Laptop + MuseScore?
Hello! So, unfortunately, my desktop that I used for MuseScore is no longer available. I am looking into buying a laptop, but I need to know which kinds can and cannot run MuseScore. The Internet hasn't given me any reliable answers. Please tell me what OS's/brands on/of laptops do not run or allow downloads of MuseScore! Thanks in advance,
Kaine
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MuseScore is not too fussy, a recently laptop should not have problems.
some informations:
https://musescore.org/en/download#Minimum-requirements
In reply to MuseScore is not too fussy, a by Shoichi
Awesome, thanks. That's very helpful.
Basically any laptop you will currently find in the store will work. MuseScore runs on Windows, Mac OSX and Linux. The minimum requirements are pretty low. See https://musescore.org/en/download#Minimum-requirements
In reply to Basically any laptop you will by [DELETED] 5
Okay, thank you. I kind of figured most would work, but I wanted to be absolutely sure :)
Do be aware that while MuseScore runs on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux, it does not run on Chrome OS. So a Chromebook would be the one kind of laptop *not* to get, unless you are very technically inclined and wish to learn how to run Linux on the Chromebook.
But aside from Chromebooks, yes, any laptop should run MuseScore just fine.
In reply to Do be aware that while by Marc Sabatella
Ah, yes. I was looking at Chromebooks but I realized that the apps/program setup dealio was gonna be a lot different from Windows. And no, I'm not too great with technology. It took me a very long time to figure out MuseScore and I still am figuring stuff out. But I still love it! Alright, thanks much!
In reply to Do be aware that while by Marc Sabatella
Ah, yes. I was looking at Chromebooks but I realized that the apps/program setup dealio was gonna be a lot different from Windows. And no, I'm not too great with technology. It took me a very long time to figure out MuseScore and I still am figuring stuff out. But I still love it! Alright, thanks much!
In reply to Ah, yes. I was looking at by kaineconrad@gm…
Uh, that posted twice. See, tech whiz here. Hahaha
I tested MuseScore 2.0.0 at: Dell (Win XP SP3), Packard Bell (Win 7), Sony Vaio (Win 7), Samsung (Win XP SP3) and... Mac (I don't remember which system, but that device isn't more than 3 years old) and I don't know about any kind of problems.
I installed MuseScore on those devices because my friends (musicians) need to see and hear the scores they have to play. None of them have had any kind of problems into the last 3 months!!!
Of course, they aren't "excessive" MuseScore users, but... they can see and play the scores!!!!!!!
So... I think MuseScore can run on, almost, any laptop made after 2000.
Greetings!!!
Juan
A small detail, easily overlooked: try to get a laptop with separate numeric keypad (the small group of a dozen or so keys with numbers at the right of the main keyboard section): a few default MuseScore short-cuts use those keys and accessing them with the [Fn] key combination required when the keypad is 'merged' into the main keyboard section is rather cumbersome.
Most recent laptops have the separate keypad, unless they are very small in size, but not necessary all.