Hi I have this laptop will Traktor pro 4 work with it?

Gregory Sleator
Gregory Sleator Member Posts: 1 Newcomer
edited January 26 in Traktor Software & Hardware

Hi I have this laptop will traktor pro 4 work with it please find screenshot below

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  • PoorFellow
    PoorFellow Moderator Posts: 6,008 mod
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/41824/hi-i-have-this-laptop-will-traktor-pro-4-work-with-it-please-find-screenshot-below

    Traktor Pro 4 says to require Windows 10, 11 (latest service pack), Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU, 4 GB RAM and Graphics hardware support for OpenGL 2.1 or higher.

    On your computer then at a glance then I do not know if the i7-7500CU is the equivalent of an i5 CPU ? , it might be but I am not sure.

  • BJQ1972
    BJQ1972 Member Posts: 119 Advisor

    I am never sure just how low power the U chips are. Obviously the fact that the minimum spec for Traktor is an i5, says it should work, but that spec is extremely vague, and it's a six year low power chip.

    I think it probably would, but you might not be able to run 4 decks with a lot of FX.

  • mykejb
    mykejb Moderator Posts: 2,232 mod

    You can always download the free demo of Traktor Pro 4 and give it a try. It works for 30 minutes before you have to restart it so it's ok for testing. And possibly very short gigs.

    https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/traktor/dj-software/traktor-pro-4/free-trial/

  • zephry
    zephry Member Posts: 694 Guru

    I had issues with older Dell laptops and bad CPU spikes with Traktor. It took me quite a while to narrow the issue down. It turned out to be the Dell Support app constantly checking things. I uninstalled the Support app. And it worked much better.

    I also had issues with Headphones not being recognized if they were not plugged in at startup.

    But other than that I did keep my similar Dell working with Traktor for about 4 years. Also be sure to try different ports for the DJ controller if you have issues.

  • zephry
    zephry Member Posts: 694 Guru

    If you choose to uninstall the support application, be sure to first update everything. You can install again from Dell online to check for updates. But I believe that computer is at least 6 years or so old. So you might be fine not needing support.

    I also minimized CPU spikes by disconnecting the battery and only using the power supply.

    Most the new PC laptops after 2020 seem to work fine for me, anything around the $800usd price seems to do fine. Currently I am using a 3 year old Asus Rog.

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