T-series laptops and Pro Tools

Has anyone with a T-series notebook been able to get Pro Tools 8 (or 7.4) running? I'm about to purchase a Thinkpad T400. It's a core 2 duo processor, with an intel 965 motherboard chipset. I plan to get it with Windows XP. It has a RICOH chipset firewire port (which has been known to cause problems), but it also comes with an express card slot for which I assume I can get a firewire 400 adapter (I found one that uses the Texas Instruments chipset). The t400 also comes with dedicated ATI graphics. I plan to use it with an MBOX2. Think it'll work?

 

Msgood,

I plan on using my newly-ordered T400 in part for audio recording (eventually). I haven't decided on an interface/software combination yet, however. If I buy a Firewire audio interface, I will try it first with the built-in Firewire port. Yes, it's a Ricoh chip, but I want to make sure it fails before spending more money on an ExpressCard. By the way, I remember reading somewhere that the ExpressCard and Firewire chips in laptops are often made by the same manufacturer (perhaps the same root device?), with the implication that getting a better Firewire card (TI chipset) may or may not help. I think it all depends on your hardware combination.

Anyway, I'm fairly confident from the research I've done that I'll be able to get a T400 to record reasonably well (though I'm certainly not doing professional work). I was considering a Dell Latitude E6400 as well, but the current crop of Dells seem to be plagued with [THREAD=341918]audio skipping problems[/THREAD] due to high DPC latencies (which I'm [THREAD=339028]hoping are lower[/THREAD] on the T400).

I hope you find a good recording setup. I may post in a few weeks after I get my T400 in working order, although recording will be further off (for budget reasons ).

Note: The T400 uses the Intel GM45 chipset, not the 965.