dont buy laptops from inta audio if u run firewire

nope dont do it

i got their 17 inch dual core model and its totally incompatable with firewire soundcards... well my maudio 410 at least - and seeing as thats a common model then problems with others i do believe to be likely.

u cant listen to sound in webpages at all - so no checking myspace profiles...or any links u might be sent. this also crashes the audio engine of ya sequencer... and that - and stuff like winamp generally takes ages to start up

sometimes i've had the blue screen of death. on xp. now thats such a rare thing to get compared to the old days of me and 98...


the firewire is a mini port right below the touchpad as well so easily pulled out... wank.


i brought yesterday a expresscard firewire card - which has a texas instrument chipset (widely regarded as best for firewire) and it works ALOT better... ocassionally a few crashes of sound - but they are easily fixed by restarting brouser.. NOT a reboot like i was having to do.

still tho - the express card is of the slimmer 32 type - and is very very loose... i seriously would be worried to gig with it.. it comes out at the slightest touch..

maybe there is a bigger expresscard in the larger format that will fit snug...i've seen a few online but not sure about the chipset... but they do cost £60 - so i for now can wait...

so now u know
ok its actually sunny at the mo i best go out or something..