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Lunchbox Computers for Live Music Performances?

Posted by Cliff on from the but-they-used-to-be-for-sandwiches dept.

Dan Reetz asks: "As a PC based musician, mobility is critical. However, most laptops have horrible soundcards. PCMCIA cards like a VXPocket cost about 700 clams. A friend of mine recommended I look into 'lunchbox' style computers as a portable solution. A few searches revealed them to be quite expensive and they are hard to find used. Does anyone know of a source for used Lunchbox PC's (even just the diplay would be fine) or a better low latency/noise audio solution for laptops?"

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  1. Lunchbox PCs get pricey by unformed · · Score: 4, Funny

    especially because you have to pay royalties on whatever special character you want on it. For example, some people would want Batman Lunchbox PCs; Some would want Cabbage Patch Kids. And some (like me) would want the almighty Penguin-Man.

    Don't listen to them, it's a conspiracy; THAT'S the real reason LPCs get pricey

  2. Re:PCI?? = not firewire or USB??? by PurpleFloyd · · Score: 2, Funny

    I should hope that an iPod would get its power from some sort of battery - otherwise its usefulness as a "portable" device is rather limited.

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    That's it. I'm no longer part of Team Sanity.