My worked has asked me to find a laptop that I can use for video editing, capturing, and exporting. I will also be using it for motion graphics (After Effects and 3D max.) So I was just looking for any suggestions.
Re: What labtop should be bought by pizza roll slaughter on Nov 12, 2007 at 8:36:12 pm
Thanks, I guess.
But I think I am looking for an answer with more personal experience.
What are some Personal Favorites?
and i have a budget of 3500.00
Re: What labtop should be bought by Aanarav Sareen on Nov 13, 2007 at 5:30:07 pm
Here is my personal experience (and, I am a full time laptop editor).
Chip: Intel Core 2 Duo.
Memory: At least 2GB
Graphics card: You NEED a dedicated card with preferably, 256MB memory.
Hard-drives: I would recommend getting a 7200rpm internal drive
External drives: I would recommend picking up an eSata ExpressCard slot and using eSata drives.
Screen-size: Variable
Over the past couple of years, I have tried a LOT of laptops from different manufacturers, but have hated all of them, primarily due to their poor reliability. I have been using an Apple MacBook Pro for the past 8 months and it is honestly the best laptop I have purchased. (PS: I run Windows on it)
My other recommendation would be picking up an HP machine.
The above should easily fit into your budget. (If your stated price of 3500 is in USD)
Re: What labtop should be bought by Vincent Becquiot on Nov 13, 2007 at 6:17:48 pm
Look at the HP DV9000 line. We own a couple and they've performed very well so far. You can customize them to your budget (Costco.com will give you an extra 2 year warranty). A current top custom will run you about $2200.00
I wouldn't spend more than on any laptop, except maybe for the extended warranty / insurance. There is one limitation it seems on these machines and it's that it probably still is limited to 2GB of DDR2 max. Also, I would absolutely downgrade to Vista on any laptop.
Re: What labtop should be bought by Harm Millaard on Nov 13, 2007 at 6:45:48 pm
Instead of upgrading to XP Pro?
That does not make sense if you mention the limitation of 2 GB RAM in notebooks. Why spend half of your RAM on the Vista OS, when XP uses so much less?
Re: What labtop should be bought by Blast1 on Nov 13, 2007 at 10:56:13 pm
[Vincent Becquiot]"Obviously I meant downgrade to "XP"
Although some would argue that Vista is actually the downgrade" You got the second half right. ;-)
The Hp 9xxx laptops are a fairly good machine for the price, I've got one I use for graphics and editing on the run, use the Express port for eSATA II drives, any work I do on the laptop can be easily accessed by my desktops by just plugging the eSATA drives in to a $7 feedthrough bracket on the desktops, Only thing is I would like two express ports
Re: What labtop should be bought by Vincent Becquiot on Nov 13, 2007 at 11:12:24 pm
Yeah, actually the express port being on the right side is kind of a pain if you are working in tight spaces. I would recommend the SIGII express dual eSata adapter which allows raid configuration, pretty cheap too.
Re: What labtop should be bought by tracy peterson on Nov 14, 2007 at 8:15:58 pm
I'm a big fan of the Macbook Pro. About to get one myself. I used one while working for a client and had XP with premiere on it as well as OSX with FCP. It was awesome.
