[microsound] OT: laptop for permanent sound installation - suggestions?

[hans w. koch]

as far as i know (i might be wrong), max/msp requires a version above windows 7 starter.
so check this beforehand.

i´d also suggest going the linux/pure-data route, if you have to use so cheap a machine.
there is a bunch of nettops by asus running on atom processors, or even barebones to check.
this could potentially be even cheaper, as it doesn´t have all the laptop peripherals to pay for.

personally, my best experiences for longterm installations (> 3months) were with mac mini.
if no videoprocessing involved, even a g4, 1.42ghz can do a lot of things.

hth
hans
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