Hello, I have an ibook and Mbox at the moment, but after using FruityLoops on a friends desktop, I want to be Mac/PC from now on.
Only problem is, I am not well versed in PC setups so I need to know what FruityLoops realistically needs.

I'll be getting a laptop, so what soundcard/dongle etc. is needed?
I'd love to quickly get a Dell Inspiron 8600 or something, so would any changes need to be made, or install software and run?
How high-spec does it need to be to handle many of the free plugs on the net?

This would be a pure low(er) budget fun toy on the side, so if anyone has gone a similar route, I'd love to hear from you...

My friend just got an old celeron 333 laptop with 64mb of ram and I'm certain he said he runs Fruityloops off it (although pretty slowly) so anything better than that will work fine! I know for sure he has Reason working on it anyway.

Jesus, I think I'll be laughing then!! BTW, is that Baby John Burgess by any chance - he is my dad.....

Yeah that's Burgo you for doing some 10 pin bowling!!! So are you from Australia?

Yeah, Melbourne too, near Frankston. Chopper Read said once that Baby John had a glass eye, 'cause he got rolled outside Mentone Bowl about 40 years ago, and someone bashed him senseless. How would old Chop-Chop know that then...

I don't have much else to say but I found that pretty funny! I don't think Burgo has a glass eye though...it wouldn't move if it was glass and you'd pick it a mile away.

The Avalanches Turtle looks like Harold Holt...

Yeah it does in ways. Maybe he didn't drown, he got turned into a turtle and the government covered it up!!!