Good laptops for Traktor?
Good laptops for Traktor? Posted on: 20.11.2013 by Brooke Kozimor Hi guys, new to the DJ Techtool community
s. Sorry if this question gets asked a lot and if it has been answered feel free to link me to the thread. So my question is, what are the best laptops for Traktor? I am coming in to some money and I am going to make the switch over to Digital DJing. I already have the gear I am going to get picked out but I am still trying to decide on a laptop. I know most people I see using traktor are using Macbook Pros but I am not a fan of apple. If it is the most optimal way to run traktor I might consider it but I would like to stay away from Macs if I can. The main laptops I have been looking into have been alienware laptops, mainly the Alienware 14. They are powerhouses and would allow me to do some gaming on the side when im not using the laptop to DJ or do school work. Would it be a good option or are there other laptops out there that would be better? I have a pretty large price range but I would rather not go above 1.5k for the laptop. for people who tldr: 1)No macs unless they are the BEST way to run Traktor 2)Price range up to 1.5K 3)Will be using laptop for college as well as DJing (and possibly gaming) 4)The kit I will be using with it will be a Kontrol Z2 and two Kontrol F1s (possible expansion in the future) 5)Looking into Alienware 14 | |
| Antone Kazim 22.11.2013 | I purchased an Acer 15.6", i5 Win8 laptop with 12Gb RAM (came with 6gb, added another 6gb for |
| Antone Kazim 22.11.2013 | I purchased an Acer 15.6", i5 Win8 laptop with 12Gb RAM (came with 6gb, added another 6gb for |
| Antone Kazim 22.11.2013 | I purchased an Acer 15.6", i5 Win8 laptop with 12Gb RAM (came with 6gb, added another 6gb for |
| Antone Kazim 22.11.2013 | I purchased an Acer 15.6", i5 Win8 laptop with 12Gb RAM (came with 6gb, added another 6gb for |
| Antone Kazim 22.11.2013 | I purchased an Acer 15.6", i5 Win8 laptop with 12Gb RAM (came with 6gb, added another 6gb for |
| Antone Kazim 22.11.2013 | I purchased an Acer 15.6", i5 Win8 laptop with 12Gb RAM (came with 6gb, added another 6gb for |
| Antone Kazim 22.11.2013 | I purchased an Acer 15.6", i5 Win8 laptop with 12Gb RAM (came with 6gb, added another 6gb for |
| Antone Kazim 22.11.2013 | I purchased an Acer 15.6", i5 Win8 laptop with 12Gb RAM (came with 6gb, added another 6gb for |
| Antone Kazim 22.11.2013 | I purchased an Acer 15.6", i5 Win8 laptop with 12Gb RAM (came with 6gb, added another 6gb for |
| Antone Kazim 22.11.2013 | I purchased an Acer 15.6", i5 Win8 laptop with 12Gb RAM (came with 6gb, added another 6gb for |
| Antone Kazim 22.11.2013 | I purchased an Acer 15.6", i5 Win8 laptop with 12Gb RAM (came with 6gb, added another 6gb for |
| Jetta Drenzek 21.11.2013 | I have a Lenovo Z580, cost me about |
| Antone Kazim 22.11.2013 | I purchased an Acer 15.6", i5 Win8 laptop with 12Gb RAM (came with 6gb, added another 6gb for |
| Jetta Drenzek 21.11.2013 | I have a Lenovo Z580, cost me about |
| Antone Kazim 22.11.2013 | I purchased an Acer 15.6", i5 Win8 laptop with 12Gb RAM (came with 6gb, added another 6gb for |
| Jetta Drenzek 21.11.2013 | I have a Lenovo Z580, cost me about |
| Antone Kazim 22.11.2013 | I purchased an Acer 15.6", i5 Win8 laptop with 12Gb RAM (came with 6gb, added another 6gb for |
| Jetta Drenzek 21.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by SlvrDragon50
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| Loyce Mekonen 21.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by makar1
And I agree on the side view... All I know is that I have this one and it's a serious piece of machine considering it's price. (my version is the 8gb ram one though... but it's expandable to 16) http://media.bestofmicro.com/hp-envy...-224112-13.jpg |
| Jetta Drenzek 21.11.2013 | I have a Lenovo Z580, cost me about |
| Antone Kazim 22.11.2013 | I purchased an Acer 15.6", i5 Win8 laptop with 12Gb RAM (came with 6gb, added another 6gb for |
| Brunilda Kora 22.11.2013 | The best laptop for Traktor is... ..the best laptop you can get for the money you have. |
| Rolanda Clodfelder 22.11.2013 |
IMO, don't put a ton of money into the laptop.
