Laptop for Video Editing - Where to Buy

Lcissy8 on 01/02/2016 - 18:14

Hi, I'm hoping someone might be able to help me. I'm looking for a laptop that's good for editing videos on (I do a lot of this using Sony Vegas Pro). I've been researching and I think it should have an Intel core i7 (willing to go down to i5 if I must), at LEAST 8GB of RAM and a minimum of 500GB storage. My thinking is that I can always update the ram and storage later when I have some more cash, so the CPU is more important. I'd also like if it had a lot of ports (USB 3.0 preferably) as I end up accessing a lot of media from external drives (since my hard drive fills up too quickly). My budget is up to $1500 (but CAN go over a little depending). Oh and reliable. My old toshiba laptop has always had problems. I've been searching myself the last couple of months but it's been very slow going so I thought I might ask for some help ;)
Thankyou so much!

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Comments

  • spackbace on 01/02/2016 - 18:20

    Can't do it on a desktop?

    • cissy8 on 01/02/2016 - 18:23

      No, I need a laptop because I move between houses every week.

      • spackbace on 01/02/2016 - 18:28

        i7 likely won't happen but an i5 will.

        What screen size you after?

        • cissy8 on 01/02/2016 - 18:39

          I don't mind, thanks

        • spackbace on 01/02/2016 - 18:42
          +1

          @cissy8:

          Maybe?

        • cissy8 on 01/02/2016 - 19:06

          @Spackbace: Thankyou for the suggestion. I'm going to keep it in mind. Refurbished is also OK (if the site is trustworthy).

  • plmko on 01/02/2016 - 21:26

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ASUS-ROG-GL752VW-Gaming-Laptop-17…

    Something like this, you decide if that's the cheapest.

    • cissy8 on 02/02/2016 - 18:37

      Thankyou

  • Apple96 on 01/02/2016 - 23:51
    +1

    Look for a second hand macbook, its what I did and it works great for editing.

    • cissy8 on 02/02/2016 - 18:38

      I was thinking about doing something like that but I'd be very worried about its reliability

      • Apple96 on 02/02/2016 - 22:47

        Well always try it before handing over the cash. I'd always go pre retina MacBooks due to being able to easily upgrade the ram and HDD.

  • [Deactivated] on 02/02/2016 - 11:55

    Mobile i7 these days are dual core, so there isn't any significant advantages over an i5. I'd take a look at Clevos/Sagers, something like this:

    http://www.fraglabs.com.au/gaming-systems/gaming-laptops/w23…

    ~1300, Haswell i7, but its a true quadcore with hyperthreading

    • cissy8 on 02/02/2016 - 18:40

      Thankyou for the advice. I have been getting very confused with the i5 vs i7. I'm looking at the laptop now and it does look nice. Thanks for the rec :)

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