Best Laptop for Video Editing?

Leo

So I have been saving up money for a new laptop for awhile now and am looking to invest it in the best possible laptop for primarily video editing. Currently my laptop has plenty of memory and ram but the processor is only at 1.5 GHz and is an HP Laptop. I think that there's intel processor's with a 3.6 Ghz and wondering if I should try for something like that? Or if there is a specific laptop or even just a laptop that has the compatibility to upgrade to a higher processor like that it would be great.

The use would involve heavy RAW filed photo and video editing along with special effects design and music editing.
Thank you.

Answer
You need something with a good processor, and a ***tload of RAM.

Look for:
i7-3610QM, i7-3630QM, i7-3840QM
16GB+ RAM
Graphics card doesn't matter.
256GB+ Solid State Drive

You didn't list your budget, but this build could easily cost upwards of $1500 or more.


I rarely say this on YAnswers, but a desktop is a more practical solution for heavy video editing if you want it done fast.
Disregard that if you really want a laptop.

What Laptop is Best for Video Editing?

Sir_Knows_

I'm becoming more and more interested in video editing, so I personally would like to get a laptop(no matter what the price) that would both perform great for video editing and also for everyday needs(internet and typing). Any brand of laptop would be great! Thanks!

Answer
Buying a laptop is a complicated decision which will probably affect you daily for the next few years.

In addition to price and specs, you want to consider things such as ease-of-use, speed, reliability, stylish-design and tech-support.

Different people would have different opinions.

Therefore, I would recommend you to check ProCompare.com (http://www.procompare.com/top/Notebooks). They have a recommendation engine that ranks laptops and other tech products based on ratings and reviews from a community of trusted IT professionals. They also have a cool personalization slider that lets you personalize the results based on the criteria that are most important to YOU.

Hope you'll find this answer useful...

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What is the best software for a Toshiba laptop?

laptop designed for video editing image

Connor

I want software for animation, web designing, video editing, and music (trance or rock).
What about Photoshop? Is there anything for that? If so, what would it be?

Answer
dont get robbed you dont need a Mac, Windows is the best first you should look at your computers hardware see if it runs all the software the if you want to spend money get Adobe Collection, if you want free you should look for Adobe alternatives like Paint.Net as PhotoShop
and if you want professional software but low cost try Corel (link is in the source) and its basically Adobe like software's for "animation, web designing, video editing, and music" but really cheaper like %60 discounts. and if you upgrade your laptop Get Windows 8 because of the DirectX11.1 and smoother UI and Rendering it will make you work and render faster than a Mac and win7

What is the best laptop for video editing?

FireHawk

I love video editing! I have had a Desktop PC for a long time and done some great work with it however, I am ready to move to something more advanced than what I have been doing (Windows Movie Maker). Since I want a new computer, I might as well go portable. I like Apple's macbooks, but I wanted to see if there were any other computers that offered everything that macs offer and maybe more features for less $$$. Any Suggestions?

Answer
Hi FireHawk,
video editing requires a powerful and speedy machine. Many of their laptops
are designed for video games, which means that their multi-media capabilities are top of the line. Though Alienware is one of the best, Hewlett-Packard is good too. Make sure to get quality graphics and audio cards. nVIDIA makes great graphics cards while Audigy sound cards are best for real-time editing.

Try Alienware M17X - Laptop with IntelCore 2 Quad Processor, 17" LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB HARD DRIVE - Intel Core 2 Quad Processor,
17" LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB HARD DRIVE
Intel® CoreTM2 Quad processor Q9000 Features 4 processing cores,
1066MHz system bus, 6MB cache and 2.0GHz processor speed per core.
IEEE 1394 (FireWire) port and 4 high-speed USB 2.0 ports
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M graphics Features 1GB dedicated video memory for intense detail.
17" WXGA+ LCD widescreen display With 1440 x 900 resolution showcases movies, games and other images in impressive detail http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003JI4ZP6?ie=UTF8&tag=digitsy-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003JI4ZP6

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