Hrm. Drive space isn't really an issue for me. I picked up a 1 TB external dual-drive and it's been holding up like a champ (probably helps that it's a native-Japanese product 'imported' by the Navy Exchange). I would have gone for the 2 TB drive, except it was a little rich for my blood (US$480).
Processing power is going to be a bit more of a to do, though. I'm using a Toshiba Sattelite A105 series laptop. Unfortunately, it's not one of the Dual-Core processor models, though I have maxed out the memory. I could add more, but it wouldn't matter without a 64-bit processor. *Sighs* I really ought to look into a new laptop, but all the "Vista Only" models out there kinda turns me away.
Does anyone know how well Ubuntu supports Toshiba's hardware? I know that most of the AMD and Intel archetecture is no problem, but that doesn't mean that it has all the nifty optimization drivers that really makes the new beasties roar. Or does it? I've been using Ubuntu on-and-off, and it could be something that Intel and AMD has been slipping to the Ubuntu people to include in their repository system.
I'm also seriously considering dual-booting with Mac OS-X (drive partitioning is so much fun), given how the operating system lends itself so beautifully to audio/visual applications.
And then there is the inexperience on my part. I'll go google for some tutorials, but if you have any insights as to sources for good tutorials, then I'd appreciate the input.
Thanks much!
Processing power is going to be a bit more of a to do, though. I'm using a Toshiba Sattelite A105 series laptop. Unfortunately, it's not one of the Dual-Core processor models, though I have maxed out the memory. I could add more, but it wouldn't matter without a 64-bit processor. *Sighs* I really ought to look into a new laptop, but all the "Vista Only" models out there kinda turns me away.
Does anyone know how well Ubuntu supports Toshiba's hardware? I know that most of the AMD and Intel archetecture is no problem, but that doesn't mean that it has all the nifty optimization drivers that really makes the new beasties roar. Or does it? I've been using Ubuntu on-and-off, and it could be something that Intel and AMD has been slipping to the Ubuntu people to include in their repository system.
I'm also seriously considering dual-booting with Mac OS-X (drive partitioning is so much fun), given how the operating system lends itself so beautifully to audio/visual applications.
And then there is the inexperience on my part. I'll go google for some tutorials, but if you have any insights as to sources for good tutorials, then I'd appreciate the input.
Thanks much!