to be honest, the second video make me confused, for real the normal M1 can be quite good ??

is it enough for beatmaking with 16 gb of ram or i should go for M1 pro ?? dilemma

 

A few years ago, 16 GB was enough. It's enough for making beats. If you don't have 40 sound containers open like Hans Zimmer, 16 GB is of course enough. Today, however, 32 GB is generally recommended for contact workers and 64 GB and more for video editing. With all newer processes, only small performance gains are made due to technological advances.

I think it was only 10% from the M1 to the M2 - so marginal, with the M1 and other CPU processors, they already have high-end processors. P.S:: Hans Zimmer had a custom-made one with 128 GB.

 

i found a used Macbook Air M1 with 16 Gb and 256 storage for 500 $, what do u think bro ?

 

I would take it!!!

Maybe buy a new one?
Apple MacBook Air 13" 2020 M1 - New price €759.00
www.idealo.de/preisvergleich/OffersOfProduct/200840784_-macbook-air-13-2020-m1-apple.html
https://geizhals.de/apple-macbook-air-m1-v46345.html

 

They are here in the US, they do custom laptop builds and send the product. They have excellent customer service as well.

 

great, thank you so much for your help bro

 

i saw the config you bought, with 4Tb storage for sure you do a big work with your laptop mate !

 

I bought mine with 2TB thinking it was enough, back in the day nothing was hardly over 1 or 2 gb lol now everything is 50-100+ gb, especially Kontakt libraries. I upgraded to 4TB and now I have 8TB lol. The ones I compared to that model though were arounbd 3k for what you get, so it's extremely good deal.

 

Check James Zhan video on YouTube .. he got few video comparison which will help you to decide. I have decided to buy the MAX version instead of pro .. and it's flawless .. again it's so freaking heavy btw

 

if you're going to record with mics remember to keep an eye on max dB of fan noise. they can be recording session killers. also, don't trust the hype about macs because they are just as noisy as Pcs. just get a stress test program and have at it and you will see them fans singing like it's the lord of the rings afterparty.
Also about fan noises, these bit#$% a$$ computer makers now found the perfect solution to themselves about investing in new cooling solutions or silent fans. our computer is suuuuper silent. then you find out why: they put it on the consumer. do you want it quieter? then put it in battery mode, never performance. so you have a ferrari engine but have to run it like a fiat punto if you don't want the fans to rise the computers above the table. like olden days iphones: want the battery to last past luch time? then turn off every single feature so you can make it to the middle of the morning with at least some battery in it. if you're not recording with mics, only worry is people around you bitching about the noise. haha

 

The price/performance is indeed very attractive, but what about the assembly quality? They say "alloy chassis", but is it all-aluminum like a MacBook or just some parts?
Do they send to europe, and at what cost? I didn't found any info about their shipping policy...

 

Last edited: Dec 26, 2024 at 9:56 AM

an "alloy" is a mixture of 2 or more metals, for instance Bronze is typically a mixture of copper an tin.

Aluminum is not an alloy per se. An alloy frame is a meaningless marketing phrase without indicating the nature of the alloy.

Solder is an alloy of lead and tin, or tin and sliver, you could say the frame was "alloy" and make it out of solder, not a particulary strong or light metal.

most if not all computers are made in Asia, many are also designed there. this has been the case for at least 20 years.Apple designs in California,but builds in China. There is an ounce of difference between most computer designs, dell,hp,lenovo etc..

I would never buy a new laptop.

There are scads of used ones available for pennies on the dollar.

Millions of new laptops are sold to corporations and schools and wind up being used mainly for email and internet web browsing and an occasional spreadsheet. Not exactly demanding use cases. They come off lease or the school or corporation gets a tech refresh and out go the lightly used computers and onto ebay etc..

Audio work is not the most demanding use of a computer.

Video, AI, Mathematical simulation and modeling all need far more resources.

Search best laptop 2021, or 2022 and see what was held in high esteem, look at reviews, download the manuals, look at youtube videos of upgrading memory, ssd etc. see whats easy to work on and upgrade, see what will work for you, and buy it and spend the money you saved on audio gear or music instruments.

 

I've find this article about DPC, I hope it helps :

https://www.notebookcheck.net/DPC-L...ablets-offer-the-lowest-latency.504376.0.html

 

thats well and good if you never install any software. guess what, as you load up your system with software and drivers, latency will change. you need to monitor latency regularly and especially if you start having problems.

many programs will try to download software in the background - this will increase cpu load and other resource dependencies, another good reason not to have your computer music workstation connected to wifi or other internet. I don't even load the drivers for my network card or wifi on most of my computers when i set them up.

 

my 1st car cost less than this...

 

anybody got a link for an update to my Speak-N-Spell? It keeps saying a cow goes "Roarrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!"

 

I think its pretty solid, I've dropped it accidentally and it's fine, nothing broke apart or anything. I'd say it weighs around 5-8 lbs or so

 

Running big plugins and kontakt libraries are pretty solid on the cpu. I have no problem running any of them. What is the most taxing pugin on the cpu? I guarantee I can run it no issues.

 

that was 60 years ago