[David Norman]

good point about some i7 CPUs being dual core.

are are some notebooks with GPUs that are good, but they are either gaming or workstations… generally heavy

Here is a powerful notebook that would be fantastic!
https://www.dell.com/us/business/p/precision-m4700/fs

or if you wanted something that was nicer looking and more portable…
https://www.razerzone.com/gaming-systems/razer-blade-pro/

Sony Vegas Movie Studio
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[David Norman]

I have used it with my x230t by lenovo which has a i7 CPU, 8gb of RAM and a SSD, but you could not preview in full HD.

You need a discrete GPU that will play nice with Vegas (not easy) and the fastest GPU you can get in a notebook.

And either a really big battery, external battery or plug in.

or be okay with previewing the content with less than native resolution.

Sony Vegas Movie Studio
Intel i7 3770, 32gb, 2xRAID0 Intel 240gb SSD, 2x2TB WD Green, 3×23″ Samsung LCDs
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[David Norman]

run a render and see what pegs at 100%

if you hard disk activity is the max that your hard drive benchmarks to then your hard drives are the bottleneck….

but if you have 4+ GB of ram then most likely your edits are all loaded into ram anyways.

I would bet that your CPU is the bottleneck for performance…

SSDs are great and will improve transfer speeds and programs so it is well worth it.

My advice is to get the largest SSD you can afford.

I use 2x240gb Intel SSDs in RAID 0

Sony Vegas Movie Studio
Intel i7 3770, 32gb, 2xRAID0 Intel 240gb SSD, 2x2TB WD Green, 3×23″ Samsung LCDs
http://www.SelmaBearsSoccer.com

[David Norman]

yeah, I think when video editors and other professional software started supporting consumer GPUs from different brands it made it harder for them to get good results.

just too many drivers and hardware combinations.

I would bet if they went back to supporting the pro level cards only the same issues would not be happening….

but they are way expensive so then less people would have the chance to use them

Sony Vegas Movie Studio
Intel i7 3770, 32gb, 2xRAID0 Intel 240gb SSD, 2x2TB WD Green, 3×23″ Samsung LCDs
http://www.SelmaBearsSoccer.com