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Best laptop?

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hundreds
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I know there are a lot of threads on this subject I appologize, but each page takes like 5 minutes to upload and Im long over due for an upgrade.

Basicly I just want a laptop that I can use to edit videos and stuff without it lagging( on a budget of course)

Would greatly appreciate anyone that could point me in the right direction

-peace
Nov 4 2013 3:13AM
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Tikayt
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What ratio footage do you want to edit ? 1080p ? 8bit 16bit. Ram will play a huge role in your lagging issue. I tend to believe if you have a normal laptop, and you add ram to it, editing will become more agreeable.
I have macbook pro 13... Pricy but still not enough for solid editing and grading (Da vinci Resolve won't even launch). I added extra 4go ram and it feels good now.
Nov 4 2013 4:37AM
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Laurent.
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It would be nice to know what exactly that budget is. Regardless here are two options:

Mac:

MacBook Pro with Retina display (15-inch, 2013)

Windows:

Razer Blade.

Nov 4 2013 7:11AM
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PacificRimJob
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Dude, you've got to get a dell...

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Nov 4 2013 9:20AM
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slav_slayer
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>Razer Blade
Overpriced, under-powered.
Nov 4 2013 1:10PM
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jfxphoto
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IMO you really can't beat this laptop for it's price.

IdeaPad y510p $1200(maxed out) $800(min)


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DESCRIPTIONIDEAPAD Y510P Processor
4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4700MQ (2.40GHz 1600MHz 6MB)
Operating System
Windows 8 64
Display/Resolution
  • 15.6" FHD LED Glossy Wedge (1920x1080)
  • 16:9 widescreen
Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 750M 2GB
  • Dual (2x) NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 750M 2GB (on select models) with Ultrabay
Memory
Up to 16GB DDR3L- 1600Mhz (Support Dual Channel) [1 SODIMM slots (1x2GB/1x4GB/2x2GB /2+4GB/2x4GB/1x8GB/4+8GB/2x8GB)]
Hard Disk Drive
  • Up to 1TB HDD storage – [1TB/500GB (5400rpm)]
  • 24GB SSD (on select models)
Sound
JBL® designed speakers supporting Dolby Home Theatre v4 audio certification for immersive sound
Integrated Communications
  • Intel Centrino Wireless N-2230 - 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity
  • Bluetooth 4.0
  • 1 GB LAN
Connectors
  • 1x USB 2.0 (one always on)
  • 2x USB 3.0 SuperSpeed
  • 6-in-1 card reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, MS, MS-Pro)
  • Headphone
  • Microphone
  • HDMI-out
  • VGA port (15-pin)
Camera
HD 720P camera
Battery
Up to 5 hrs
Weight
5.95 lbs
Dimensions
15.23 x 10.19 x 0.61-1.41"
Nov 4 2013 3:14PM
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Shredability
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I was reading a little about this, it seems like this is the case imo.

You should be able to get a computer that can edit 1080p HD just fine < $1000.
Nov 4 2013 4:47PM
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the.cheat
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seconding this, I love my y500 and I'd imagine the 510 can only be better.
Nov 4 2013 5:04PM
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hundreds
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im look at anything under 1200 preferably like 700-1000
Nov 4 2013 6:11PM
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.JakeThaDug.
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If you get a MacBook Pro as I did, I got a student discount which knocked off about $200, then i got Apple Care which added $200 but it was seriously worth it. Total coverage on my amazing laptop, and at $1,100.
Nov 4 2013 7:31PM
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hundreds
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Only thing that turns me off about a MacBook is screen size
Nov 7 2013 4:24PM
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Laurent.
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In what way, resolution or physical size?
Nov 7 2013 5:07PM
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hundreds
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like a 13.5 inch would be too small imo
Nov 7 2013 5:11PM
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Laurent.
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You do know that a 15 inch MacBook does exits, right?
Nov 7 2013 5:13PM
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eheath
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I went from 17" mbp to 13" mb air and I don't mind it at all, I work on two 27" monitors every day so any laptop seems small haha.
Nov 7 2013 5:30PM
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Balto
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I don't even understand how to do work without 2 20"+ monitors, way to cramped to do shit on one and a laptop at that
Nov 7 2013 5:48PM
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Blake.P
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ive got a samsung series 7 chronos that has held up really well and can handle me running a ton of CS6 at once. definitely a good option
Nov 7 2013 9:39PM
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corona
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it seems like the windows equivalent of a mac
Nov 10 2013 11:52AM
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bakedpow
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i got a mac retina through a friend who works at an apple dealer and honestly i am kinda fed up with apple. for the past 3 months it has been crashing randomly giving kernel errors and nothing i have done seems to help it. when it's working the way it should it's awesome. but a HUGE downside is also not being able to do any work on it yourself if something breaks. i do have apple care so im ok but idk if i will go back to apple after this. if i didnt need a laptop i would build a hackintosh
Nov 10 2013 12:12PM
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hundreds
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so black fridays here and I think it would be a good time to snag a laptop,

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/promo/hp-chromebook-and-google-play-114917

thats cheap as balls is it any good?
Nov 29 2013 3:49PM
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eheath
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I would not recommend buying a chromebook.
Nov 29 2013 4:21PM
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Shredability
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Would not recommend for video editing...
Nov 29 2013 6:12PM
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ThaLorax
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Sorry to hijack this thread but I don't want to start a new one and get yelled at.

