Sorta related to the laptop, I have acquired a Sony MZ-N10 to record bands via the board … I could have done this on the laptop, but this one isn’t stereo … The Toshiba is, but it is 3 years old and only has a 20G drive … The new one also has a 17″ screen (1440×900) but I have considered replacing it with this Toshiba … Anway, the Sony MiniDisc is cool in that it doesn’t take up any HD space since it’s its own self contained unit … I can get a whole night on LP2 speed (160 minutes) … the thing is, I can’t get the recorded material in computer form without re-recording it via some other method … I have been using the mini line out of the MiniDisc into the mini line in of another computer (a stereo one) … So in recording the live bands I have been able to hear my mix at a decent volume outside of the club, and in this method able to hear what goes to the system and how it’s reproduced … Interesting …
Day: June 26, 2004
Return the laptop?
I am so torn between whether to return the laptop or hang onto it. The reasons to hang on to it are the laptop and features itself including the full size keyboard that allows me to put in ALT sequences easily and type IP addresses faster … The downside is that HP and Adobe don’t seem to get along for HT technology … The HP will just shut off like a breaker has been tripped while working in the image editor … The other thing that upsets me about it is that it is not stereo … The headphone port and the mic/line in port while they support stereo, everything is in mono … So, do I take it back? I have until the end of the month … Purchased on the 17th, I have 14 days to decide … I could buy an external sound card for $99, but do I want to do that? I read the reviews on it, and they’re mixed … Way I figure it, I don’t want to carry around another USB device cause the laptop didn’t come in stereo like it should have … I am still torn …. HELP!