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

[mattyo]

I'm with Hans on this -- Mac Minis are great cheap alternatives, plus  
you can run them headless (although you have to disable the bluetooth  
so it doesn't look for a keyboard.)  You can control it with VNC  
(Screen Sharing) or  if you need to once its set up.  I have some  
vague memory about reading that they can get cranky with no monitor  
plugged in, but I think you can put the DVI-VGA converter in, and then  
it behaves....

\M


On Nov 4, 2010, at 4:31 PM, hans w. koch wrote:

> 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
> www.hans-w-koch.net
>
>
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