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!

  • Shiver1976@kbin.social
    2·
    1 year ago

    Zorin OS Pro might be a good one here. At least you would have a tested suite.
    Create with the same apps the pros use. Zorin OS Pro includes an advanced video editor, Photoshop-compatible image editor, illustration software, audio workstation, animation software, and the same 3D graphics & effects software used by Hollywood studios, just to name a few. With tools this powerful, your imagination is the only limit.

    • sentient_loom@kbin.socialOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      I’ll look it up, thanks.

      Edit:
      Zorin pro actually looks interesting. I wonder if they do the kind of system configurations that musnix and ubuntu studio do.