. Lots of Ram, bigger processor, larger hard drive, Windows (the most used OS in the world behind Linux on servers), the ability to add most of the programs in the world, and compatibility with the majority of the hardware on the market. Other: If you spent the same amount of money on a pc as you were going to spend on that Mac, you'd get one kick-ass machine. Pros: You get to say you have a Mac Cons: You are paying about double or triple for the same specs in a Mac as you would a PC.
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