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Clive Mclaughlin
January 25, 2013 at 8:40 am in reply to: Laptop to Desktop file transfer.

Cheers John,

You say the GPU is weak. I’ll have to take your word for it. My knowledge of this is poor. When building my PC last year I figured having ANY graphics card was way better than none. I imagine now that what I ended up buying was probably the cheapest I could find and probably not much good in your opinion.

BUT, despite that likelihood, I’ve been editing perfectly fine on my desktop. Yea, maybe my preview quality is around the middle, but that’s all I need for my resolution.

If the laptop I get is similar performance to my current desktop, I’ll be happy.
Clive Mclaughlin
January 24, 2013 at 11:38 pm in reply to: Laptop to Desktop file transfer.

Yea, by the time I upgrade the OS and SSD and add a HDD etc… this is going to be pricey.

As for the eSata, I’m thinking I don’t need things to be super fast really. The idea would be that once I do a one off mirror of my raw video files on both desktop and laptop (keeping the folder structure the same), Then only thing I’ll need to copy back and forth is the Vegas project file right?

Also, i’m now looking at this one –
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-K55VD-SX494H-Notebook-Graphics-Metallic/dp/B009YUF56Q/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1359068401&sr=1-3

Its a step down from i7 to an i5, but 8GB ram, 2GB Nvidia graphics and a 1TB HDD. Its £30 over my budget, but i don’t think I’ll do much better for the price. It’s £513 ($810)

I also really like the Ideapad though and here’s one at the same spec with a 1GB less GPU for £532 ($840)

Any advice?
Clive Mclaughlin
January 24, 2013 at 5:12 pm in reply to: Laptop to Desktop file transfer.

Thanks Mark,
What about installing software on the external drive. By all accounts it shouldnt be any different to installing on an internal drive in terms of performance.

I could have a drive specifically for the Vegas install (and 3rd party stuff), and Current project raw files and project files. And work on whichever machine I wished.
Clive Mclaughlin
January 24, 2013 at 3:44 pm in reply to: Laptop to Desktop file transfer.

Thanks Dave, I’m reading now someone saying that the SSD in the laptop is a card, and that there is an empty bay inside for a HDD.

Seems strange. But if true, it could be useful.

I guess file transfer would have to be done over a wired network then. Probably the quickest method?
Clive Mclaughlin
January 24, 2013 at 9:53 am in reply to: Priority of specs for Vegas

Thanks for the input guys,
I’m looking at this – https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_ideapad_Y570_1337472.html#Images

And then I’d hope to add a HDD drive on a caddy in place of the optical drive and adding another 4gb ram stick.

Out of interest, whats the procedure in swapping this in and out? I assume the laptop needs to be powered down?
Clive Mclaughlin
January 23, 2013 at 5:02 pm in reply to: Are higher spec machines only important for render, or general use?

Very helpful indeed Dave, Thankyou kindly!
Clive Mclaughlin
January 23, 2013 at 10:18 am in reply to: Are higher spec machines only important for render, or general use?

Thanks for the input guys. I have a perfectly adequate desktop already. My issue is that I have two hours of a commute every day. I want to manage my time better by getting the train and doing some editing on the journey, hence the laptop.

If the raw files are mirrored on both machines, its a simple case of copying over my vegas file and doing the final render on desktop.

I just want to make sure that I can use a laptop adequately for timeline edit work, Even if that means working on a lower preview quality.

With this in mind, is i7 necessary, or would i5 suffice? and on either, is 8gb ram suitable. Also, are dedicated graphics a must?

An extra bonus of a laptop is I could back up card data on shoot location…
Clive Mclaughlin
January 22, 2013 at 9:01 am in reply to: Are higher spec machines only important for render, or general use?

So to clarify:

Get an i7, If you cant afford an i7, get an i5, but plenty of Ram, and graphics card would be helpful, but with an i7 I could maybe manage without one?

Or have I misread the collective advice?

Getting i5 or i7 along with 1gb dedicated graphics put the price firmly above £500, closer to £600.

I had hoped to not spend more than £500 🙁
Clive Mclaughlin
January 21, 2013 at 6:05 pm in reply to: Are higher spec machines only important for render, or general use?

Thanks John,
What you are suggesting would be fine for me if we were talking desktops. But I’ve never replaced parts in a laptop before. It maybe would be handy enough though.

When you say good processor? Are you talking about the highest end versions of the i7, the i7-3690?

Are you saying the graphics may not matter if the processor and ram are fastest on the market?

Sounds like six of one half a dozen of the other in terms of end cost, no?
Clive Mclaughlin
January 21, 2013 at 2:35 pm in reply to: Are higher spec machines only important for render, or general use?

Both these one have integrated graphics, I assume you are both telling me I need at least 1GB dedicated?

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