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Micro PC Laptops

Mr. Wright 6:08 PM - 19 December, 2006
I was looking at this www.bestbuy.com and it's pretty expensive for what it is. I couldn't help but to think how cool it would be to run serato on a tiny 4.5 inch screen. People would hardly even notice it sitting in your setup.
Monk-A 8:05 PM - 19 December, 2006
that is seriously cool
type1 12:31 AM - 20 December, 2006
Even if you "headphone dj" instead of "waveform dj" it would be difficult to search or to select a songs on that computer specially from at least 2~3 feets away.
Mr. Wright 2:21 AM - 20 December, 2006
ehhh i guess, with some practice i think it wouldn't be too bad but i have good eyes. If it sat right obove my mixer and i had a usb mouse i'd have no problem.
djzoo 2:27 AM - 20 December, 2006
thats funny, i was just at bestbuy this past weekend and was fooling around with that turd. it is impossible to see anything or do anything on it. I visited this forum on it and almost killed myself because i could read any posts or select anything. i say, 2 thumbs down.
Mr. Wright 3:15 PM - 20 December, 2006
Well now we have it, someones used it and its utterly useless. Thanks for the heads up, & killing the dream of a tiny ass computer for serato. Oh well my vaio's only a 13" screen that weighs 4lbs. I can't complain much, it's pretty small itself.
DJ Michael Basic 3:58 PM - 20 December, 2006
I actually have one of these...its pretty cool but it is small. I got a bluetooth keyboard and mouse for it and its not that bad (I hate the keyboard on it) but I don't use it for serato normally...its just a novelty to dj with it. It is, however, great for my karaoke gigs.

Also...the dock is exactly the same size as a portable laptop sized usb hard drive...so I took a 160gb laptop sized external and attached it to the bottom of the dock with velcro and now whenever its docked its basically 200gb.
Mr. Wright 4:01 PM - 20 December, 2006
Thats pretty cool about the docking station. How hard is it to read what tracks you are selecting in serato?
DJ Michael Basic 4:13 PM - 20 December, 2006
Well...I type really fast...so I tend to do searches that narrow it down to the point where I don't really have to look...I do like to watch the waveforms because I'm a shitty dj...and I don't have a big problem seeing them.