Originally posted by Anonymous
i think shuttles rocks
well, shuttles, still have lots of problems and also, beside the problems, you still have to carry a manitor, keyboard and mouse.
at the moment, we have a shuttle and laptop for gigs and each gig we are carrying following equipment.
mixer
vda
switcher
midi controler
midi keyb
1 or 2 external hdd
couple of video cameras and couple of webcams
a switch for video cameras
usb repeater hub
a dvd player
a vhs player
a preview monitor
cabling
some other stuff
so as you can see we are carrying lots of bags
we have a roddie-like guy who helps us but it is still a heavy payload...
so why you should carry a shuttle - monitor - keyboard - mouse instead of carrying an item lighter than a shuttle if I will get the same or better performance?
also, as shuttles are depended to electricity, you can not use your computer without setting it properly, u can use your laptop on the road. you need more storage? the 2.5" external hdd cases are not using external power source. road is too long? plug in to vehicles cigarete lighter and you are back online
also, in most of the events, no matter we request 2.5m x 1m table, it is very hard to find it, you have to work in very limited spaces so, external monitor, keyboard and a shuttle means more space than a laptop
math never fails if you make the calculations right
bw
[Edited on 17-3-2005 by MtB]
