The Official Computer Survey Thread

[Nicadraus]

I have created a similar thread like this in DJF 1.0 and it was quite a busy thread.

The purpose of this thread is to survey and not a "Mac vs PC" comparison/flame war. So please do not post irrelevant replies that may lead to flaming.

1. What computer/laptop are you using: Brand/Make, Size
2. Specs: Processor, RAM, HDD/SSD, Video Card, USB ports (2.0/3.0?)
3. Advantages/weakness
4. OS
5. Programs installed, games, other softwares (non-DJ/audio)
6. DJ/Audio softwares used
7. Any problems experienced/occured (if there are/were)
8. How long have you been using it or purchase date?
9. What was our previous computer?
10. Why you purchased your current one?
11. Your other/secondary computer (if any)

:)

[Jason Cerna]

1. Mid 2010 MBP 13"
2. 2.4 GHz Intel Core Duo w/ 8 GB DDR3 ram, 500GB seagate hdd @ 7200rpm. External drives: 2TB western digital & 1TB seagate, both firewire 800
3. Advantage: Audio applications never crash & ease of use. Weakness: would like an HDMI port
4. OS: Snow Leopard 10.6.8
5. Sketchbook Pro, iLife, Gimp, Miro Video Converter, Open Office, Skype, Filezilla and a few minor applications
6. Traktor Pro 2, Ableton Live 8
7. Sometimes too many flash applications lockup firefox and I must force quit firefox.
8. Been using it since summer 2010
9. What was your previous computer? this replaced my 2004 12" iBook G4 and my 2009 24" iMac
10. I don't use Microsoft products anymore
11. None, I have no need for a desktop computer.

[sephi]

1. What computer/laptop are you using: Brand/Make, Size
Gateway P-7805u FX, 17". When someone makes a 21" laptop with a great graphics card, I'll buy that.
2. Specs: Processor, RAM, HDD/SSD, Video Card, USB ports (2.0/3.0?)
Core2Duo, 4GB DDR3, 1.28TB over two HDDs, 9800M GTS, paltry three USB ports.
3. Advantages/weakness
Dual drive bays, lasting gaming power, fast, big screen, desktop replacement, all my stuff on one box, cost-efficient.
vs
Big.
4. OS
Windows XP SP3 and Xubuntu. Will eventually try to get OSX on here like I had on my previous laptop.
5. Programs installed, games, other softwares (non-DJ/audio)
Steam, all kinds of games, development tools, VirtualBox.
6. DJ/Audio softwares used
Scratch Live, Acid, Audacity, iTunes, Google Music, FLAC decoder.
7. Any problems experienced/occurred (if there are/were)
Screen is slightly washed out and has mediocre viewing angles. Doesn't dispense high quality alcoholic beverages. Nothing else to speak of.
8. How long have you been using it or purchase date?
Over three years. Early 2009?
9. What was your previous computer?
ASUS F3SV and a custom shuttle-style gaming rig that cost all of $200 to build and laughed at Crysis.
10. Why you purchased your current one?
A falling 60" plasma TV beheaded the ASUS, and I wanted a laptop better suited for virtualization anyway.
11. Your other/secondary computer (if any)
My tablet and phone fulfill all of my "don't need a monster laptop" needs.


Should add: What do you think you will get next?
Something with even more unholy amounts of power at a justifiable price, but only when this machine starts to actually feel slow. Probably another ASUS.

[Chay]

Here's my computer set-up!

1. Samsung Q320 (1366x768)

2. Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 @ 2.53GHz, Samsung DDR2-800MHz (2x2GB), Seagate Momentus 5400 (500GB), Nvidia GeForce G105M, USB 2.0 (3x)

3. Advantages/weakness: More than enough for DJing/Heatsink fan gets loud, gets hot as well. Low battery life (2-3 hours)

4. Windows 7 Professional (x86)

5. WinAmp, iTunes, Denon DJ ASIO, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Security Essentials & Spybot Search & Destroy

6. Denon DN-X1600

7. Before the playing song would randomly play back in reverse... Although since I upgraded to Traktor 2.0.

8. 3 Years

9. Toshiba A100-SK900E

10. Overheating to 100c constantly (Due to playing computer games) cause it to malfunction.

11. KOS-MOS, my gaming machine.

[Phil Noize]

1. What computer/laptop are you using: Lenovo ThinkPad W500 (15.4")
2. Intel® Core™2 Duo processor P9400 (2.53Ghz, 6MB L2, 1066Mhz FSB), 8GB DDR3 RAM, Western Digital Scorpio Black 320GB 7200RPM HDD, ATI Fire GL M86-GL (512MB) Video Card, WSXGA+ (1680x1050) Screen, 3 x USB2.0, 2 x USB3.0
3. Advantages - shock mounted hard drive, magnesium alloy roll cage technology, spill resitant keybord. Weakness - Windows!
4. OS - Windows 7 Ultimate (x64)
5. Programs installed - FreeRIP, VLC, Avast, PowerISO, MS Office 2010, Limbo.
6. DJ/Audio software - Traktor Pro 2, Ableton 8.
7. Pretty reliable.
8. Been using this for about 6 months.
9. Previous laptop - Panasonic Toughbook CF-72
10. Got this because old single core machine was starting to be a bit too slow.
11. Your other/secondary computer ....

