Best Laptop for Ableton Pro [MPD32]

I just purchased a MPD32 MIDI Controller to make some phat beats..jk I have a really nice keyboard and me and my college friends wanna mess around on it this and the keyboard this fall.

To be honest. I have no clue about the current laptop market and what is good. Of course the first thing that pops into my head is a Macbook but that is the last thing I would want so do not suggest it. I need something 8gb RAM min, a good clock speed and I would prefer a SSD unless there are two drive bays so I can do the work on the ssd then transfer it over to the HDD. Also it needs a good battery life because I travel a lot.

I have a couple of things in mind but like I said, I am not up to date on the current market. Also, video cards don't matter, it will not be gamed on!

 

Well a lot of laptops don't come with 2 HDs, so you'll probably have to pick out an extra. I suggest picking out the SSD on your own since it'll be more expensive to get it as the HD for the laptop.. Give a budget so we can pick one.

 

I need to take my ass to sleep. Sorry bout that, 1500-1800. I could buy an internal ssd and install it then use an external hdd.

 

$1500-$1800 laptop?

You can get a beast.. You could game with it regardless..

Or you could get a bitchin desktop...

 

Ill pm you my new desktop build in the morning =p its sexy. I have a m14x for gaming already that is a beast...

We are all pitching in to but it and its either going to be with one of us in a studio or plugged up to out beat pad and keyboard. I guess you could look as low as possible? I just do not want it to render the sounds slow or lag up during recording of something.

 

I'd look into the g74sw series..
http://usa.asus.com/Notebooks/Gaming_Powerhouse/G74SX/#specifications

They're big though

 

Most computers won't lag with recording or anything like that. I'd be more focused on the requirements to run software like Reason & heavy adjustments well than to simply run a keyboard

 

Yeah you really don't need an expensive laptop for what you plan on doing with it..

 

Sorry I did not update it, I did end up buying the G74sx, it works like a charm and rips through everything nicely after I put in a 120gb SSD.

 

Glad you were satisfied with it.