Paul Winkler wrote on Fri, 25-Jul-2003: > On Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 11:01:50AM -0700, Mark Knecht wrote: > > 256MB will be pleanty for audio recording, but if you're going to do any > > soft synth work with things like sound fonts, you'll want and probably use > > the 512MB. > > true, but they'll probably overcharge for preinstalled RAM. > I just ordered another 256 MB of PC133 ECC sdram for about $40... Definitely, go with less preinstalled and buy the additional RAM module separately at a good price. Just make sure to get the correct variety. > as for disks - if you do much recording you should seriously > consider a second audio-only disk. Yes, some laptops can take a second harddrive in one of their expandable bays. The other alternative is to get an external firewire HD, (and a Cardbus firewire interface, if the laptop does not include it on-board). I have had good success using ardour with large track counts from a firewire HD. jlc
