[Help - Hardware] Looking for laptop.

[miniPhil]

I am currently looking to but a laptop and was hoping some of you more tech savvy people could help. I want to use it mostly for video editing and music composition and my budget is up to €1000. I was looking at this (http://www.expansys.ie/asus-laptop-k50in-sx270x-windows-7-professional-2-2ghz-4gb-320gb-15-6-200057/) ASUS. Any thoughts? Got a better recommendation?

[Ashminigun]

I'm recommend you to use laptop with Core i3 processor or above with nVidia/ATI graphic card. There are quite a number of laptop within your 1000 pounds budget in that website like this (http://www.expansys.ie/samsung-laptop-np-r580-js06uk-windows-7-home-premium-64bit-2-26ghz-3gb-320gb-15-6-201811/), this (http://www.expansys.ie/asus-laptop-u35jc-rx080v-windows-7-hp-2-4ghz-4gb-320gb-13-3-204781/) and this (http://www.expansys.ie/acer-aspire-timeline-x-laptop-5820t-434g50m-windows-7hp-2-26ghz-4gb-500gb-15-6-201378/). As for Acer you can get a higher hardware specifications at your desired spending budget. However, you have to aware the trade-off of buying Acer products. They able to crunch all the high-end hardware onto their product using cheap components which its reliability is questionable. Based on my experience, these laptops will have some sort of problem (software or/and hardware) within a year if the users pay little/no attention on maintenance and care. This case might also apply on HP and Dell line of products
If you want laptop with a good hardware specifications and good reliability, you need to spend extra 500 pounds more.

[miniPhil]

I like the look of both (http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/Sony_VAIO_F12M0E-B_Core_i7_Laptop_VPCF12M0EB/version.asp) these (http://www.dabs.ie/products/sony-vaio-e-series-ec3s0e-wi-core-i5-460m-2-53ghz-6gb-500gb-17-3-windows-7-home-premium-64bit-laptop-7670.html?refs=50417) Sonys but I really dig this (http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/ASUS_N52JV_Core_i5_Laptop_N52JV-EX342V/version.asp?PID=1258) Asus. I'm posting them in case anyone spots a glaring problem with them that I don't know of(a friend pointed out to me today that a 32 bit windows 7 can only use 3 gb of ram).

[Hanamaru Kunikida]

My input may be incorrect but you don't need a powerful rig to run such software, then again it matters on the ones you're using.

Is the video editing software Sony Vegas Pro/Adobe Premier?

[wizz-o-matic]

I'm posting them in case anyone spots a glaring problem with them that I don't know of(a friend pointed out to me today that a 34 bit windows 7 can only use 3 gb of ram).
32-bit ;) ...and true, it can address up to ~3GB of ram (eventho Vista/7 can show up to 4GB)

[miniPhil]

My input may be incorrect but you don't need a powerful rig to run such software, then again it matters on the ones you're using.

Is the video editing software Sony Vegas Pro/Adobe Premier?
I'll be using Avid media composer and Pro Tools M powered. Those would be the two biggest ones.


32-bit ;) ...and true, it can address up to ~3GB of ram (eventho Vista/7 can show up to 4GB)
Oop, my bad. :p