Hello.

So I got a used x380 Yoga (i7-8550U and 16GB RAM) and I’m planning to use it for electronic music production. I like the touch screen for working with the piano roll, though I’ll probably also connect an external monitor.

I’m probably going to install either Ubuntu Studio or Mint with the Ubuntu Studio Controls package. Either one of these will serve my purposes.

But can a 5-year-old laptop run Ubuntu Studio and a DAW? I will plug in a USB audio interface, so that will take some of the load off the processor. And 16GB of RAM should be enough (that’s the max RAM on these machines, and it’s soldered anyway). But I’ve heard that Ubuntu is more resource intensive than Mint.

What about Fedora Jam? Would a 5-year-old laptop run that better than Ubuntu Studio?

Are there any drawbacks to just using Mint with the Ubuntu Studio controls?

Does anybody have experience using an x380 yoga for audio production?

Any thoughts would be appreciated!

  • sentient_loom@kbin.socialOP
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    1 year ago

    Yeah I had to abandon some of my favorite VSTs when I moved to Linux. I should just get a new PC with windows… But not this year.

    • technologicalcaveman@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Easiest solution for windows with one pc, in my opinion, is get an external ssd and do windowstousb. I use that, and it works like it’s native. Set me back about 100$ for a 1tb ssd. I’ve played games on it, made music, and other things. Works really well, so I’d suggest that before making a whole separate pc for windows alone.