11. What computer/laptop are you using: Lenovo ThinkPad X200 (12.1")
12. Intel® Core™2 Duo processor P9400 (2.53Ghz, 6MB L2, 1066Mhz FSB), 4GB DDR3 RAM, 128GB SSD, Integrated Intel® X4500 HD Graphics, 3 x USB2.0, 2 x USB3.0
13. Advantages - very small & light, very fast robust SSD, magnesium alloy roll cage technology, spill resitant keybord. Weakness - small hard drive, no optical drive, Windows!
14. OS - Windows 7 Ultimate (x64)
15. Programs installed - VLC, Avast, PowerISO, MS Office 2010, Limbo.
16. DJ/Audio software - Traktor Pro 2
17. Pretty reliable.
18. Been using this for about 4 months.
19. N/A
20. Bought this as a computer to use around the house, but it has become my backup and sometimes main machine when I don't want to carry my heavier W500, although I do have a smaller music collection on this one.

[NickJames]

1. What computer/laptop are you using: 17" Toshiba

2. Specs: Dual-i3, 8GB RAM, 750GB HDD, 3xUSB, IntelHD Graphics (booooo)

3. Advantages/weakness: Graphics suck and the processor could be better. Other than that it's a good machine.

4. OS: Windows 7 & OpenSUSE

5. Programs installed, games, other software: Photoshop & Illustrator

6. DJ/Audio software used: Serato Scratch Live, MixInKey, and MP3Tag.de

7. Any problems experienced/occurred: No but I always carry CDs just in case.

8. How long have you been using it or purchase date: About a year.

9. What was our previous computer: A Dell Inspiron Something, an Apple MacBook Pro, and an Apple iBook.

10. Why did you purchase your current one: Always looking for new hardware

11. Your other/secondary computer (if any): 15" Compaq will similar specs.

[DJ A.Blatch]

1. What computer/laptop are you using: MacBook Pro early 2009 15"
2. Specs: 2.66ghz C2D, 4gb ram, 320gb HDD, 2xusb 2.0 (audio8dj and traktor x1) and fw800 (500gb external HDD)
3. Advantages/weakness: It is what I am used to using, so it does everything i need it to. however it is getting a little bit old now, slower to start up and gets "confused" every now and then
4. OS: OSX Snow Leopard
5. Programs installed, games, other softwares (non-DJ/audio): MS Office, iLife, Cinema 4D, Final Cut Studio, Adobe CS5 master suite.....
6. DJ/Audio softwares used: TSP, ProTools, Logic Studio, NI Absynth, Ableton, NI Massive...
7. Any problems experienced/occured (if there are/were): Nothing yet *touch wood*
8. How long have you been using it or purchase date?: Bought it early 2009, month before the newer models..*shakes fist*
9. What was our previous computer? This is my first laptop, before that just a crappy Desktop PC
10. Why you purchased your current one? Was a gift from my parents for making it into Unitveristy
11. Your other/secondary computer (if any): My partners 13" MBP current generation.

[KLH]

1. What computer/laptop are you using: Dell Latitude D630 laptop

http://i.imgur.com/z5iqr.jpg

2. Specs: Intel Core2Duo 2GHz, 1GB , 7200RPM 300 GB HDD, Intel onboard vid, USB 2.0

3. Advantages/weakness - Advantage is that it's an older laptop so drivers are optimized

4. OS: Windows XP sp3

5. Programs installed: iTunes.

6. DJ/Audio softwares used: Traktor Pro v2.x. Dedicated to DJing.

7. Any problems experienced/occured: On initial release of S4, had to install ASIO4ALL to address latency issues. New S4 driver was released so I removed ASIO4ALL.

8. How long have you been using it or purchase date: Since 2009. Used for work, but switched to DJing.

9. What was our previous computer? Desktop. Lesson learned - Don't use a desktop for DJing.

10. Why you purchased your current one? Laptops are the way to go for DJing. Self contained portable computers.

11. Your other/secondary computer (if any): None.

[Hippie]

