On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 10:34:49AM +0200, Karl Hammar wrote: > Dave: > ... > > I'd like to purchase a machine strong enough to handle my work with the > > AVSynthesis software. My desktop boxes include 2.0 and 2.4 GHz CPUs, > > with 3 and 2 GB memory, and they are not powerful enough for some of the > > combined OpenGL/Csound realtime processing. I'll need a machine with a > > very fast CPU (preferably 64-bit), large HD support, large RAM capacity, > > and accelerated 3D-capable graphics. The on-board sound will be replaced > > by an external device, preferably *not* a USB audio device. I want very > > high-quality audio, and eventually I'll need support for multichannel > > output. The display doesn't have to be humongous, just very clear. > ... > > Could a barebone laptop be a solution? > > If you go to http://www.intel.com/go/VerifiedByIntel/, you will > find a link to > http://cache-www.intel.com/cd/00/00/38/70/387018_387018.pdf > which presents the barebones Intel has "verified". > To get more info from them you have to be accepted as a partner, it > seems. > > I have not found any notebook barebones for AMD. > > The good points are: > > . the cpu is pin-mounted, i.e. you can choose your own and upgrade > the cpu (amd notebooks all has pins/socketed, not soldered, from what > I have found out) > . you can choose any socket P processor, the fastest I can order from my > distributer is currently Intel Core2duo T9300 2.5GHz 800/6M > . any sata (normal length) 2.5" disk you like > . your choise of memory size (up to 4GB) > . an optional mini-pci-express, mostly wifi-lan cards > . no os included > . firewire (4-pin), usb > > The bad parts: > > . pc-card-express, sorry no pc-card > . the one I got came without any documentation whatsoever and none to > be found on the net > . the infamous hd-intel soundchip > . you will probably need close-source drivers for the 3D graphics > > I am testing an Asus one (AS96SP965PM2) for the moment which I might > resell for 4160SEK+vat (that would be something like 250USD). To make > a working notebook you have to add cpu, disk, memory, and software. > Also check whether keyboard, batteries and power adapter is included. > > Perhaps you can find a reseller in your area for such a ting. > > I am currently trying to find out which (Linux) drivers which works on > this one. I have an ASUS barebone Z96F, into which I plopped a 2.33Ghz 7500 Intel Core 2 Duo CPU (which ASUS said wasn't supported, but it works fine), 2GB RAM, and a 100GB 7500RPM PATA drive (which also wasn't supported). So basically I built myself MacBook Pro, for a little over US$1000 at the time. Only trouble I ran into, is that using a PATA drive on these laptops is a BAD IDEA. That's because there is no PATA interface in computer! The chipset only understands SATA, and there's a goofy, lousy, crappy hack somewhere on the motherboard that makes the PATA drive appear as a SATA drive to the rest of the machine. Thus: the BIOS doesn't even recognize my drive. However, the linux drivers have no problem with this, and the drive works fine once I tell the BIOS to boot anyway even though it thinks there are no drives in the machine. -ken _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
