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Aanarav…Your laptop?
You apparently have some good laptop/Premiere Pro 1.5 knowledge…I’m hoping you can drop some experience my way…What laptop/notebook are/were you using (with PP1.5)…What would you like to be using (with PP1.5)…What would you like to be using if you only had $3k to spend (and still using PP 1.5)…Hope that this doesn’t waste too much of your time…I appreciate your help.
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I use the Dell Inspiron 9300 with Premiere Pro 2.0 (and same with Premiere Pro 1.5) The laptop barely cost me anything and it runs the entire Production Studio great. Also, it has a higher end graphics card, so if you plan on upgrading to Premiere Pro 2.0, you can use the GPU to speed up previews with certain effects.
However, Dell has now released the Inspiron 9400. It is a core duo notebook and VERY fast. I gave it a spin a few days ago and the difference was almost 40% faster.
Here are a few tips:
If you are looking to purchase a laptop, keep a look out at https://www.slickdeals.net. You can easily pick the 9400 for less than $1400. However, once you DO purchase it, select the lowest amount of RAM possible. Dell charges you around $400/GB. You can get 2gbs of RAM from https://www.newegg.com for a total of $200.Let me know if you have any more questions…
Aanarav Sareen
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Im using the same Dell 9300 setup as Aanarav. They are great value. I use mainly for offline, but sometimes finished work. I’m thinking of replacing the 9300 when the 9400 starts shipping with the 7900GTX Go.
Peter Corbett
Powerhouse Productions
Australia
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I just bought a Dell Inspiron 1705 and am nervous about it. I ordered by phone and said I wanted a 9400. He insisted the 1705 was identical and he had to “use it” to get me the coupon deals. I had expected to get a computer that said 9400 on it, not 1705. I got the components I wanted (2.16 GB, 100MB 7200, Geoforce, etc) but I seem to recall reading that the two were not 100% identical. Does anyone know the real story here?
Thanks,
SharonP.S. I don’t know if I should post this elsewhere, but wondering what people use to keep the system clean as far as installing/uninstalling programs (i.e., Clean Sweep, etc). Tks.
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The top model 9400’s usually come with a 1900 x 1200 res screen. This extra real estate is really useful for Premiere.
Peter
Peter Corbett
Powerhouse Productions
Australia
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Thanks for this info, Peter. My display is indeed 1900×1200 so I guess I’m okay. And I did notice that although my case is marked with E1705, when I check System Properties it does say 9400. So, all I have to do now is get PP and Avid XP to run on it . . .
Thanks,
Sharon
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