As far as xlights is concerned it doesn't really matter much. Any old laptop (mac, Windows or linux) will do the job fine but I would recommend getting a large screen as the more room you have will make things easier for sequencing
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Yes - just a single 5m pixel strip on each (fitted perfectly ;) )
Videos of them in usage are at https://www.adebenham.com/2016/12/2016-christmas-lights/
You should be able to see four of them in the middle
I think I'm using the same tomato cages - https://www.adebenham.com/2016/12/how-i-setup-my-lights-arches-candy-canes-small-spiral-trees-and-large-spiral-tree/
They worked very nice this year and fix a 5m pixel strip perfectly ;)
I've had a few people asking about how I setup my display via facebook
So I thought I'd document it a bit in case others are interested.
It is split over six posts (so far) starting at
Post 1 – The controllers
Post 2 – The megatree
Post 3 – Arches, candy canes, small spiral trees and large...
I'm using a wifi pixelstick from smartalec for a t-shirt that is connected to the show. Runs off a usb battery pack and lasts for a long time :) https://youtu.be/Sh73bQI4wgI
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