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     My laptop is just 1 year old, so you should get even more now!
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    Hi Sergino,

    You forgot to answer my question lol.  Did you actually run Sibelius and MIR BOTH on the same laptop at the same time for those 18 instruments at 58% CPU?  I want to be sure before I buy a laptop that you actually did everything on the laptop (no slaves etc).

    And yes you're right!  The laptops are even faster and better now so more would be possible :).

    Thanks!

    Maestro2be
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     I would never trust an Italian for anything, but if you dare,  my answer is:
    Yes, consider that all the instruments were playing at the same time, but the tempo was rather slow.
    I would add that it was a sort of  Viennese Walts, and maybe that helps in this case...

    It works with Sonar 8 as well.

    Seriously,
    for the hard disk, I use an express-card to leave the MOTU Traveler alone on the firewire bus.

    I'm waiting for MIR Pro and Sibelius 7 for trying Vienna Instruments Pro that is still on my desktop only.
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    lol thanks Sergino, I will keep that in mind whenever speaking to an Italian in the future lol!

    I really appreciate the update, I will be attempting this with Presonus Studio One, LoopBe and VSL.  It works incredibly well on my desktop.  I always try to keep the soundcard, record drive and samples drive on seperate busses.  It definitely does help a lot.  I will report back once I have one how it worked out for me.

    Thanks again!

    Maestro2be
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    This thread inspired me to look around for laptops that might be up to the task for serious work with Vsl and -possibly Mir.

    What i found:

    http://laptopia.de/ACER-18-Notebooks/Acer-Aspire-8943G-~-Quad-Core-i7-~-16GB-RAM::68.html

    ..It is a 2nd generation I7 Quadcore Laptop that has one Usb3 connection and e-sata, 16gb of ram and gigabit lan.

    price:1200 Euro

    I have Vienna Ensemble Pro and will get Mir pro when it is available.

    So, if that all works as advertised, it should give me a serious workmachine that I can connect with two older computers with 8 gb ram each.

    Any input and comments  on such a set-up  would be very welcome.

    I would buy this only if I can test-drive it for 2 weeks and be able to return it if it is not performimg various stress tests.

    -Does anybody have any idea what I can expect from a   i7-2630QM?

    -Is gigabit lan on laptops "usually" uncritical. If it doesnt work well with VE pro and my destops it would be an absolute no-go for me.

    -More detailed feedback from people working with laptops professionally would also be very welcome.
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     Maybe I'm wrong, but I think you should get the 1298 euro optin with Windows 7 professional to get the lan working at its best.

    I'm not sure so check it somewhere.

    (and you'll need an external hard disk for sure)
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    @Sergino Futurino said:

     Maybe I'm wrong, but I think you should get the 1298 euro optin with Windows 7 professional to get the lan working at its best.

    Not sure about this one.

    Anyway, I have a copy of Windows 7 professional here.

    If I go for it I would love to have an internal ssd 256 gb.

    any feedback on gigabit lan on a laptop?

    My other question would be if this cpu (Intel Core i7-2630QM) would

    be comparable to a - say-  i7 920 desktop processor or other 1st generation i7s.
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    i7-920XM  cpu Mark: 8044 -  rank 17

    Intel Core i7-2630QM cpu Mark:  6335 -  rank 40

    i7-920  cpu Mark: 5564 -  rank 55
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    Well I ordered my new Laptop with the following on it.  I am still deciding on the memory (you might have seen my memory thread in the MIR discussions).

    Dell Precision M4600

    Intel Core i7-2720M Quad Core 2.20GHz 6MB

    AMD FirePro M5950 Mobility Pro Graphics with 1GB GDDR5

    15.6 Full HD (1920x1080)Wide View AG LED w/Prem Panel

    128GB Mini SD for system and MIR, 750GB SATA Seagate 7200RPM for samples (both are internal)

    Memory - 32GB of 1333 or 16GB of 1600MHZ (I haven't made my mind up on this so I ordered it with just the basic 2GB 1333 so I can buy what I want after the fact).

    Windows 7 Enterprise 64bit (if you're a home user, this would be called Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit)

    1GB Seagate external drive for backup of samples (eSata connection).  Also I can share the load if needed.

    Soundcard will use the Firewire port so no conflicts of bus to interfere with samples etc.

    I am very excited and will post in this thread the performance I get, once I decide what memory speed to buy.  I like the 32GB ability of the 1333, however I am not sure the rest of the machine has the throughput to keep up with 32GB of MIR instruments with effects etc.  Still undecided.  I might buy the 16GB of 1600 and just see if I run out of memory and resources.

    Maestro2be
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    @cgernaey:

    please post your results soon!

    This will be very interesting for me!