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Ideal hardware setup for CS3 PP
I’d like some advice on the ideal hardware configuration for a CS3 editing laptop. I’m fielding laptop editors for the Army, and we’re just swapping over to CS3 Production Premium from Avid Xpress Pro HD.
I want to make sure I’ve got the best components under the hood possible. Can anyone help me out? We currently ship 1 Beyond 15 inch screens with Core 2 Duo 2.00 Ghz, 2 gb of ram, 120 gb HDD (5600rpm), and a 256 MB NVidia video card.
Any advice, posted here or e-mailed to me, would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Mike Lavigne
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1 Reply
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Hi Mike,
It depends on whether you guys are going to go HD in the near future. The configuration you listed would be ok for SD, although I would want to have a bit more RAM for overheads.
I would also pick a laptop with eSata ports, since a single drive will yield to poor performance, or add an eSata card that supports RAID configuration.
You would also need at a minimum 7200 RPM drives (250 GB or more).
Good luck,
Vince
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