Wot is yor DAW?

[Andrew Tarpinian]

Laptops have their place and for most people it's a small all in one solution (now tablets.) I bought my retina macbook a year ago because I couldn't wait any longer for the new Mac Pro (and I would have spent way too much on one :) I have to say it's insanely powerful for a laptop, and rivals desktop machines. Of course I want more ram and cores obviously, but for most video/after effects/3d work it's fine, and you can pick it up and take it with you. I could not believe the amount of power in such a small space. The 1tb flash drive helps :)

I don't take it out a ton, my home base involves a 24" Cinema Display, 22" Wacom Cintiq, wired keyboard and mouse, and external drives/usb hubs etc... Works pretty snazzy. Now my music gear is on the other side of the room, so if I want I can just unplug and move the laptop over there, plug in one cable (2nd audio interface cable) and do my recording right next to gear, which sounds simple but pretty cool. Then bring it back for mixing etc...

For the most part the only things I do on the laptop involve actual nuts and bolts work/production/music. Everything else is the tablet/phone, including most client communication.


> On Dec 15, 2014, at 1:36 PM, Peter Korsten <peter at severity-one.com> wrote:
> 
> K9 Kai Niggemann schreef op 10-12-2014 23:14:
> 
>> I'm on a 2011 MacBook Pro 17" (too heavy, but 3x USB, 1x FW 800 and 1x Thunderbolt (If I ever need it).
> 
> I can't stand laptops. To me, they combine the portability of a desktop computer with all the power and the large screen of a tablet. And let's not even talk about their ergonomics.
> 
> At work, we (developers) used to have desktops, because we needed powerful machines. But since we're a global company, we actually have our own branded version of Windows, and a limited number of computers that are supported. And those are only laptops. So now we have powerful laptops where there's a pretty linear power-to-weight ratio.
> 
> So we all have a docking station, a 22" screen, a mouse and a keyboard, effectively turning it into a desktop. Except that I got this really cute wireless Logitech keyboard, and Bluetooth stops working a few times a day. So I have to open the lid, press Fn+F5, switch off Bluetooth in the window that popped up and switch it on again. But when I close the lid a little too hard, or if someone bumps into the desk, UBB on the docking station stops working, and therefore my mouse for a couple of seconds.
> 
> So if I have a meeting, I just take my Android tablet and the little Logitech keyboard, and work from there. And if the security department hadn't been the spiritual successor to the KGB, I could actually easily exchange documents between the tablet  and the laptop.
> 
> I'm still finding my "modus operandi" with the tablet. It can largely take over the communication abilities of my desktop PC, but I still do a lot on the desktop. Maybe I should focus the PC a little less on communication and a little more on music... but then again, my synths are one floor up. I've been thinking of ways to deal with this, but they all involve a lot of work with little benefit.
> 
> That's enough ranting for today. :)
> 
> - Peter
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