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I am using this laptop for the sole purpose of editing videos.
I shoot with a Sony Mini-DV camcorder (none of that HD stuff) and use a firewire to transfer video, to mantain good quality.
I am doing all my editing on my friend's laptop, it is a Compaq Presario V6444US notebook and so far I have fallen in love with this machine. Here are the specs:
Microprocessor - 2.0 GHz Intel Centrino® Duo processor technology featuring Intel Core Duo processor T2450
Microprocessor Cache - 2 MB L2 Cache
Memory - 2048 MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
Memory Max - 2048 MB max supported
Video Graphics - Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Video Memory - Up to 128 MB (shared)
Hard Drive - 120 GB (5400 RPM) Hard Drive (SATA)
Multimedia Drive LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
Display - 15.4" WXGA High-Definition BrightView Widescreen (1280 x 800) Display
It runs on Windows XP Pro (a godsend), is this a good PC for what I need?
Please don't suggest me buying another brand of laptop! Just tell me if the specs on this one would fit my needs for video editing with Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0.
Answer
Yes it would work fine.
But depending on the quality of the videos that you are editing, it may take them a while to render with the video graphics on that computer. You may want to look at something with a slightly better graphics card. Intel cards in laptops are the bottom-line, just something for a normal, every-day user.
All the other specs look great, 2 gigs of ram is plenty (especially for windows xp), and the processor will work great for what you are doing.
Compaq is a decent brand (made by HP), but not known for their great performance. Most of them tend to be used as more of a desktop replacement laptop, than a lightweight portable solution. If this is what you are looking for, and the price is decent, I'd say go for it.
Check it out on cnet:
http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/hp-compaq-presario-v6444us/4505-3121_7-32570914.html?tag=prod.txt.1
Yes it would work fine.
But depending on the quality of the videos that you are editing, it may take them a while to render with the video graphics on that computer. You may want to look at something with a slightly better graphics card. Intel cards in laptops are the bottom-line, just something for a normal, every-day user.
All the other specs look great, 2 gigs of ram is plenty (especially for windows xp), and the processor will work great for what you are doing.
Compaq is a decent brand (made by HP), but not known for their great performance. Most of them tend to be used as more of a desktop replacement laptop, than a lightweight portable solution. If this is what you are looking for, and the price is decent, I'd say go for it.
Check it out on cnet:
http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/hp-compaq-presario-v6444us/4505-3121_7-32570914.html?tag=prod.txt.1
Laptop buying help? College?
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I'm going to be a freshmen in college and I'm in search of a good portable laptop.
Preferably a PC but I'm okay with a Mac.
Any good lightweight/portable laptops for an on-the-go college student like me?
P.S It's not necessary but a color laptop would be cool :3
Oh! I won't be doing any gaming or video editing on it. Just normal stuff like browsing the web and using Microsoft Word and stuff.
Answer
Here is the problem. Most of the thin and light laptops out there are not robust and strong enough to take the handling. They break when dropped and all the money out the door.
MAC is expensive for what you get, and they still break easy. Even with their cool factor.
Got that bunch of money? An X1 carbon fiber laptop:
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087¤t-category-id=0E6E3D0084869C3EB4172DA2F965A301&action=init
"on the go"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jQQqeZ7_gU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-llW5G5AuU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMkSxdR-W0g
MacAir vs X1, just looking, and left out the fingerprint reader
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oST6XmQZ5Zw
Better keyboard, better screen, more robust than a MacAir.
If you can't afford it, go for a 5 pound 15.6" Samsung and keep it in a carry case
Or, go for a cheaper one and don't drop it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1Bq951f-TA
Here is the problem. Most of the thin and light laptops out there are not robust and strong enough to take the handling. They break when dropped and all the money out the door.
MAC is expensive for what you get, and they still break easy. Even with their cool factor.
Got that bunch of money? An X1 carbon fiber laptop:
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087¤t-category-id=0E6E3D0084869C3EB4172DA2F965A301&action=init
"on the go"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jQQqeZ7_gU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-llW5G5AuU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMkSxdR-W0g
MacAir vs X1, just looking, and left out the fingerprint reader
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oST6XmQZ5Zw
Better keyboard, better screen, more robust than a MacAir.
If you can't afford it, go for a 5 pound 15.6" Samsung and keep it in a carry case
Or, go for a cheaper one and don't drop it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1Bq951f-TA
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