1 Self built PC
2 AMD4200+, Asus A8N Premo, 2G RAM, 7800GTX, RAID5 SATA sys drives, lots of other drives, Tagan PSU all in a big Lian Li case with dual 24 and 21" monitors.
3 not very portable but it is easy to upgrade
4 Dual boot XP and OSX
5 MP3Tag, Trainspotter, Traktor SP 2, NOD32, Bomes Classic, Stanton DaRouter, RTPmidi, TouchOSC editor and hundreds of other programs as it used to be my main desktop (and I'm lazy like that)
6 Traktor Scratch Pro 2
7 Had to move my desk/stand out a couple of inches to house the big Lian Li case and installed OSX to work around the old send monitor state Traktor bug in TSP 1
8 Most of it was purchased in 2004, upgraded the processor from a 3700+ in 2011
9 AMD 3700XP and a HP 1.8 Centrino lappy
10 Originally built as a gamer and all rounder
11 Desktop connected to the same 2 monitors, Q6600, 4 Gig, Gigabyte 73PVM, lots of storage drives
Under the telly, an Acer Revo 3610 and another 1T of storage
IPad for controlling Traktor, posting on forums and controlling XBMC on the Revo

[silentsounds]

Note, my current and only computer is one I bought in a hurry just before I made my move to the States.

Laptop - Toshiba Qosmio X500. (Bought it open box. Price was too good to say no to)
Screen - 18.4" - Yeah, this thing is huge. Too bad there's not a single laptop bag to fit this thing out there in the market, lol.
Processor - Core i7 740QM - that's 1.7GHz quad core, so it's far from the greatest out there. However, it does the job.
RAM - 8GB DDR3 1066
HD - 2 X 500GB - 7200RPM
Sound Card - In-built - Very average.
GPU - nVidia GTS 360M - This thing has managed to do decently with the few games I've thrown at it.
Screen - 1980X1080 - HD native resolution.

1. What computer/laptop are you using: Brand/Make, Size

A: See above

3. Advantages/weakness
A: Big screen and meant to be somewhat of a desktop replacement. Picked it up only for the decent price I got on it. Weak processing power. It does the job, but it can be slow every now and then. Running a clean install of Windows 7. Hate all the bloatware that comes loaded stock. It is very heavy for a laptop. While it has good resolution, I feel the screen brightness isn't great. A laptop that accepts multiple drives is an advantage. I'll eventually jump on the SSD bandwagon.

4. OS

A: Windows 7 Home Premium

5. Programs installed, games, other softwares (non-DJ/audio)
A: It is my primary computer so it has games on it, CSS, FIFA, etc. Photoshop and productivity apps.

6. DJ/Audio softwares used
A: Ableton, VDJ, Traktor

7. Any problems experienced/occured (if there are/were)
A: The processor is a little on the slower side, though I've never encountered issues with crashing or lagging (bar the rare one here and there) with any of the programs I have installed)

8. How long have you been using it or purchase date?
A: Picked this up early 2011


9. What was our previous computer?
A: Wasn't doing much DJ related work with software before. It was an HP desktop that had an upgraded PSU, GPU, RAM, etc. AMD dual core processor, 2 GHz. As slow as this desktop was, it never skipped a beat and I took great care of it.

10. Why you purchased your current one?
A: Needed a laptop as I was moving and had no final destination at the time.


11. Your other/secondary computer (if any)
A: None at the moment

[ezelkow1]

1. Custom
2. i7 2600k, 16gb ram, 3TB hdd, radeon 6850, 4 2.0, 2 3.0, liquid cooling, silent fans, NI AK1 sound card

3. Advantages/weakness
Advantages - everything, super fast and silent, great for production

4. OS
win7x64

5. Programs installed, games, other softwares (non-DJ/audio)
Steam and some various games

6. DJ/Audio softwares used
Ableton, FL studio, energyxt, studio one, various instruments

7. Any problems experienced/occured (if there are/were)
None

8. How long have you been using it or purchase date?
6 months

9. What was our previous computer?
Dell Inspiron 1520 laptop

10. Why you purchased your current one?
Needed more horsepower for production. Also had wanted a desktop machine again for a while and finally got the space for a desk

11. Your other/secondary computer (if any)
Dell inspiron 1520, 2.4ghz c2d, 4gb ram, 500gb hdd

[Nicadraus]

Many of you have monster specs.

Here's mine. Nothing monster but gets the job done.

1. Dell Inspiron 14R (N4010), 14"
2. Core i3-290m 2.67Ghz 6gb RAM, 640gb HD 7200rpm, 2 USB 2.0, 1 USB/eSATA combo ports
3. Advantage: It's light and powerful enough for my needs. Weakness: It had a lot of bloatwares when I bought it. I re-formatted.
4. Win7 Ultimate 64bit
5. Photoshop, Google Earth, Pixresizer, Firefox
6. TSP, Kore, Ableton Live 8.2.6, MixMeister BPM Analyzer, Wavelab, Acid Pro
7. Problems were the bloatwares when I purchased it. I had a lot of audio drop out issues in TSP. Re-installed Win7 from Home Basic to Ultimate and carefully chose the important programs from the Win7 installer. Problem solved. :)
8. It's been with me since Sept. 2011
9. Dell Inspiron 600m
10. I bought a newer one because the 600m was aging. I had it since 2005 and worked with me for 6 years with no problems at all.
11. My secondary is the 600m.

