If battery life is a priority then you’ll love the 11 hours that the Spectre manages. The lack of Thunderbolt might be a slight concern to you if you’re used to the faster transfer speeds. With the Spectre x360, you’ll get 3 x USB 3.0 ports. Slightly less impressive is the 7-hour battery life of the ZenBook, which was beaten by the MacBook Pro.Ī 512GB SSD drive is included and should give you enough space for a while before you need to purchase any external drives. It’s also a touchscreen, which may be of benefit to you. Sporting a 15” 4K screen with 3840 x 2160 resolution, the ZenBook has incredible pixel clarity. The ZenBook comes with 3 x USB 3.0 ports and 1 x Thunderbolt/USB Type-C port giving you plenty of room for attaching external peripherals.
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The same as the MacBook, the ZenBook Pro also has a modest 512GB SSD drive for speedy boot times and application responsiveness. Powered by an Intel i7-6700HQ processor and a whopping 16GB of RAM, the ZenBook can handle any application. It’s just 0.8 inches thick, pretty much placing it in the ultraportable category. Just scraping in at our 5 lbs limit, the ZenBook Pro is lightweight enough to carry around daily. The Asus ZenBook Pro UX510VW was a close second in this contest. The four other music production laptops we tested ASUS ZenBook Pro UX501VW Sporting a 9-hour battery life, you can be rest assured that the MacBook Pro gives you enough time to make it through a gig or find a charger before it loses charge. The 15.4” screen is the perfect mix of form and functionality and Apple’s retina display gives you incredible pixel density with a 2560 x 1600 resolution.
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If you’re someone that has lots of external bits and pieces, you’ll be happy to hear that the Macbook Pro has 2x USB 3.0 ports and 2x Thunderbolt 2 ports. 512GB worth of space should keep you going for a fair while. Under the hood you’ll find a 512GB SSD which is quick and responsive, having no issues opening intensive applications such as Ableton Live and aiding in speedy boot times. Additionally, it’s 2.17 inches thick, meaning it’s relatively thin compared to gaming laptops.īoasting an Intel i7 processor and 16GB of RAM, the MacBook Pro will be able to handle any music production applications with ease. Weighing just 4.5 lbs, you won’t have any issue taking the MacBook with you anywhere you go, including to gigs. The MacBook Pro has all of the aspects we were looking for in a music production laptop. It might be a cliche that all DJ’s and anyone in the music industry seems to use Macs, but we honestly couldn’t go past the Apple MacBook Pro as our winner.
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