|  | | 
06-18-2008, 12:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi | | | So I got a Vaio...for cheap...question.
Sign in to disble this ad
I was at Hudsons today and bought a Sony Vaio AR series laptop. 17 in. display, at least 240 GB storage, 3 GB RAM, Plays Blu-Ray, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor. New.
$545 after tax.
These things go for $1,700 (base) new.
My only concern is it having Windows Vista (Home Premium). In the near future, I'd like to use this computer for recording.
I had Logic Pro in mind. Do you think it'll be fine?
Last edited by Andrew.Glose : 06-18-2008 at 12:09 AM.
Reason: Grammar
|
06-18-2008, 12:14 AM
|  | Registered User
Endorsing Artist: GHS Strings | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: 818 ~ 805 ~ L.A. | | | NO!!!! Get VISTA off and XP on immediately... Save the nightmares!!!! |
06-18-2008, 12:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Machias/Bangor, Maine | | Quote:
Originally Posted by LowBSix  NO!!!! Get VISTA off and XP on immediately... Save the nightmares!!!! | +10000000000000000000000000000
Give vista a few years for them to work all the bugs out, and than maybe...MAYBE it will be a fully usable OS. Until than, hit up the XP pro or even media, if your looking into recording.
__________________
Ampeg Club Member #142 | SX Club MEMBER In Good Standing | Fretless Club Member #134 | BassistsWithBeardsClub #139 | Bacon Club Member #8
|
06-18-2008, 12:52 AM
| | Registered User
Endorsing Artist: GHS Strings | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: 818 ~ 805 ~ L.A. | | | No doubt....
You got such a good deal on the laptop.... go for the upgrade for the OS. |
06-18-2008, 12:58 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: College Station, Texas | | | Dude, nice score! But honestly, I've given Vista a shot...stick with XP. |
06-18-2008, 06:14 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Atlanta | | | yup.
__________________
-~=Joey=~-
Christian Praise & Worship Bassist Club Member #249
|
06-18-2008, 06:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bowling Green, Ohio | | | duuuuuuude awesome score! |
06-18-2008, 07:00 AM
|  | Online | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunapee, New Hampshire | | | Any problems with the laptop? $545 is really cheap for something spec'd out like that.
-Mike |
06-18-2008, 07:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi | | | It didn't come with a battery or an AC adapter. And the locking mechanism for the monitor doesn't work (It still folds down fine). I took it to Best Buy and got the Geek Squad to boot it up for me. It turns out, it was a floor model in one of their stores, and a good thing, because the guy had to remove a password. He then removed the BB program. But it boots up great. I've ordered an AC adapter and will fool around with Vista when it gets in. If I don't like it, I'll load XP Pro. I just don't want to start loading my stuff on the laptop and then find out that something doesn't work with the OS. |
06-18-2008, 07:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Texas | | | Nice score. I'm usually a day late and a dollar short on deals like this. |
06-18-2008, 07:41 AM
|  | Now With More Metal! Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Harte fjord, CT | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrew.Glose I had Logic Pro in mind. Do you think it'll be fine? | Logic Pro has been Mac OS X for a few years (and 2-4 versions) now. Are you planning to run an older version? |
06-18-2008, 08:18 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi | | | Sorry, I meant a different recording software. I had this discussion yesterday with a friend.
Unfortunately they don't make the new Logic for Windows. |
06-18-2008, 09:16 AM
| | Online | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunapee, New Hampshire | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrew.Glose It didn't come with a battery or an AC adapter. And the locking mechanism for the monitor doesn't work (It still folds down fine). | Oh heck, that ain't nothin'. What a great score. Sorry I have nothing to contribute to your question. I just wanted to find out about the sweet deal you got.
-Mike |
06-18-2008, 09:20 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Leeds, UK | | | p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p.
__________________
When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. |
06-18-2008, 01:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Toasted p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p. | Which means? |
06-18-2008, 01:24 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | | I love Vista, but the Home edition isn't what I'd use. I'd look for Ultimate. XP will be dead soon, so I wouldn't downgrade unless you have applications that aren't Vista compatible, which aren't as many as they used to be. I've done home recording on all my Vista machines with no problem.
__________________
Jason
|
06-18-2008, 01:33 PM
|  | I fling carrots | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Make a left at the Taco Bell | | XP with SP3. Hands DOWN! IMO, you'd be crazy to try Vista, with all the well documented issues it has. To add fuel to the fire, many are saying SP1 screwed it up even worse. I ditched Vista long before SP1 came out, and have zero desire to try it again. It's not just a bunch of doofus bassists saying it sucks (like me  ). Google it, it's the new ME for chrissakes! 
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by MatticusMania Strange to say it... but Perry is a man who understands. | Quote:
Originally Posted by macaroni tony Back in the day, I thought I was hard. I think we all know I was pretty much lying to myself  | |
06-18-2008, 04:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Waco, TX | | The thing is that there were lots of "well documented" issues for XP SP2 when it came out as well. It was also accompanied by mass hysteria. Then the companies caught up with their drivers and everything was fine. The same thing happened with Vista. In fact the single largest source of crashes in Vista has been Nvidia drivers. THAT is well-documented and googlable as well.
Vista works great for me (far more satisfying than ME ever was  ) and IMO it makes no sense to roll back to a previous generation OS when buying a new computer.
bc
__________________
Check out my photoblog: www. focusedonthelight. net
|
06-18-2008, 08:01 PM
| | Registered User | | | | | There are no well documented issues with Vista. There are a bunch of blowhards out there who dislike Vista, and now hating it has turned into a cult phenomenon. Vista has some quirks, like ALL operating systems. There are a few things that MS should have done differently, as with all OS's. But it is solid, and it's not going anywhere. If you have the right hardware, it can be quite nice to run. I use it for work and play, and have deployed literally thousands of Vista desktops via automation processes on corporate networks. It's a killer OS. If you stick with XP (barring any legacy application needs), then you're holding on to the past, one that is soon to die.
__________________
Jason
|
06-19-2008, 02:23 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boston, MA | | | I might get killed for saying this but Vista is actually a pretty stable OS, more so then XP has been. I wouldn't really bother going back to XP, sure Vista has it's quirks but they'll be worked out, they've already improved some of the ones that had plagued me in XP. Though I am posting this on an XP machine, I just use it on my laptop and I like it.
__________________
G&L #175 har!
| | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off | | | |
