Re: What computer for juggling videos?
- From: skysnow6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Schuyler)
- Date: 03 Oct 2008 05:36:54 GMT
Doyen Dean wrote:
So I'm considering buying a computer, mostly to edit juggling videos
(though also so I don't have to peck out messages on my phone like this).
I would like the convenience and portability of a laptop, but heard
somewhere that they aren't good for editing video. Is this still true? I
have my eye on a laptop with 4gb RAM and 250gb hard drive, with windowsXP
home premium. Would that work? Also, can you add an external hard drive to
a laptop? Any advice will be very welcome :) thanks in advance :)
You can add an external hard drive through USB ports, and they're getting
fairly cheap here in Canada. Laptops... typically you'll pay a lot more
for the power. You could buy a desktop computer for half the price that
will do the same things. You have the right idea in terms of RAM and hard
drive... four gigs might be a bit excessive. Running windows XP one or two
would do just fine.
You might want to use a bigger hard drive. Frankly the more space you have
the better. In addition to whatever else you wind up throwing on there
you'll be using it primarily as an editing machine and this means you'll
have lots of video files kicking around, which eat up hard drive space
quickly.
Also, video card. I cannot stress that enough. This is where a laptop will
get really pricey where a desktop would be cheaper. You do not want
onboard. It will work, yes, but hear me out. With an onboard video card it
uses the processor and RAM already in the machine, meaning that it's using
resources that could be used elsewhere. With a real video card (that is to
say, one that isn't integrated)it will have it's own memory and it is a
processor completely dedicated to video tasks, freeing up your RAM and CPU
for other tasks. It's the most powerful set up.
Often companies don't advertise video cards. They'll tell you the
processor, RAM and hard drive specs but ignore the video card and throw a
cheap one in because most customers do not look at it. If you go to ATI
Radeon or nVidia's websites you can look at the technical specs and get
an idea of what you're looking at. You do not need the latest and greatest
card. Not to down sell you, I'm just saying, don't get sucked in to fancy
features that you'll pay extra for. Go for a reasonably priced card, the
most important part is that it's not integrated into your motherboard.
In the end don't rule out a laptop, just ask yourself what it's really
for. If you want a computer and this is your way of justifying it you'll
end up spending a lot more money on a laptop for editing than you would on
a desktop, however if you aren't editing too frequently a laptop would be
fine and would make a better personal computer. Just remember, a laptop
CAN be as powerful as a desktop but it will be a lot more expensive.
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