I've got an old laptop that I've been playing around with reaper and a few vsti plugins. I've got myself a midi keyboard (that came with analog lab) and a good audio interface I'm now finding the laptop is struggling. Plus the small screen is a bit of a pain to work with.
Looking at the cheap refurbished office PC's the specs are way better than my laptop, 16gb+ ram etc, are they a realistic solution as I want to keep the costs down as this is a hobby rather than a job. An example below:
HP EliteDesk 800 G2 SFF Intel i5 6500 3.20GHz 16GB RAM 128GB SSD Win 10 $120
Any suggestions for 2nd had PC's to keep an eye out for? I'm guessing the onboard graphics are fine for DAW machine? I would also need a screen, again, probably the bigger the better I would guess for using the GUI.
thanks
As Windows 10 reaches end of life in October 2025, you may want to get a system with a CPU that meets the minimum spec for Windows 11, such as an Intel 8th gen or newer.
End of life means you will no longer get security updates, so the operating system will become more vulnerable to malware, hacks, etc…