[Karlos Santos]

1. Apple Macbook Pro
2. 2.53 /8GB / 750HD / NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB graphics / 2 x USB2.0
3. Advantages - Reliability / Weakness - None
4. OSX Lion 10.7.3
5. Chrome / MS Office Mac Edition
6. Traktor Scratch Pro / Guitar Rig 5 / Maschine / Kontact / Reaktor / Serato Itch / SSL / Ableton Live / Xtreme Mapping / TouchOSC / OSCulator / Logic 9 / Audacity
7. None
8. November 2009
9. Apple Macbook Pro 2.16 / 3GB / 500HD
10. Because I only use Macs and I only gig with Macs that have Apple Care. I buy a new gig Mac every 3 years.
11. Macbook Pro / Mini Mac / iBook

[g-sep]

My workstation:
1. Custom
2. i7 2600k, oc'd to 4.3; Quadro 600 GPU; 8gb RAM; CM Hyper 212+ CPU Cooler; 1tb WD HDD; ASUS Sabertooh P67 MOBO; OCZ 800W PSU
3. Runs fast, pretty quiet with big fans, looks mean
4. Windows 7, 64bit
5. Solidworks 64bit, AutoCAD, Revit Architecture, PRO Engineer, SKYRIM!!!
6. Native Instruments Maschine, Komplete 8 Elements, Ableton 8
7. None
8. 8 months
9. 17" MBP, 2006 (Still us it)
10. Because Macs suck ass to run any type of engineering design programming, even through bootcamp or a mac version of the software
11. 17" MBP, 2006

My DJ Box:
1. Apple MacBook Pro, 17", 2006
2. 2.16 GHz, 2gb DDR2 RAM lol, small ass HDD
3. Works with Traktor no problem, she's on her way out, so not really reliable
4. 10.6
5. Nothing else
6. Traktor Scratch Pro 2, Maschine
7. Unstable because of age, hardware is on it's way out. Used to crash a lot when using Maschine until i reinstalled the OS
8. Summer 2006
9. HP Deskcrap
10. Thought I was cool
11. Custom Workstation Monster that was listed up top :argh:

[k4hn]

1. Custom Desktop
2. i5 2500K, 8GB Ram, ASRock Z68 mobo, 1tb HD, nvidia 460GTX 1gb, 800w Seasonic PSU, USB 3.0
3. Advantages - Powerful and relatively cheap, also a snap to upgrade. Weaknesses - Not portable.
4. Win7 64bit
5. Steam, Mediamonkey, CellDNA
6. Ableton 8, Traktor Pro 2
7. No problems here.
8. I built it about 4-5 months ago.
9. Lenovo R61 laptop
10. My Lenovo kept overheating and I wanted a more powerful production/gaming setup.
11. Said Lenovo.

[mostapha]

1. What computer/laptop are you using: Brand/Make, Size: Early 2011 13" Macbook Pro

2. Specs: Processor, RAM, HDD/SSD, Video Card, USB ports (2.0/3.0?): 2.3 dual-core i5, 4GB, 120GB Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD, who cares about the video card?, USB2.0, FW800, Thunderbolt

3. Advantages/weakness
Advantages: OS X, CoreAudio, CoreMIDI, zsh, macports, Devloper Tools, vim, ssh, easy access to compilers/interpreters for anything, Spaces, Expose, multi-touch, balls easy screen caps (photo and video), Apple Care, firewire

Disadvantage: it wastes space and weight with an optical drive that I don't use and the screen is too big (11" would be perfect)

4. OS: OS X Lion (10.7.2)

5. Programs installed, games, other softwares (non-DJ/audio): Developer Tools; a lot of unix utilities; a lot of compilers, interpreters, and debuggers; clamXav; Disk Inventory X; Firefox; Chrome; iProcrastinate; Keynote; Pages; Numbers; MacVim; Vico; Quicksilver; Seashore; TrashMe; VLC; Silverlight (ugh…stupid netflix)

6. DJ/Audio softwares used Logic 9; Pro Tools 10; Serato Scratch Live; a handfull of synths; Reason; Renoise; Maschine; Mixlr

7. Any problems experienced/occured (if there are/were) I think it had a DOA opitcal drive. I didn't notice for ~6 months and haven't cared at all.

8. How long have you been using it or purchase date? May 2011.

9. What was our previous computer? '08 Macbook 2.16

10. Why you purchased your current one? The Macbook was getting close to the end of its warranty and I had the money.

11. Your other/secondary computer (if any)? I gave the MacBook to my girlfriend for christmas, but I have an old PowerPC G4 that still works.

