[Lukas Furdal]

I had an issue with red frames popping up in my timeline not too long ago. I run a 64bit Vegas Pro 9c (895 built)..

I managed to fix it by installing a free Vegas update direct from Sony (the latest was a Vegas Pro 9e 1147 built).

No more red frames..
It might help upgrading the software (with the same version you have, but latest updates)..

Luke

[Lukas Furdal]

So in the end i bought the mentioned above HP laptop..

It performs nicely!

I run a 64-bit version of Sony Vegas Pro 9 on a 64-bit Win7.. and besides being able to edit without any performance problems, i can actually click the right arrow and fast run across my project timeline without any lagging, skipping, or freezing up. And that’s a pretty good measure of performance for me (fast forwarding clips, etc).

Thanks everyone for the input.
Luke

[Lukas Furdal]

I think Alienware is still a Dell no matter how you look at it, and once having a Dell I try to steer away from it like a disease now..

I also looked at a few others (that im willing to pay more for):
MainGear eX-L15
SagerNotebook NP8150
EON 15-S

Has anyone ever had any experience with these (also CyberpowerPC and IBuyPower websites)??

Again, thank you so much for helping me make this $1500-$2000 decision..

[Lukas Furdal]

Thank you for the replies..

I am def getting the 9-cell battery..
Also, i considered the 17″ but i need portability (17 is a brick to have on a plane), so i have to stick with the 15.6″ option.

I am aware of the graphics switching, but did a little research and found out that you can upgrade the video card’s software and block it from dynamic switching (that way it’s running on it’s max all the time)..

I just dont know if the 6770M card, the 2.2Ghz quad processor, and 8gb ram will be enough to handle video editing. I owuld hate to buy a new laptop and have the playbacks lag/skipp and not be able to render a video clip in a timely manner.