ok i know integrated gfx are prety much a nono. or at least they might have been before. but i want something quieter than the laptop in my sig for my recording needs.

i was wondering if the intel gma 950 is that bad for audio recording like past integrated graphics used to be. i mean its good enough for vista.


if not are there any laptops out there dual core that anyone knows are quiet enough for recording through a mike within like 10-15 ft

EDIT: lemme add genrl specs for lappy recomends

budget $1300
14-17 inch screen
core duo
sxga (wsxga) preferred (wxga+ 1440x900 if 14")

pretty much u dont want any "intel" or "onboard" as they are almost the same thing, i reccomend a good laptop w/ an audiugy notebook 2 sound card, lemme look around (btw the sound card will cost you 80$ but its well worth it)

this looks like a sweet on that starts at 1300$ but is a GREAT laptop, better than the one im typing on now and thats an alienware...

http://store.agearnotebooks.com/asusa6j.html

edit: BAH! i dont think it has a PCIMA slot for the sounds card but u can always grab an external one from Creative kinda cheap, other wise awesome laptop

Um how serious are you recording? If you are doing anything semi serious I wouldnt reccomend a Sound Blaster for any recording. Get a decent external interface, like was said before internal is pretty much a bad idea. You can get a good external interface starting around 100 bucks and going up, at least it will be better than a sound blaster at any rate, and if for some reason you are stuck on creative, at least look at EMU(Despite that I stay away from them as well) who is the same company, just the more professional line of cards geared towards recording.

In as far as video cards... if you are doing audio recording, why are you worried so much about what video card you have? To my knowledge at the moment the only real problem is with PCI-Express cards hogging the bus causing dropouts, this is especially true in nForce4 chipsets I believe, but I have no clue how that carries over to laptops.

And if you want a good quiet laptop, in all honesty go with a Mac, at least their PPC line was very good, I havent used their Intel line yet though.

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