Hey you Michigander, I love my newer laptops. But I can't plug my MOTU 2408 PCI card in those. So there you go. If you need to plug a hardware type card in, DESKTOP. If you only need FireWire and/or USB, LAPTOP. If you live in Michigan, HARDTOP. If you live in Florida, RAGTOP. If you like beer, POPTOP. If you like Oreos, SCREWTOP. If you are a drug addict, CRACKPOT. (Don't try this at home)

If you like distortion, FLATTOP
Ms. Remy Ann David

Some crackpot talking about snow cones...

This is why I get up in the morning.

Honest... Well... More afternoon than morning.

Haha well tis true, I dunno I'll eventually upgrade my tower later on in the year i spose.

If you do go laptop, the dell in my experience is more reliable and stable.

-jpleasant@presonus.com

Dell? you got to be kidding.
ricoh chipsets and firewire dont mix... you of all people should know that.

FYI 99% of newer Montevina laptops dont have Firewire.
of those that do they are Ricoh or jmicron crap chipsets.

adding an Express card to firewire so far has yielded a no go on the 7 we have tested.

Scott
ADK

sECOND that on Dell, don't touch them with a bargepole. A 4GHz processor and 4G memory means nothing if its all connected together with drinking straws, liquorice strings & spit.