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Posted: 10/24/2014 2:03:31 AM EDT
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For what you want to do, you better start saving.
Thinkpad W540 loaded goes for about $3800.00 Apple MacBook Pro goes for about $3200.00, but it's not quite the beast the Thinkpad is. The real question is, just how much VIDEO editing are you going to be doing? That's what will take the real horsepower.
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Posted: 10/24/2014 12:13:11 PM EDT
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For what you want to do, you better start saving. Thinkpad W540 loaded goes for about $3800.00 Apple MacBook Pro goes for about $3200.00, but it's not quite the beast the Thinkpad is. The real question is, just how much VIDEO editing are you going to be doing? That's what will take the real horsepower. Not very much video editing. Maybe a few commercial videos here and there. Mostly graphic stuff. When you say "loaded" what exactly do you mean? I'm seeing a W540 for $1200ish, so I'm wondering what that one is lacking that you have included in the $3800 price. |
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Posted: 10/24/2014 12:39:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not very much video editing. Maybe a few commercial videos here and there. Mostly graphic stuff. When you say "loaded" what exactly do you mean? I'm seeing a W540 for $1200ish, so I'm wondering what that one is lacking that you have included in the $3800 price. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: For what you want to do, you better start saving. Thinkpad W540 loaded goes for about $3800.00 Apple MacBook Pro goes for about $3200.00, but it's not quite the beast the Thinkpad is. The real question is, just how much VIDEO editing are you going to be doing? That's what will take the real horsepower. Not very much video editing. Maybe a few commercial videos here and there. Mostly graphic stuff. When you say "loaded" what exactly do you mean? I'm seeing a W540 for $1200ish, so I'm wondering what that one is lacking that you have included in the $3800 price. |
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Posted: 10/24/2014 2:55:46 PM EDT
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Why laptop? Get a used Dell 8 core workstation (T5400 or T7400) for a lot less, and you'll have the right horsepower. Laptops at that same level are available but cost a pretty penny
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Posted: 10/24/2014 4:02:39 PM EDT
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Why laptop? Get a used Dell 8 core workstation (T5400 or T7400) for a lot less, and you'll have the right horsepower. Laptops at that same level are available but cost a pretty penny See my OP |
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Posted: 10/24/2014 4:06:42 PM EDT
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What programs do you plan on using?
ETA: You don't anything cutting edge for web or design work (the more RAM the better for design stuff). |
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Posted: 10/24/2014 4:13:45 PM EDT
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What programs do you plan on using? ETA: You don't anything cutting edge for web or design work (the more RAM the better for design stuff). That's kinda the direction I'm leaning in, but I'd like to be able to parse together a reasonably good video every once in a while. I just don't know what to be looking at, or even what questions to ask. I do know that I want the maximum amount of RAM available. |
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Posted: 10/24/2014 4:30:10 PM EDT
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That's kinda the direction I'm leaning in, but I'd like to be able to parse together a reasonably good video every once in a while. I just don't know what to be looking at, or even what questions to ask. I do know that I want the maximum amount of RAM available. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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What programs do you plan on using? ETA: You don't anything cutting edge for web or design work (the more RAM the better for design stuff). That's kinda the direction I'm leaning in, but I'd like to be able to parse together a reasonably good video every once in a while. I just don't know what to be looking at, or even what questions to ask. I do know that I want the maximum amount of RAM available. FWIW, I'm running a couple year old desktop with an Intel i7 930 (2.8) and 12 GB RAM and have zero issues running all of the Adobe CC programs. I have never pushed any big vid render, but I routinely focus stack and blend up to 20 RAW files at once in PS. (Takes about 20 seconds to crunch.) |
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Posted: 10/24/2014 4:59:18 PM EDT
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Crap. I don't what any of that means (except the mention of Adobe CC stuff).
Maybe I should have title my thread: "Arfcom, teach me how to be a freelance graphic designer" LOL |
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Posted: 10/24/2014 6:56:42 PM EDT
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Why laptop? Get a used Dell 8 core workstation (T5400 or T7400) for a lot less, and you'll have the right horsepower. Laptops at that same level are available but cost a pretty penny See my OP I read that, but I don't get the "legitimate need" vor a video editing workstation to be portable, I guess. And it has to be a compelling need to justify the price difference in that case. |
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Posted: 10/24/2014 9:03:38 PM EDT
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I read that, but I don't get the "legitimate need" vor a video editing workstation to be portable, I guess. And it has to be a compelling need to justify the price difference in that case. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Why laptop? Get a used Dell 8 core workstation (T5400 or T7400) for a lot less, and you'll have the right horsepower. Laptops at that same level are available but cost a pretty penny See my OP I read that, but I don't get the "legitimate need" vor a video editing workstation to be portable, I guess. And it has to be a compelling need to justify the price difference in that case. I will be on the move pretty much all the time. I need to be able to work wherever I am. Pretty simple. |
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Posted: 10/24/2014 9:55:41 PM EDT
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I'm not really a "computer guy" but I have realized that I need to get up to speed with the rest of the world if I'm ever going to make a living doing these activities, so help me out. I'm not sure on the budget yet but I'm prepared to save up for the right machine. Just try not to throw anything at me to exotic. I know its cheaper to go with a desktop but I have a legitimate need to be fully portable, so that is not an option. I'm not even sure if I should go Mac or PC. I've always owned PCs but I'm curious about Macs because I always hear that they "never get viruses". Is this true? ETA: Whatever I end up getting, it will need to be usable for the next several years before I can afford to replace it again. wait for amazon.com to get this back in stock. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MMMMMX2 |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 1:05:30 AM EDT
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Bump so others will see.
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