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| Brooke Kozimor 22.11.2013 | Wow, thanks for all the reply's guys. I knew making a post here was a great idea. First off, the reason I was really looking into an alienware computer is because, while I have a decent desktop already, it is a linux box, so no gaming there. (Even though I could dual boot it, it don't have a good graphics card at all so no real point) That is kinda why I don't mind putting in a large chunk of change into a laptop I would be using a lot anyway. I just figured being able to use it for both traktor and some gaming on the side. (and to the guys who where telling me to build my own desktop for gaming. While I really want to at some point, I don't want to drop the cash for a laptop and a new desktop when I have a desktop that works amazing for everything I need it to do except gaming.) The alienware I am currently looking at is about 1.3k with an i7 and 6 gigs of ram. Also, their customer support is awesome and they are soooooo shineyyyy. I do also like the Lenovo suggestion, my buddy has one of those and they are great and can be quite powerful. Second, I don't mind having to deal with some setup to get traktor working properly. I have been using linux for a while now so I am used to having to fiddle with things to get programs to work properly. Third, still not sold on getting a macbook. I just really don't like dealing with macs, while it might be the easiest way to get traktor up and running I would rather deal with the extra setup time than deal with how restrictive macs can be. (That is more a personal preference of mine than a factual reason for me not to buy one, but still) Again, thanks for all the help guys and I still have my ears wide open for suggestions. |
| Jetta Drenzek 21.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by SlvrDragon50
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| Gaynell Rydberg 21.11.2013 | ASUS makes some of the best laptops IMO. Great pricepoint too. IMO, don't put a ton of money into the laptop. Especially not an Alienware. Biggest waste of money ever. Consider getting bare specs to run Traktor so like 8 GB ram, and i5 or i7 processor (any will do really), and a nice 128/256GB ssd. THat shouldn't cost more than 800-1k and you'll have plenty of money leftover to spare. You can buy a powerhouse desktop which is cheaper to upgrade over time or get some monitors. |
| Loyce Mekonen 21.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by makar1
And I agree on the side view... All I know is that I have this one and it's a serious piece of machine considering it's price. (my version is the 8gb ram one though... but it's expandable to 16) http://media.bestofmicro.com/hp-envy...-224112-13.jpg |
| Ervin Calvery 21.11.2013 | I run 15-inch rMBPs. I also use a Kontrol Z2 and two F1s! http://community .djranking s.com/showthread.php?t=49085 |
| Alphonso Deitchman 21.11.2013 | Do Beats laptops sabotage their frequency response when Beats Audio is turned off like they did on Beats phones? The Envy doesn't look quite as cool from the side: http://www.laptopmag.com/images/uplo...art-15-G14.jpg |
| Loyce Mekonen 21.11.2013 | I'm a die hard fan of HP Envy series... no sure about the new ones, but I'm rocking an Envy 14 Beats edition and it's amazing. Maybe the Envy Spectre... they are kinda dated now (2011-2012) but they should be quite cheap on ebay now. The new Envy's look quite cool I must say... http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/hom...on-Notebook-PC |
| Jetta Drenzek 21.11.2013 | I have a Lenovo Z580, cost me about |
| Petra Arra 21.11.2013 | I actually hate macs before because of the price compared to similar spec laptops. Then I got a Imac and a branded pc at the same time. same usage, internet/work/photoshop/word/powerpoint/video editing/etc. I have reformatted my pc more than twice, bought another pc while the imac is still working as if i just bought it. not even slowed down to a bit or crashed or reformatted. In the long run, it cost less to get a mac. I'm no fanboy but with mac, I just plug and played. with pc, I have to choose a lot of different optimizations to use it properly. |
| Chuck Peretto 21.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by deevey
I believe my biggest concern is wondering if 8GB of RAM is gonna be ok 4-5 yrs down the road. Just wondering if the use for 16GB is gonna come sooner then I hoped. Who knows though? I don't go crazy with Final Cut Pro or Logic (at least not yet). |
| Rolanda Clodfelder 21.11.2013 |
Wish I could better inform you on specs, but I myself am trying to decide the best amount of RAM and HD space to make it last a good 5+ years for my needs.
Personally I don't believe theres much point in not going for a retina screen if you are planning for it to last 5 yrs as most if not all apps will support the retina display by then and be optimized to take advantage of the extra real-estate properly (rather than just making things smaller!) |
| Alphonso Deitchman 21.11.2013 | Get a used Macbook for DJing (<$500), then use the other $1000 to build a nice desktop gaming rig that will outperform any "gaming laptop". |
| Chuck Peretto 21.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by deevey
Welcome to the DJTT community s. |
| Rolanda Clodfelder 21.11.2013 | If you are technically inclined pretty much any modern Windows Laptop i5/i7 with a reasonable amount of RAM and SSD if you can afford a decent size one. Personally I'd say Lenovo is the most reliable windows laptop seeing as you don't like Mac so I'll start you off on that. However if you are not technically inclined and want something that'll just "Work" every time without dicking around needing to optimize the windows install, deal with driver conflicts, bios issues, potential malware/virus' etc etc .. get a Macbook and know you have probably the best all-round machines there is for Traktor without spending any time configuring it. Actually probably one of the best machines out there bar-none, once you factor in the newer processor, Iris graphics, Retina screen, thunderbolt2 etc etc .. For actually doing Work its Mac, for gaming there's bootcamp, for everything else there's VMware. |
| Trula Willadsen 21.11.2013 | Any Macbook will do fine. Never had a single crash with it and I could always update anything. Once you go Mac, you never go back |
| Rufus Ondrick 21.11.2013 | get i7, SSD storage, 4 or more gigs of ram [the more you can get the better], as light and durable as you can find (you gonna be using it for school so you will be carrying it alot], windows 7 home premium 64bit will do unless you need to connect to a domain then go pro, and a good external storage for your stuff. best products for support based on my experience are HP and Sony. |
| Monroe Vandeslunt 21.11.2013 | Retina MBP 13 Core Audio |
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