Laptops for editing « Videomaker Community Forums

heycisco
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I would like some advice on doing video editing on a laptop. I hear it's not really a way to go. I saw a PC laptop with a gig of memory, 100 gig hard drive with firewire port, and DVD writer. the salesperson said I was better off to buy a Mac and video edit from there. but I am looking to go mobile and on location without carry my desktop. any suggestions?

Posted 6 years ago #
compusolver
Member

Its just that a laptop costs more money, bang-wise for the buck. You generally can have only one internal harddrive (most NLEs give you better performance if video files are on a drive that is not the system drive) and laptops are not as upgradable.

Having said all that, it certainly is more convenient to lug a laptop than a full-size tower case and monitor.

As for going Mac, software, hardware and accessories are generally more plentiful and less expensive for PCs.

Posted 6 years ago #
KBVP
Member

Here's the one I got(dual core, 200gig)
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=1843762&docname=c00619161

It should handle anything you want to do. The 17" screen is awesome!

Posted 6 years ago #
videolab
Member

I personally would recommend a mac book or mac book pro depending on your budget and needs. All of the new mac books come with core duo processors which are blazing fast. Also all of the new intel macs can run BOTH WINDOWS AND MAC OSX something a dell cannot do. Also a very large percentage of this industry is on macs so learning Final cut is a very good thing to do if you plan to work in the industry (also avid is good to know). The mac book pro is a great option if you have the money but the mac book is also great but small and lacks a couple of features, but both machines with a external drive would rival most any desktop.

Posted 6 years ago #