Re: new laptop
- From: "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:02:14 -0700
On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:00:31 +0100, "Geoff A."
<geoffashton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
OK. I need a laptop for running usual email & internet, but I specifically
need it to run a program called Sibelius 5.
I know nothing about that program, but see below:
The website for this software
says minimum requirements are:
Windows XP SP2 or Vista,
Except for a Macintosh, just about every laptop on the market today
will come with one of these. Most will come with Vista.
1GB RAM,
That's a weird number, and a very broad one. Vista uses a lot more
RAM than XP so a Vista machine with 1GM has a lot less RAM available
for the application than an XP one.
Nevertheless, assuming you get a Vista machine, you should have a
minimum of 1GB anyway, and it certainly isn't hard to find one with
that.
3.5GB hard disc space,
That's a minimum of 3.5GB. *Every* laptop sold has much more than that
available.
DVD ROM,
Again, almost every laptop you find will have that. But check the
specs to be sure.
ASIO-compatible sound card.
That's the only potential issue I can see. I'm not very familiar with
ASIO, but I *think* almost all sound cards are compatible with that.
But when you find a laptop that otherwise seems satisfactory, why not
just call the vendor to make sure?
I'm having trouble finding a laptop that has these things.
Everything except the ASIO compatibility is very easy, and as I said,
almost every laptop will have what you need. The only question in my
mind is ASIO compatibility, and you should be able to ascertain that
with a quick phone call.
--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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