[epik1]

1. Desktop: self-built. Laptop: MacBook Pro 15" (Winter 2011)
2. Desktop: CPU:E8400 @ 3.8GHZ -->Zalman 9700NT HSF
GPU:XFX 5870 1GB OR SLI EVGA 560 1GB each
HDD:150GB Raptor,WD500GB,WD1TB BLACK
MOBO:Asus Striker 2 Formula
RAM:OCZ HPC REAPER 4GB 1066mhz pc2-8500 (5-5-5-15)@2.2v
PSU:Silverstone Strider 850W
CASE:Silvertstone TJ07
SOUND:Auzentech X-Fi Prelude
Keyboard:Logitech G15 V2
Mouse:Razer DeathAdder
Case Cooling:2x92mm exhaust,2x120mm exhaust, 2x120mm Ultra Kaze(3000RPM)intake.
Running:Win7 64-bit Ultimate
MacBook Pro:
CPU:i7 2.2GHZ
GPU:AMD 6750 1GB
HDD:750GB Hitachi, 1TB WD External HDD
RAM:Crucial 8GB SDDR3

3. Desktop hardware needs some i7!!
4. Win7 Ultimate, OSX Lion
5. Too much other software, games, photo and video editing software, drafting software,
6. Serato, Traktor, Logic, Live, FL9...
7. Desktop, had issues because I kept overclocking =P, MacBook 13" screen kept dying.
8. Desktop, I've been upgrading and building for about 6 years, this year will be it's 7th. Macbook 13" black has been retired and given to my dad. MacBook Pro 15" since November 2011
9. Black 13" MacBook purchased in 2008/09?
10. Last purchased one was my MacBook Pro, cause I needed it for school; in my program we used OSX-based programs
11. My desktop, and my old black 13" MacBook

[peterwo2e]

lenovo 15" edge 500gb hd/8gb ram /win 7. works great with serato. but making a move to video might force me to go with a mac. lets see how it goes.

[punky]

1. What computer/laptop are you using: Lenovo Ideapad y560p 15.6" screen
2. Specs: Intel i7 2630QM 2.0 Gigahertz, 500GB SATA HD, 8 GB RAM, Radeon 6570M, 3 USB ports, 1 USB / eSATA combo port
3. Advantages/weakness - A LOT of computer for the price, runs everything really well and eats all my DJ apps for breakfast. Has one wonky USB port that makes the connection just fine but the cable can slip out very easily. The screen could be a little higher res.
4. OS - Windows 7 Home Premium (though I may upgrade to Ultimate or Pro in the future)
5. Programs installed, games, other softwares - All kinds of wacky shit. DJ-related? Rapid Evolution and Audacity.
6. DJ/Audio softwares used - Traktor Scratch Pro 2, Torq 2, Ableton Live 7, Virtual DJ Pro 7 (but I don't use it)
7. Any problems experienced/occured - the USB port thing I mentioned is the biggest issue. If you want glitch free performance in Traktor, you need to turn off your ACPI driver. But that's nothing weird.
8. How long have you been using it or purchase date? Since early summer 2011.
9. What was our previous computer? White Macbook, Core Duo 2.0 Gigahertz, self-upgraded to 2 GB RAM and 750 GB HD.
10. Why you purchased your current one? The old Mac was starting to choke and chug on some software and hardware I was testing for Stanton.
11. Your other/secondary computer (if any) The Mac is my backup, plus I have an old Core 2 Duo media PC backup hooked to my HDTV.

[B3NNY]

1. What computer/laptop are you using: Brand/Make, Size

HP Elitebook 8560p 15.4"

2. Specs: Processor, RAM, HDD/SSD, Video Card, USB ports (2.0/3.0?)

Intel Quad core i7-2860QM @ 2.50GHz-3.6GHz Turbo Boost(8MB L3 Cache). 16GB 1600MHz RAM. Radeon HD 6470M 1GB memory. 256GB Crucial M4 SSD on SATA 6 GB/S. 2 USB 3.0, 3 USB 2.0 , 1 external SATA 3 GB/S , 1 Firewire

3. Advantages/weakness

Advantages; fast, tons of connections, awesome w/ real time audio, Military spec construction. Disadvantages; Price, screen isn't as good as my old laptop, some people will not like how bulky it is.

4. OS

Windows 7 Proffesional 64 bit

5. Programs installed, games, other softwares (non-DJ/audio)

Photoshop CS5.1 extended

6. DJ/Audio softwares used

Traktor Pro, Traktor Pro S4, Traktor Scratch Pro 2, Pro Tools 10

7. Any problems experienced/occured (if there are/were)

Not yet.

8. How long have you been using it or purchase date?

Month

9. What was our previous computer?

Asus K60IJ Intel Dual Core 2.2GHz 4GB RAM

10. Why you purchased your current one?

Previous laptop was awesome to DJ w/ , but thought it would be worth the investment to get something that processed Pro Tools a little faster


11. Your other/secondary computer (if any)

Asus laptop is for sale

[oliosky]

1. What computer/laptop are you using: Brand/Make, Size

Early 2011 13" macbook Pro

2. Specs: Processor, RAM, HDD/SSD, Video Card, USB ports (2.0/3.0?)

base model i5 macbook. No upgrades.

