New Laptop

[pill]

Asus G73

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.a ... +g73+g73jh

Our ASUS G73JH-A2 has the following specifications:

* 17.3-inch 1080p (1920x1080) display with LED backlighting

* Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

* Intel Core i7-720QM processor (1.6GHz/2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB L3 cache)

* ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 1GB GDDR5 graphics card

* 8GB DDR3-1066 RAM

* Two 500GB 7200RPM hard drives (Seagate Momentus 7200.4/ST9500420AS) (Non-RAID)

* Atheros AR9285 802.11n Wireless LAN adapter

* Built-in Bluetooth 2.1+EDR

* 8X DVD Super Multi drive

* Two-year limited warranty (one year on battery pack) with one year of accidental damage protection

* 8-cell battery pack (14.8V, 5200mAh, 75Wh)

* Weight: 8.5 pounds

* Dimensions: 16.3” (W) x 12.6” (D) x 1.8” (H)

Going for $2600 at ple, any comments/suggestions? I need something that doesn't freeze because it's 5 years old like my current laptop. haha

[callmeyo]

Get a Mac

[callmeyo]

Highly recommend Macbook Pro excellent for running iTunes and Serato. PLUS in set up you can allocate where you wan your memory to go i.e. photos, music, files.

http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/

Plus people sell awesome accessories for Djs with Mac's like this!

http://www.djwarehouse.com.au/specials/ ... k-pro.html

[callmeyo]

one more thing (MAC LUNATIC)

Viruses aren't written for macs (yet) so its super rare for you to get one!

[DjDennis]

sorry callmeyo

wouldnt touch a mac sorry if you paid me

plus I would use win7 pro

this home crap is restrited in what you do

you dont get infected if you know what your doing

I have got systems here thats been online for well over 3 and 4 years

never been infected once

and macs can be infected

but I aint getting into whats good and whats not

if your a computer tech and work on computers all the time you would know how to stop 1/2 this crap

Pill good buy but cost ?? how much

can you get win7 pro and get rid on home ?

[pill]

Yeah. I use macs at uni for video editing, powerful but i'm just not that used to using them for other things.

Used to PCs so that's why I'm leaning that way.

[DjDennis]

oh by the way

Macs aren't immune to viruses. Learn which viruses infect Macintoshes and what solutions are available to defend against them.

then better start checking out antivirus software here

http://antivirus.about.com/od/antivirus ... macvir.htm

[Skank]

im with dennis here pc all the way windows 7 is the shit,

[DjDennis]

Pill have you seen if anyothers have the same laptop that has the same specs and you can get it cheaper yet ??

check out Austin.net.au austin computers

also try

netplus

net solutions

mcg tech

even look at officeworks

(but they wont price match)

[pill]

Yeah according to staticice, ple has it cheapest. Also, i'm kind of turned off by austin's poor service (friends have had very bad experiences) as well as credit card levies.

[DjDennis]

true but all stores will charge a cc levi they have to make the money back some how

if you use a debit card you wont get hit....

[callmeyo]

sorry still a mac advocate. but please enjoy your pcs. use what your used to x

[FabDJ]

Old Joke

Who writes software for Mac's

Answer

No one

[DjDennis]

hahahahaha

[CBG]

MACs for DJing and Production, also video editing etc. PCs for everything else. easy

Choose your laptop based on those FACTS

[DjDennis]

But CBG you can still do the same thing now macs have gone to the Darkside

they all use INTEL CPU's

if they wasnt using them then I would have said that a mac is far better

but think what its like now.. macs are just like a PC

just the software is more expensive because they call themself a mac

nope i'll stay with a PC

[CBG]

YEah but MACs are heaps more stable and the fact is that not many ppl know to properly protect their pc.

[DjDennis]

but did you read that macs can be infected with viruses and there is a lot more virus programs out

mypost

http://www.ausdjforums.com/modules.php? ... 0584#30584

I can protect a pc more than macs ever could be

because it cost $$$$$ than a pc is $$ to fix and use

but if you have the money for a mac then go for it

I have 8x laptops here I am looking at now

[ruggs]

i got a mac and im happy with it...its up to you in the end...i just seen alot of the djs using serato had macs and thought i'd follow suit as they would have the option of mac or pc

[DjDennis]

so ruggs you say that serato is just for macs or for both ?

[ruggs]

it's for both and both run it quite fine...i just seen more ppl using macs running serato then pc's

[pill]

Yeah. I know there is one program that is mac only (ableton?) but the rest is multi-platform.

And dennis, intel being the darkside? I think you are mistaken with amd/ati...

[DjDennis]

Ableton is for Pcs as well

want the tutorials for it ?

Pill well as soon as macs went to intel for thier new systems thats when they went to the darkside

you know u can load windows on a mac system

and mac software on a PC - it doesnt have to be mac hardware related now!

[ill_spector]

top spec lappy?

go for a "hp envy"

they go for like $4g but are pretty much best laptops on the market, also production oriented, they worked with dr. dre on the soundcard etc

[DjDennis]

I dont think Pill has $4G's to buy it