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    Clevo laptop and computer music

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by harsan, Jan 20, 2009.

  1. harsan

    harsan Notebook Geek

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    Hello guys,

    is possible to use Clevo laptop for computer music with firewire sound card and modules ?

    I would to boy a Clevo M860TU, is good for computer music?

    thanks
     
    harsan, Jan 20, 2009
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  2. Bill F

    Bill F Notebook Consultant

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    Any Clevo laptop with a firewire port should work just as good with a firewire sound card as any other firewire equipped laptop.
    Some clevo models have (somewhat) high end realtek chipsets built in too.
    There is also the option of using the creative X-Fi Extreme Audio notebook on an express card equipped Clevo.
     
    Bill F, Jan 20, 2009
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  3. kaltmond

    kaltmond Clepple

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    Another choice is RME HDSPe Expresscard+ Multiface II or E-MU 1616M Expresscard + Microdock M.
     
    kaltmond, Jan 20, 2009
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    Sorry, the 860TU doesn't work with firewire audio interfaces; the Jmicron chipset doesn't like them :(
     
    wijnoostmuziek, Jan 20, 2009
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  5. Alansdom

    Alansdom Notebook Enthusiast

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    Expresscard and USB sound cards are always options if the built-in sound card isn't good enough. I do music and I'm going to be using a USB audio interface for my keyboard.
     
    Alansdom, Jan 21, 2009
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    kazakore Notebook Consultant

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    If you want to use firewire about your only choice is the D901C (which I have come very close to buying a couple of times.)

    USB any of them should be fine.

    ExpressCard I have heard mixed reports as to whether it suffers the same problems as firewire, as it usually hangs off the same interface chip, and ExpressCard - Firewire adapters definitely do still suffer from the problems according to every report I have read.


    Who is up for petitioning Clevo/Sager to use the TI chipset in every one of their laptops? Make these things king of the world in mobile audio no matter which model you choose.
     
    kazakore, Jan 22, 2009
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