laptop for audio production

[Sonarcade]

does anyone here have any recommendations? I was considering getting a Vaio grx600 but those are too rich for my blood. I guess I'm looking for something with similar specs to the GRX600 series with little to no noise. I was using my friend's 12" g4 Powerbook and it was silent. TIA

 

[amphibious]

If you're talking about laptop noise, I don't really see how this is a problem since you'll be using good loud and flat monitors or good quality headphones... and either way it won't make a difference. If you're talking about power supply noise seeping into the audio recording this is easily remedied with a USB or Firewire soundcard, which you should have anyway if you're producing.

 

[CurtisBilly]

For audio production look no further than the HDSP cards (Multiface and Digiface) from RME.
http://www.rme-audio.com/english/
There is an RME newsgroup linked from that webpage. They will help you pick out a compatible laptop if you decide to go with an RME card.
Curtis

 

[Entity]

I'd be interested in this as well..either for mic input or possibly for line input into the computer, to do mixing in SoundForge.

I couldn't really find much on the RME site; would any of this stuff work with a Thinkpad R32? Are they all external devices, or are there PCMCIA cards?

Rob

 

[Sonarcade]

RME offers a PCMCIA buscard for the multiface for ~$300 while the multiface itself goes for something like $700. Unfortunately, I can't login to the newsgroup since my only access to a computer is at a library. I'm in the market for something like the GRX600 for around $1200 but that's only offered in ebay, which I've learned twice the hard way isn't that reliable of a forum for purchasing highly priced goods. As to the audio interface device I'm getting, I was considering getting a USB powered m-audio Ozone, which fits my budget for now. I'll probably upgrade to a presonus firestation of rme multiface once money permits me to do so. But in the meantime, I could use some help for getting a GRX600 quality laptop for around that price from a reputable source. I'm still considering ebay, but I'm still not up to speed with what I should look for in reliable sellers for highly priced goods. Thanks.