3. Advantages/weakness

Advantages; plays very nice with audio programs and midi and is very pretty Disadvantages; Price, realtively heavy for a 13" laptop these days. i look like a macintosh wanker

4. OS

OSX Lion

5. Programs installed, games, other softwares (non-DJ/audio)

Word for mac

6. DJ/Audio softwares used

traktor Pro 2. SSL and Ableton Live 8

7. Any problems experienced/occured (if there are/were)

Not yet.

8. How long have you been using it or purchase date?

4 months

9. What was our previous computer?
12" Dell Vostro
10. Why you purchased your current one?

Old one wore out after being lugged around the globe for over a year

11. Your other/secondary computer (if any)

Narp

[Sigma]

1. What computer/laptop are you using: Brand/Make, Size

It's a customised Dell Vostro 400.

2. Specs: Processor, RAM, HDD/SSD, Video Card, USB ports (2.0/3.0?)

CPU = Q6600 (stock)
RAM = 4GB
HDDS = 1TB Samsung Spinpont, 750GB Hitachi
GPU = NVIDIA 8800 GT with customised cooling
PSU = Corsair 620 Watt modular
USB Ports = 4 front/4 rear (all 2.0)

3. Advantages/weakness

Pros = It was cheap (I couldn't have built my own cheaper at the time, so that's why I bought it) and easy to upgrade. It's small. It's incredibly quiet now that I've swapped out a few parts and modified the GPU fans.

Cons = Could do with a bigger case and extra hard drive bays.

4. OS

Windows 7 Professional.

5. Programs installed, games, other softwares (non-DJ/audio)

Open Office, a few games, all of the main browsers, a few media players - just run of the mill stuff really.

6. DJ/Audio softwares used

Main ones: -

Serato
Adobe Audition
Voxengo r8brain
dBpoweramp
MediaMonkey
Exact Audio Copy
MP3Tag

7. Any problems experienced/occured (if there are/were)

The monitor that came with it buzzed when it was on standby, but Dell sent another one out by courier which arrived the next day.

8. How long have you been using it or purchase date?

Since about 2008 I think.

9. What was our previous computer?

A PIII-800!

10. Why you purchased your current one?

The old one was struggling due to the weak specs.

11. Your other/secondary computer (if any)

I've got a Sony Vaio laptop which had Windows XP on it, then Ubuntu, and it currently has the Windows 8 developer preview on it. I bought it in case I got back into gigging, but I never did and have rarely used it.

[deejayjsin]

1. What computer/laptop are you using: Brand/Make, Size

Apple MacBook Pro 13"

2. Specs: Processor, RAM, HDD/SSD, Video Card, USB ports (2.0/3.0?)

Model Name: MacBook Pro
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.7 GHz
Memory: 4 GB

3. Advantages/weakness

Pros = Super reliable.

Cons = Only 500gb of memory.

4. OS

O SX 10.6.8.

5. Programs installed, games, other softwares (non-DJ/audio)

Photoshop CS5, Microsoft Office 2011.

6. DJ/Audio softwares used

Traktor Pro 2
Ableton Live 8
MixMeister Fusion
Mixed In Key
Platinum Notes
Audacity
Beatport Pro
Xilisoft Audio Converter
Tagalicious

7. Any problems experienced/occured (if there are/were)

None so far.

8. How long have you been using it or purchase date?

May 2011

9. What was our previous computer?

Toshiba Satellite

10. Why you purchased your current one?

I was streaming a Cowboys game and in a fit of rage punched the screen of my previous laptop repeatedly. (I no longer stream football games) lol

11. Your other/secondary computer (if any)

None.

[Stevil]

I run an older Dell Dimension P4 3.0Ghz. Its a rebuilt PC with minimal specs but works great for Torq and Audacity. I've never had an issue with it and it was free so no complaints at all with it. My main PC is a custom i3, but I don't use it for DJing since all my equipment is int he basement and my office is upstairs.



9. What was our previous computer?

A PIII-800!



:lol: Nice. I used to do my faderwave sets on a P3 700.

[l0ckd0wn]

Laptop:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c244/l0ckd0wn420/laptop_PCWizard.png

Desktop:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c244/l0ckd0wn420/desktop_pcwizard.png

Server:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c244/l0ckd0wn420/server_pcwizard.png


Laptop and Desktop are used for everyday use, server is hosting file, irc, terraria, utorrent, TOR (once they update the client for Windows), FreeDNS, BOINC.

DJ & Production Software; Traktor 2, Reason 5, Ableton Live Lite 8.

As for other software I have an absolute ton of different applications depending on their function.

Laptop has been great since I installed Win 7 Pro without all the Lenovo software.

Desktop and server are custom built and run like solid rocks. Only small problem I run into on my desktop is the drivers for my M-Audio Audiophile 192 are flaky and because that is my default sound device need to reboot every couple days to reset the device.

