What kind of computer do you use on stage?

Post by **bart** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 09:59

We think most people use a laptop nowadays but 5 years ago shuttles were quite popular. We're curious to hear what you use now.

Please don't make this a Mac vs PC war

lux · Post by **lux** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:37

I'm using a pc tower at the moment. But it's big, heavy and not very practical in my opinion.

(going to buy a laptop in the next 2 months. Still haven't decided if i'll go for pc or mac.)

timEther · Post by **timEther** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:59

Depends on the size of the show.
Small/single screen show - PC laptop
Large/dual or triplehead show - shuttle

Percival · Post by **Percival** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:12

Depends on Application

Mac Book Pro
PC Laptop
PC Tower

VJair · Post by **VJair** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 15:51

pc laptops fo me wether running single dual or tripple headsetup. i used to drag a shuttle around a few years ago, im so glad laptops now have enough power to do the business

Joris · Post by **Joris** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 17:43

I'm a Mac fanboy so I use pretty much every model laptop they brough out. iBook G4, MacbookPro, MacBook. You know, just so I have to carry around pretty much every video adapter known to man

ridiculoid · Post by **ridiculoid** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 05:13

Home-built PC tower in a custom roadcase with controllers built in. Fairly bulky and heavy but find it's a much more powerful solution than any laptop I can currently afford.

sleepytom · Post by **sleepytom** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 19:27

i don't go onstage - its for musicans and actors...

I use my MPB mainly but also more powerful machines if / when needed.

Joris · Post by **Joris** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 21:02

i don't go onstage - its for musicans and actors...

lol! And stagedivers!

mfo · Post by **mfo** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 14:13

Also having a much better notebook - I still prefer to vj with a 3 years old asus (cheapy+ugly) notebook. Why? Because it works (thanks to dxv, i can even go 3 layers tripleHead2go setup) and:
I wont get a crisis, when I breaks! (Which happens more often than nowadays djs/vjs think.)