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Seeking advice on Video Editing Laptop
I need to buy a new Windows 7 laptop, and am looking for recommendations. I currently am running Adobe Premier CS5.5 but plan to upgrade to 6. Whatever Laptop I buy I need a Nvidia card that will run the Adobe Mercury Engine.
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If I were heading in that direction I would strongly consider the HP Z! as an option.
https://www.hp.com/united-states/campaigns/workstations/z1_features.html#.UFIpY0Q-1zQ
Tom Daigon
PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRIg6h-LIm0 (Best viewed at 1080P and full screen)
HP Z820 Dual 2687
64GB ram
Dulce DQg2 16TB raid -
Lenovo W530 mobile workstation is one of the best deals around at about $2K nicely configured:
– Core i7-3610QM
– 16GB RAM
– NVIDIA Quadro K2000M Graphics 2GB
– 1920×1080 display
– Win7 Pro 64-bit
– 3-year warrantyIt has an IPS display, USB 3.0, MiniDP, the new “K” series NVidia Quadro card, takes up to 32GB memory.
Similar HP and Dell models will be a few hundred more.
If this is outside your budget, Lenovo IdeaPad Y580 comes with GTX-660M and similar specs for around $1K.
More details in another thread.
I’ve heard mixed things about Lenovo support, plus it’s not a US company; if you prefer one from a US or a Japanese company, I’ll dig out more info on those.
Alex Gerulaitis
Systems Engineer
DV411 – Los Angeles, CA -
Tom,
Wow, I really like the concept of this machine…however I have to carry it on a plane and I’m afraid it will be too big. My desktop will need replacing soon, and I think this will be great in that mode. Thanks for the tip.
Harvey
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You are welcome Harvey.
Tom Daigon
PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRIg6h-LIm0 (Best viewed at 1080P and full screen)
HP Z820 Dual 2687
64GB ram
Dulce DQg2 16TB raid -
Alex,
My company uses Lenovo and it is beginning to grow on me, however Lenovo support isn’t bad it’s nonexistant…so if I bought one, I’d be on my own if anything was wrong. Still I really like the what the W530 gives me. I have not seen an HP model close to this…do you know of one off the top of your head. I may want to go that route for the better customer service.
Thanks for all your help,
Harvey
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Thank you for your Help. I am leaning toward the HP…
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Which one, the model I linked to?
Just in case, I don’t see it on Amazon, and NewEgg is out of stock; my distribution (Synnex) has 28 units of it, the price before taxes or shipping – $2500.
I.e. if you’d like to order it and can’t find it for below $2.5K, let me know.
Alex Gerulaitis
Systems Engineer
DV411 – Los Angeles, CA -
Will do, thank you.
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Alex,
What minimum RAID would you suggest with this beast for a new PPro user?Thank you, Sir.
SRB
Shawn R. Britton
Senior Mastering Engineer
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
http://www.mofi.com
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