[pete]

dell studio 1558 (laptop, 2010)
i5 430m 2.27
4gb
ati 5470 1gb
500gb

happy so far, runs everything i want at the speed i reqiure. I'll upgrade to another medium level laptop when the next generation processors drop.

last laptop was an Acer 5360 core2duo 1.6ghz. plastic cracked, only reads dvds. repaired, but I'll never buy acer again. presently it is my home server.

[Sigma]

lol: Nice. I used to do my faderwave sets on a P3 700.
Haha, considering the specs it actually ran pretty well. The multitracked 4D mix that I've posted up on here was made on that PC.

It would just take so long to do some things though, like encoding files, zipping/unzipping files, even starting up some programs, so it had to go. :D

[Stripe]

1. What computer/laptop are you using: Brand/Make, Size
Self made workstation

2. Specs: Processor, RAM, HDD/SSD, Video Card, USB ports (2.0/3.0?)
MB: GIGABYTE GA-EP45C
Proc: Intel Core 2 Quad 3GHz
RAM: 8GB RAM
Sound: Auzentech X-Fi Forte
Video: ATI Radeon HD3600
HDDs: there are a few, Primary being a 1Tb Seagate.
USB: There were a good bit of USB 2.0 ports, primarily use the Rosewill 7port USB 2.0 hub on the desk
Monitor: 22" LG, also my 32" Samsung above it as the secondary
Case: Sunbeam Trio w/ added Antec cooling.

3. Advantages/weakness
It does what I need it to and can continue to be further upgraded as needed.

4. OS
Vista 64bit ultimate (still no complaints on that either)

5. Programs installed, games, other softwares (non-DJ/audio)
Odds and end programs and photoshop

6. DJ/Audio softwares used
SSL, Soundforge

7. Any problems experienced/occured (if there are/were)
nope

8. How long have you been using it or purchase date?
Built sometime towards the end of 09

9. What was our previous computer?
self built one, IIRC was a p4 :teef:

10. Why you purchased your current one?
Needed something faster

11. Your other/secondary computer (if any)
Laptop


Laptop
1. What computer/laptop are you using: Brand/Make, Size:
HP DV2550 SE 14.1"

2. Specs: Processor, RAM, HDD/SSD, Video Card, USB ports (2.0/3.0?)
1.5 GHz core 2 duo, 2Gb DDR2, Intel GMA X3100 video, 160GB Hd, 3 USB 2.0 slots.

3. Advantages/weakness
Its portable, and the 12 cell battery lasts forever.

4. OS
Vista home, will be reformatted one of these days.

5. Programs installed, games, other softwares (non-DJ/audio)
Photoshop CS2, Office

6. DJ/Audio softwares used
SSL, Traktor Scratch duo, Mixvibes producer, Mixvibes Cross

7. Any problems experienced/occured (if there are/were)
Some random issues after a windows update, nothing a restore point couldnt fix.

8. How long have you been using it or purchase date?
Since 07

9. What was our previous computer?
Old beat up dell laptop, cant even remember the model#

10. Why you purchased your current one?
needed something small and portable.

11. Your other/secondary computer (if any)
Secondary travel device is either my HP touchpad, or rooted nook.

:uhoh: should I list my linux box too.

[STLRiverCity]

1. What computer/laptop are you using: Brand/Make, Size

15" MBP

2. Specs: Processor, RAM, HDD/SSD, Video Card, USB ports (2.0/3.0?)

2.66GHz i7, 8GB RAM, 500GB Internal, 1TB external w/ music library

3. Advantages/weakness

Very reliable. Can run DMX software and VDJ at same time with no issues.

4. OS

Lion

5. Programs installed, games, other softwares (non-DJ/audio)

No non-DJ related software installed.

6. DJ/Audio softwares used

VDJ and Emulation DMX software

7. Any problems experienced/occured (if there are/were)

External Seagate hard drive died. Time Machine saved the day.

8. How long have you been using it or purchase date?

Bought in August of 2009.

9. What was your previous computer?

Non for DJ use.

10. Why you purchased your current one?

Went from CDJ to VDJ.

11. Your other/secondary computer (if any)

2006 MacPro

[Tektonix]

1. What computer/laptop are you using: Brand/Make, Size

HP Pavilion somethingorother

2. Specs: Processor, RAM, HDD/SSD, Video Card, USB ports (2.0/3.0?)

Intel i5, 4gb DDR3 Ram, 1TB HD, Stock video and sound card, 6 USB2.0

3. Advantages/weakness

It does what i need it to so no complaints.

