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I need a ok quality laptop that i can get for CHEAP to produce music on. (Like in the 200 - 400ish range)
I need it to have plenty of Memory aswell.
I know this is prolly not very practical. but i need help!

tbh you will be way better of with a pc in the same price range do you really need a laptop?

Yes. Because I don't have room for a new PC and I'm not home very often.

http://www.google.de/products/catalog?o ... CGMQ8wIwBA

hm my sister has an asus and it works fine and fast but she has a bit better version so i cant tell on the cheaper one but asus is def a cheap good brand acer too

Thanks. I'll look into it. But if i were to make room for a home pc. What would you recomend?

hm i heard good things about selfbuild computers so maybe ask around if anybody of your friends has deeper knowledge of computers and their parts to help you out with what you actually need for producing

Well my dad does software design aswell as fix computers for a living. But i don't think he know anything about music production requirments.

hm then maybe make a thread asking what is important hardware for music production cause i have no clue haha

Trible wrote:Well my dad does software design aswell as fix computers for a living. But i don't think he know anything about music production requirments.

But you should, so tell him

Otherwise this thread may help you.
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=200613

400 isnt going to get you far tbh

8 GB Ram - 16 GB Ram, Quadcore- Six-Core, Video Graphics Card 1GB GDDR5(Yeah graphics does play a partial role in producing), Motherboard can be in the $75-$110 range, 550 -750 watt power-supply to be safe = An excellent desktop to produce on. I made my own by ordering parts off of newegg.com

Building it was a bitch but I did it in 8-12 hours......it was confusing as fuck, just started plugging shit in randomly like a puzzle.

Good, well this encompasses all those companies that make laptops specifically for music production there is a lot to mess up when speccing a laptop.

Cheap - well to include 'good' you are going to need some luck, you only need one quirk on a laptop and it will mess your music making plans up. I would invest in a tool that won't frustrate the hell out of you from the beginning and I can recommend 'Inta Audio' if you are UK based.

cheers

You can get good 'cheap' laptops if you just go inspect a few decent pawn shops. I picked up a nice specced ASUS which retailed around £450 for about £220 once...

pick any two:

1.quality
2.speed
3.low cost

i know you probably dont want to hear this but. get a mac.

ill mindset wrote:pick any two:

1.quality
2.speed
3.low cost

that's a good way to put it.

Just wait untill the sales, christmas is coming, save some coin, wait till january sales. I picked up an £800 sony vaio for £430 a few years back and it's great.

dublerium wrote:Just wait untill the sales, christmas is coming, save some coin, wait till january sales. I picked up an £800 sony vaio for £430 a few years back and it's great.

On Saturday online retailers like Amazon begin charging sales tax in the California and other parts of the USA. If you're gonna buy online, you can save some cash by doing it today.

ill mindset wrote:

dublerium wrote:Just wait untill the sales, christmas is coming, save some coin, wait till january sales. I picked up an £800 sony vaio for £430 a few years back and it's great.

On Saturday online retailers like Amazon begin charging sales tax in the California and other parts of the USA. If you're gonna buy online, you can save some cash by doing it today.

Obviously there's savings to be had all the time, I was just making a suggestion that worked for me.

Okay. After hearing what all of you have to say ive decided to raise my budget to $600. (I have alot of other things that i need to take care of atm)
I wish i could get a mac. But i would need atleast about double my budget for a quality computer.