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 …