My Mom just bought me this for my business (my Macbook pro is shitting bricks lately) for $1000 today tax and Office Suite included. Did she do me good? What's the benefit of having a second, 24 SSD? Mine comes wtih it...



Also, any suggestions on both transferring my information from my old Mac to this new PC, and how to reformat my external drive for a PC without losing the info? I don't want to lose 15,000 songs, 10 years of my photos, and video footage...
Nov 30 2013 3:11AM
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ThaLorax
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For this, I forgot to ad that I'll be mostly streaming videos like netflix, a lot of excel, word, and adobe work. Soon as I can get my hands on some software I'll be photo and video editing as well but not extensively. I also usually have at least a bajillion tabs open on my computer and my Macbook Pro does not seem lo like that anymore.
Nov 30 2013 3:14AM
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hundreds
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what condition is your macbook in? sell it to me if its not dildos
Dec 1 2013 4:53PM
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ThaLorax
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Well it works, but not great. PM me if you're interested.
Dec 1 2013 7:11PM
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jfxphoto
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Yes.

It might be kind of overkill if your just kinda using excel and streaming though.


SSD is just faster more reliable memory. No spinning parts
Dec 2 2013 1:26PM
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ThaLorax
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Thanks. I guess overkill is better than underkill eh? So do I actually store certain types of documents or programs on it, or does the computer just figure out what gets used most often and automatically do that for me? Should I just store everything on the main HD and leave the SSD alone?
Dec 2 2013 1:55PM
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hundreds
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http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y410p/?sb=:000001C9:0000ED9D:,http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y410p/?sb=:000001C9:0000F409:,http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y410p/?sb=:000001C9:0000F40C:,http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y410p/?sb=:000001C9:0000F40D:%27%29,
ordered that for 740 today
Dec 2 2013 9:17PM
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tomPietrowski
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If the laptop has two hard drives use the small ssd as a media cache. You can set this in the preferences, but you would basically not store anything  on it and it would just be  used for media to keep things running fast. It can come  in very handy for media production, but prob wont have much benefit for netflix ect as they are not computer intensive tasks.
Dec 3 2013 10:51AM
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ThaLorax
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ha, well Netflix seems to be pretty damn inTensive for my MacBook right now.
Dec 3 2013 11:52AM
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eheath
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netflix/your browser uses RAM and your graphics card and streaming flash video at fullscreen definitely makes your computer work.
Dec 3 2013 1:06PM
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ThaLorax
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for sure. it used to stream videos seamlessly but the past few months it hasn't been able to handle it whatsoever.
Dec 3 2013 2:56PM
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erikK
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yeah my macbook pro is a piece of shit. 2 years old and just running lightroom is really hard on it now. does anyone know if reinstalling my OS would fix this problem? should i take it into an apple store? even switching songs in itunes takes a moment, do macs really blow this hard?
Dec 4 2013 12:41PM
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ThaLorax
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Well I'm on my new Lenovo now. Windows 8 is really weird and difficult to get used to.
Dec 4 2013 3:19PM
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jfxphoto
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Give it time it'll become easy in a little bit. How are you liking it?
Dec 4 2013 3:57PM
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ThaLorax
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I have no opinion yet besides that I don't like the tracking pad nearly as much as the Mac's. I keep accidentally resizing webpages. I've spent the past 1.5 hours trying to get used to it/customize it. Luckily Firefox imported all my preferences/bookmarks because Firefox is awesome. Now I just have to figure out how to get all my files and whatnot transferred over from the mac as well as how to get all the files off my external drive. Any ideas on that? I thought I had my external formatted for both mac and windows but it doesn't show up when i plug it into my new PC. If I do a "timeline" backup or whatever it's called on the Mac, is there a way to get that info onto a PC?

Also, any suggestions on what I should have on the PC (programs, apps, etc?) I haven't had a PC since Vista first came out.
Dec 4 2013 4:27PM
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ThaLorax
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Also, there's no Mute button, which is the most retarted oversight I've ever seen. It's super fast though and doesn't heat up to a bagillion degrees which is nice.
Dec 4 2013 4:53PM
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eheath
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Your drives are probably formated macOX journaled. You can download a plug-in for windows i think it costs like $20 but its a one time fee that will allow you to view this type of drive. Search around on google and if you cant find it ill look for it later when im not busy.
Dec 4 2013 5:20PM
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