Cheap Chromebook fine?


I'm looking to buy a Chromebook or a cheap PC for music. Will the quality of the PC make an appreciable difference for me? Anything to look for when buying one?

I'm using a Peachtree audio X1 > Monarchy audio DIP > Metrum NOS mini Dac > NAD power amp

Thanks!

abarnett

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Will the quality of the PC make an appreciable difference for me?

A more powerful computer won't improve sound quality, but it will allow computer to "get out of tthe way." so to speak. 

that means 

- no computer fan noise (silent PC or laptop) 

- a custom power plan which allows the mainboard to perform without much power consumption

- fast storage (like solid-state drives / NVMe, fast RAM, and a decent CPU for accessing large (or any) audio files quickly on playback software

Always get a good USB cable or a custom one to avoid issues with audio latency/packet errors or ghosting.