[Validated] Laptop Ranking for Pro Tools LE 8 Compatibility and Performance
Compatibility
& Performance Rankings:
Additional Grid Information
| Compatibility Rankings | |
| Tier 1 | T1 host systems are compatible with both USB and FireWire 400 audio interfaces. |
| Tier 2 | T2 host systems are compatible with either USB audio interfaces or FireWire 400 audio interfaces, but not both. |
| Tier 3 | T3 host systems are compatible with USB and/or FireWire 400 audio interfaces but ONLY by means of add-in cards or specific system and/or BIOS changes. |
| Performance Rankings | |
| Level 1 | Supports Complete Production Toolkit track counts. 64 stereo/128 mono tracks @ 48k. 48 stereo/96 mono tracks @ 96k. |
| Level 2 | Supports standard LE track counts. 48 mono/stereo tracks @ 48k. 32 mono/stereo tracks @ 96k. |
| Level 3 | Supports track counts & the number of inputs available to that LE device |
Additional Grid Information
- OO3/OO2 Family includes:
- 003 console
- 003 Rack
- 003 Rack+
- Digi 002 console
- Digi 002 Rack
- 003 console
- Mbox 2 USB includes:
- Mbox 2
- Mbox 2 Mini
- Mbox 2 Micro
- Mbox 2
- Mbox 2 Pro is a FireWire device
- N/A in the grids below refers to one or more of the
following:
- Device is not qualified on that computer
- Mbox 2 USB interfaces and original Mbox are not capable
of sample rates above 48k
- Device is not qualified on that computer