i5, i7, hybrid tablet laptop 2in1 on a tiny budget : HP 2760p

[Martin Walker]

Pleased to locate Alchemy Player Free : included sound design Martin Walker.

# A Moonlight Romance : John Carpenter
# Aggressive Electric : Prodigy
# Alien Sunrise : just wonderful atmospheric electric bass one of the most interesting electric bass
# Ambient Ripples : BladeRunner
# Angel Drifts : Inception Hans Zimmer dystopian strings
# Getting The Jitters : sunrise Cafe del Mar
# Harping on a Dream : Underworld
# Hither & Zither : Ennio Morricone  Once Upon a Time in America
# Native American Flute : Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.

(Touch mangling Alchemy Remix Pads brings out their layered diverseness).

Ha! Only just noticed this post when you added to the thread. Glad you like those sounds of mine and that you gave you detected so many other (mostly unintentional) references within them

However, across all the Alchemy libraries I ended up contributing well over 300 presets, each with their eight remix variations. A true labour of love over quite a few years!

Martin

[tea for two]

M .... these nine sounds are Proper.
Nine songs easy cause how Proper they are.
Those references are some of my faves :
For your sound design evoking ....

across all the Alchemy libraries I ended up contributing well over 300 presets, each with their eight remix variations.
A true labour of love over quite a few years!

Martin

Labour of love for you to design, mental for me to mangle live.
Where would I be without sound designers.

I only have Free Player as I never purchased Full Alchemy.
I noticed iTunes no longer have Alchemy App one of the main reasons I have iPad.

[Martin Walker]

[tea for two]

HP stopped making these business styles after HP2760p.
HP started making Revolve G1, G2, G3

HP Revolve 810 G1, G2, G3 (business hybrid) alternative to Surface Pro?

Surface Pro Drawbacks

1. Just 1 USB 3 port.
2. No way to increase USB 3 ports via PCIe docking.
3. Memory soldered on : no way to manually expand memory
4. Storage fixed : sealed design difficult to increase storage.
5. Battery fixed & will Not charge from portable USB battery charger.
6. No Gigabit Ethernet : USB3 to Ethernet adapters available.
7. Tough to get into
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Microsoft+Surface+Pro+Teardo...

https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Microsoft+Surface+Pro+4+Tear...

ifixit experts broke Surface4 screen.
Entry to internals requires heating to remove Surface screen which can snap :

Acer, Asus, Dell, Sony i3,i5,i7 tablets    similar drawbacks.

Solution
Tabletish Hybrid none of the drawbacks 1-7.

HP Revolve 810 G1, G2, G3? Let's see.


2 x USB3 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, Displayport (HDMI & D-Sub with adapters).

"Mostly made from magnesium alloy, satisfying the US military standards according to MIL-STD-810 
for the categories falls, vibrations, concussions, soiling, height and high as well as low temperatures."



PCIe4 (16 Giga Transfers/sec) docking with extra 4xUSB3, Gigabit Ethernet & Dual display ports.

Pros

1. 2x USB3 ports : see photo
2. 4x USB3 ports on PCIe4 docking bay (& 2 display ports) : see photo.
3. Gigabit Ethernet built in : see photo.
4. Battery interchangeable : easy just slide latch on base.
5. Add 8GB memory to 4GB soldered on : easy just remove base cover.
6. Increase mSata 6Gbits/s SSD storage : easy just remove base cover.
G1 model (2013) mSata 6Gbits/s SSD. G2 (2014) & G3 (2015) M.2 10Gbit/s SSD.
7. Easy to get into, just 4 screws base.


Cons

1. Non HD screen : just 1366*768 model G1 (2013), G2 (2014), G3 (2015).
2. 3rd gen i5 although turbo boosts to 2.6GHz remains at 1.9GHz when on battery.
However No throttling afaik.
i3/i5/i7  3rd generation model G1 (2013),  4th gen G2, 5th gen G3.
3. 12GB max memory.
4. 11.6 inch screen may be too small for some.
5. Fan audible under load.

How abouts bread
£320 with 2 years warranty.
https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SLAPHPREV81001A#.VrRvuk...
Hp Revolve 810 G1 (2013) i5 3437 (3rd gen) 4GB 128GB.

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Were spare resources present i would checked it out for forumees:
performance latency et al, touch screen responsiveness various DAWs, plugins, softsynths

[Agharta]

Dell Latitude 13 - 7350 Series 2-in-1
Processor: Intel® Core™ M-5Y71 (1.2GHz , max turbo frequency 2.9GHz, 4-MB L3 Cache, 4.5W)
Windows® 8.1 Pro
8 GB DDR3 1600MHz
256 GB Solid State Hard Drive
Dell Wireless 5810e LTE/HSPA+ (4G)
Intel 7265AC + BT4.0 [802.11ac + Bluetooth 4.0, Dual Band 2.4&5GHz, 2x2]
20WHr, 2-Cell Battery + 30WHr, 3-Cell Battery (one battery in the keyboard, the other in the tablet)
13.3 Inch IPS Display with FHD (1920x1080) with 10 point capacitive touch (No Rear Camera)
Internal Backlit Keyboard
£402.00 delivered with 3Yr Next Business Day Warranty. From Dell Outlet store so refurbished in the sense of being a customer return.

Add a docking station (HDMI, DP, USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet) for £40 from eBay and you have a convertible laptop that docks for £442.

You can upgrade the M.2 SSD easily but the RAM is soldered. Battery in the tablet might be removeable!
Downside is that the tablet itself has no USB ports at all.