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Rain Recording LiveBook Dual Core DAW Notebook ComputerA Mobile Audio Workstation for the Modern Musician, DJ and Engineer!
LiveBook offers extreme durability and a quiet cool design in a laser etched aluminum casing. Internally, the LiveBook is impeccable featuring an Intel Penryn Dual Core processor, discrete NVIDIA 9600GT graphics and incredible expandability of up to 500GB of storage and up to 8GB of high performance RAM. With the BIOS and OS optimized to run Audio Recording and Music Production Softwares, the LiveBook is the ultimate mobile audio tool.
Ready to Rock n' Roll, the LiveBook Arrives complete with 2.53GHz Intel Penryn Core 2 Duo CPU, 4GB RAM, 15.4 inch widescreen display, 250GB SATA II drive and a StormDrive Dual Layer CD/DVD Writer.
Rain Recording LiveBook Features
- Aluminum design provides protection while keeping heat and noise low
- Intel Penryn Core 2 Duo processing on the Centrino 2 platform
- Designed for use with industry standard audio/video editing software and hardware
- Dual FireWire chipsets and eSATA for high speed streaming
- The power to push tons of tracks, plug-ins and synths wherever you go
Finally a mobile audio workstation designed and certified for use with industry standard gear like Pro Tools, Native Instruments and RME. A dizzying array of ports give you the power to interface with all your audio gear. Dual FireWire chipsets ensure maximum compatibility with industry standard audio hardware plus eSATA for lightning fast data streaming to your external drive. High power, high efficiency computing built on the new Centrino 2 Montevina platform. It's low heat, low noise and all the horsepower you need to make the music you want - wherever you go.
Tuned OS
Rain tunes the operating system specially for audio and video production. Combined with a custom BIOS, the result is optimized performance, high stability and maximum compatibility with your creative software and audio/video hardware.
Rain Recording LiveBook Dual Core DAW Notebook Specifications
- CPU: 2.53GHz Intel Penryn Core 2 Duo (up to 3.06GHz)
- Graphics: Discrete NVIDIA 9600M GT [512MB]
- Memory: 4GB 1066MHz DDR2 Dual Channel SDRAM (up to 8GB)
- Display: 15.4 inch WXGA Widescreen [1280 x 800]
- Storage: 250GB SATA II 7200RPM High Performance Drive [16MB Cache]
- Optical: StormDrive Dual Layer CD/DVD Writer
- eSATA: 1 x eSATA Port [3Gb/s]
- USB: 3 x USB 2.0 Ports
- FireWire: 3 x FireWire Ports (with TI Chipset on PCI Express Card)
- PCI Express: 1 x PCI Express Card Slot
- Media: 1 x Card Reader (SD, MMC, MS, MS-Pro)
- Video Out: 1 x HDMI, 1 x VGA (External Display)
- Audio In/Out: 1 x Headphone Out, 1 x Mic In
- Webcam: 2.0 megapixel
- WiFi LAN: Integrated Wireless
- Wired LAN: Gigabit Ethernet
- Bluetooth: Integrated Bluetooth 2.0
- Modem: 56k RJ-11
- Construction: Black/Silver Aluminum
- Input: Touch Pad, 2 Buttons, Full Size Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
- Battery: 6-Cell Smart Li-Ion Battery
- Weight: 5.5lbs with Battery
Software
- Operating System: Windows 32-bit Vista Business or XP Pro
- Windows Vista Business Tuned by Rain for Audio + Video Production
- Additional Software
- RainZone Internet Safe Zone
- RainCare Restore Recovery and Backup Solution
Support
- Included Support:
- RainCare Support (1 year) with 30-day Free Audio/Video Support Trial
- One Year Limited Hardware Warranty
- Optional Support: RainCare Encompass (Sold Separately)
- 3 year Support Plan
- Audio/Video Integration Support
- Extended Warranty
| Support Type |
RainCare
(Provided) |
RainCare Encompass
(Sold Separatly) |
| Phone Support |
90 Days |
3 years |
| Email Support |
1 Year |
3 years |
| RainCare Remote |
1 Year |
3 years |
| RainCare.net Access |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Audio/Video Integration |
30 Day Trial |
3 years |
| Parts and Labor Hardware Warranty |
3 Years |
3 Years |
Additional Information
- Box Dimensions: 17 x 4 x 6 inches
- Boxed Weight: 10 lbs
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Rate and Review this Product:
 5 people rated this item  | jason firestone from east brunswick, pa, usa | | Overall Ranking: | | Appearance:
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| | | Subject: | Awesomenss | | Quality:
| Its made well and hasn't crashed once with pro tools since i got it. I do live recording and had to get rid of my last laptop because it was unreliable. | | Features:
| Its definitely fast and i can use so many more plugs than usual. It looks pro which i know shouldnt matter but does anywy :) The screen is bright and very responsive for games too. | | Ease of Use:
| I agree with the other reviewer that a real maual would be better than just a quick start. But they do have good support and actually answered questions about pro tools which is more than i can say about digidesign. | | Value:
| Its a more expensive than other laptops but also just for audio. thats gotta be a good thing. and the support is worth the price of admision. | | Appearance:
| It looks really good. I love the logo on the back of the screen and the touchpad is very responsive. | | Skill Level:
| Semi-Pro | | Date submitted:
| 2/2/10 | | Do you own this product?:
| yes | |
| | Rich from Seattle, WA, USA | | Overall Ranking: | | Quality:
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| | | Subject: | Solid Audio Laptop | | Quality:
| Very sturdy, the aluminum on the top and wrist pad area are beautiful. Feels very well made. | | Features:
| Out of the box it was streamlined to run without alot of bloat. I appreciate the OS tweaks Rain made as it stays out of my way and keeps latency low. I would however, like to see a bit more documentation, however Rain support was very helpful with my questions. | | Ease of Use:
| Works great with my Mbox 2 and software | | Value:
| Yes. | | Appearance:
| Beautiful looking laptop. Very well made. | | Skill Level:
| Intermediate | | Date submitted:
| 2/1/2010 | | Do you own this product?:
| Yes | |
| | Michael from Seattle Washington | | Overall Ranking: | | Features:
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| This thing is built well, all good quality parts, memory, hard drive, display. The problem is I would lose the keyboard and touchpad typing email. It had to be returned to Rain after trying everything with tech support to get it to work. Problem started the first day and for the next 7 days. | | Features:
| The display is nice, not one dead pixel. I like this a lot, but too bad there were problems from the start. It is not 100% metal, the base is hard plastic and the top zone near keyboard is soft plastic for touch controls, the rest is metal. | | Ease of Use:
| It is real easy to use, starts fast, good controls, everything is simple and quick. | | Value:
| I think it's a little over priced, but bought it on credit payments. The support is valuable, without that I'd be sunk. The problem is in the manufacturer, not AMS or Rain, it's the OEM. You basically have triple warranty, extended on AMS, 1 year at Rain and then if Rain can repair it the OEM supplier steps in. | | Appearance:
| Looks nice. The Rain graphic on the top of the case has a sticky sheet of plastic to protect it. When peeled off part of the white tone stuck to the plastic, and the graphic is not perfectly uniform in white color. Besides that it looks very high quality. | | Skill Level:
| Intermediate | | Date submitted:
| 12-21-2009 | | Do you own this product?:
| Yes |
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