4. OS

Windows Vista

5. Programs installed, games, other softwares (non-DJ/audio)

Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 + Expansions, Sony Vega's, Adobe Photoshop CS5, Many Cam, Microsoft Office

6. DJ/Audio softwares used

FL9 XXl, Live 8, Traktor, Lots of VST's and Adobe Audition

7. Any problems experienced/occured (if there are/were)

Yes but they where self inflicted ( virus's )

8. How long have you been using it or purchase date?

2 years or so

9. What was our previous computer?

Some ghetto Compaq

10. Why you purchased your current one?

Compaq was too ghetto

11. Your other/secondary computer (if any)

HP Netbook for dicking around on

[Gjhowe1]

Oh gosh, this might take a while.

For DJ / Music:

MacBook Pro mid 2010, 13"

C2D 2.14 GHz, 4 GB of ram DDR3 Dual Chanel (1333 MHz i think?), 500 GB Drive, Nvidia graphics and 2 USB 2.0 ports.

Good: Built like a tank, dropped this off a stage cart, desk, no problems. Decent Battery life ~6hrs.

Bad: Some programs are not Mac compatible?


edit* Nice to see the new look on DJF been a while since ive been on.

OSX: lion

Most major audio programs, word, a few games (starcraft), firefox.

Serato ITCH, Traktor (basic one), VDJ Home, ableton live 8.

Few hang's with ITCH, Crashed on me once due to the ram crapping out.

used since mid 2010

previous: A cheep Acer exstensia (or something like that)

Also have two desktops, both PC based.

Desktop 1: AMD FX 8120, 8GB ram, HD6870 GPU, Gigabyte ga-990fx-ud3, blue ray, 1 TB drive, liquid cooling
Desktop 2: C2D 6750, 4GB ram, HD4870 GPU, EVGA 780i, DVD rom, 1TB raid drives, custom liquid cooling, (mainly used for media storage and backup)

Everything has iTunes as well and VLC player for media.

[Nicadraus]

Just want to bump this thread. :)

[Sigma]

I'm just in the process of building a new PC. Specs so far: -

CASE - Silverstone TJ08-E case (with the main intake fan swapped out for a Phobya 180mm silent fan)
MOBO - Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z Gen 3
CPU - (Not bought yet, but it will probably be an Ivy Bridge 3770K)
COOLER - Noctua NH-D14 2011
RAM - 16 GB of Corsair 1600 MHz DDR3 low profile memory
GPU - NVIDIA 8800 GT with custom cooling (from my old PC - will be upgraded when I have more cash)
SSD - Samsung 830 128 GB SSD
HDD - Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 2TB SATA3 7400 RPM 64 MB cache (and another in a USB 3.0 case for backups)
PSU - Corsair 620HX modular
ODD - LiteOn iHAS 624B
EXTRAS - Silverstone SST-FP37B USB 3.0 multi-card reader

I haven't decided on a sound card yet.

It should be a considerably more powerful PC than my current one when it's done!

[neks]

1. What computer/laptop are you using: Dell Latitude D630 laptop

http://i.imgur.com/z5iqr.jpg



I have pretty much the same laptop (mine has 2 gigs of ram and 320gb of storage) that I use exclusively with Traktor 1.2.x and Mixvibes Cross.

It came with XP and I switched to XP PE then I tweaked it according to the guides found on BlackViper and it's been great

[Silver Man]

1. What computer/laptop are you using: Brand/Make, Size
I have a custom built 2U rack mount computer. My entire system is self contained

2. Specs: Processor, RAM, HDD/SSD, Video Card, USB ports (2.0/3.0?)
AMD Processor (forget speed), 3Gb Ram, 2x 250GB in Raid 1 and 2x 1TB in Raid 1, Onboard Video, USB 2.0, External Soundcard (DN-HC4500 Controller)


3. Advantages/weakness
My case is fully self contained. I open the top, popup the monitor, open the back, plug in power and speakers, open the front and turn on. Another advantage is that all parts are standard and I can replace anything if I need to. Also, the additional hard drives allows up to 3 drive failures without missing a single beat. The weakness is that it is a bit heavy.

4. OS
Windows Vista

5. Programs installed, games, other softwares (non-DJ/audio)
This is a dedicated DJ computer so I only have DJ Software on it (Virtual DJ)

6. DJ/Audio softwares used
Virtual DJ

7. Any problems experienced/occured (if there are/were)
Power supply went bad on time, but I replaced and all was well. Thankfully, it was not at a gig.

8. How long have you been using it or purchase date?
This rig 2 years (Prior to that, the same rig for 2 years, had to rebuild it because it was stolen)

9. What was our previous computer?
Same thing, it was stolen

10. Why you purchased your current one?
The advantages of everything is self contained and I can fix whatever goes wrong.

11. Your other/secondary computer (if any)
My other computers are a Dell Laptop that controls my lighting (used for audio backup if my main fails for some reason) and then also a Toshiba laptop.

Here is a picture of my setup. The 2U computer is on the bottom under the keyboard drawer. The laptop controls my lighting and doubles as a backup music system.

http://www.milbrand.com/DJ/Setup.jpg

[Nicadraus]

Bumping this thread for more info and survey. :)