Question: Best laptop specs for Video Editing / Post-production - General Questions and Answers

Hello XDA!
I'm thinking on buying a laptop with main porpouse to edit videos in Premiere CC and After Effects CC. The Raw videos I intend to edit are from my DSLR camera Canon 600D (1080P 50FPS). As right now, I have Asus K52Jc (i5, 4gb of ram and nvidia 310m) and I am able to edit Full HD videos, but it's kinda pain in a a**. The maximum I can spend as right now is 1000€ and I don't want to buy Desktop.
I'm here to ask you guys if you can explain me what does video editing consume at most. And the most, how important is GPU for Premiere / After Effects? Is nVidia Geforce GT740m 2GB DDR3 good for editing FULL HD videos?
P.S. I know you will telling me to buy TOP GPU cards, but I don't really have much money to spend.

Antique_Angel said:
Hello XDA!
I'm thinking on buying a laptop with main porpouse to edit videos in Premiere CC and After Effects CC. The Raw videos I intend to edit are from my DSLR camera Canon 600D (1080P 50FPS). As right now, I have Asus K52Jc (i5, 4gb of ram and nvidia 310m) and I am able to edit Full HD videos, but it's kinda pain in a a**. The maximum I can spend as right now is 1000€ and I don't want to buy Desktop.
I'm here to ask you guys if you can explain me what does video editing consume at most. And the most, how important is GPU for Premiere / After Effects? Is nVidia Geforce GT740m 2GB DDR3 good for editing FULL HD videos?
P.S. I know you will telling me to buy TOP GPU cards, but I don't really have much money to spend.
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Basically any of the core i5s will work.
But even with haswell the graphics are exceptionally weak.
At least get a haswell i5 an ssd(Very beneficial) and have 4gb of ram and usb 3.0.
Look for laptops with an exotic graphics config like an nvidia gpu on the motherboard.
It's hard to find a good laptop for this vs building a desktop pc.
Hope it works out for you.

Lgrootnoob said:
Basically any of the core i5s will work.
But even with haswell the graphics are exceptionally weak.
At least get a haswell i5 an ssd(Very beneficial) and have 4gb of ram and usb 3.0.
Look for laptops with an exotic graphics config like an nvidia gpu on the motherboard.
It's hard to find a good laptop for this vs building a desktop pc.
Hope it works out for you.
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Hello there,
Basically I have DSLR Camera (Canon 600D) which I use to film in Full HD (1080P 50fps) for my movies (short plays and medium plays).
So, I am thinking to buy a laptop with main porpouse to edit my videos in Premiere CS6 and After Effects CS6 and I would like to ask you guys if you can help me choose one. Maximum I could spend is 1000€.
So, I don't care how much time my laptop will take to export movies, but what is most important to me is smooth editing ( fast pre-rendering). I know that pre-render / in software render uses Nvidia CUDA cores to acelerate the process.
I choosed these two laptops:
ASUS K750JB:
Intel i7 4700HQ 2.4 - 3.4GhZ
12GB RAM 1600mHz
Nvidia GT 740M 2GB DDR3 384 Cuda Cores <<< ---- can this one do the job done?
1TB 5400RPM <<<--- I am thinking on buying 60GB SSD extra for OS and Adobe Programs
17.2'' Screen 1600x900
Price: 799€
HP Envy 15-j011sp:
Intel i7 4700MQ 2.4 - 3.4GhZ
8GB RAM 1600mHz <<<---- I could buy 4GB extra
Nvidia GT 740M 2GB DDR3 384 Cuda Cores
1TB 5400RPM <---- I could buy 60GB SSD extra
15.6'' Screen 1920x1080
Price: 810€
So, as you saw, Two of these laptops have 740M Graphic card. Asus is parcially alluminun, but HP is totally alluminum.
Do you think these two are good for edit videos from my DSLR camera? As I said, I don't care how much time it takes to render movie. What is most important to me is editing smooth experience.
Thank you!

Antique_Angel said:
Hello there,
Basically I have DSLR Camera (Canon 600D) which I use to film in Full HD (1080P 50fps) for my movies (short plays and medium plays).
So, I am thinking to buy a laptop with main porpouse to edit my videos in Premiere CS6 and After Effects CS6 and I would like to ask you guys if you can help me choose one. Maximum I could spend is 1000€.
So, I don't care how much time my laptop will take to export movies, but what is most important to me is smooth editing ( fast pre-rendering). I know that pre-render / in software render uses Nvidia CUDA cores to acelerate the process.
I choosed these two laptops:
ASUS K750JB:
Intel i7 4700HQ 2.4 - 3.4GhZ
12GB RAM 1600mHz
Nvidia GT 740M 2GB DDR3 384 Cuda Cores <<< ---- can this one do the job done?
1TB 5400RPM <<<--- I am thinking on buying 60GB SSD extra for OS and Adobe Programs
17.2'' Screen 1600x900
Price: 799€
HP Envy 15-j011sp:
Intel i7 4700MQ 2.4 - 3.4GhZ
8GB RAM 1600mHz <<<---- I could buy 4GB extra
Nvidia GT 740M 2GB DDR3 384 Cuda Cores
1TB 5400RPM <---- I could buy 60GB SSD extra
15.6'' Screen 1920x1080
Price: 810€
So, as you saw, Two of these laptops have 740M Graphic card. Asus is parcially alluminun, but HP is totally alluminum.
Do you think these two are good for edit videos from my DSLR camera? As I said, I don't care how much time it takes to render movie. What is most important to me is editing smooth experience.
Thank you!
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From my experience definitely get the asus laptop with an ssd. (Much higher quality build)
You could also use an external screen like your tv as long it is 1920x1080. (The asus laptop is not 1080p)
If ^this is an issue then look for a model of asus that has an internal 1080p screen.
The Hp laptops I found to be extremely horribly cooled.
Also try to get an ssd with mlc nand so it asts longer.

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need advice buying a tablet for my kid

friends i m wanting to buy a tablet for my kid (10 yrs) with wifi, free acess to games like on android , camera etc
was thinking of playbook or iball 17011.
budget 15000/-
kratos316 said:
friends i m wanting to buy a tablet for my kid (10 yrs) with wifi, free acess to games like on android , camera etc
was thinking of playbook or iball 17011.
budget 15000/-
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Is camera a must? If it's not I would recommend the Kindle Fire. If camera is a must I have an HTC Flyer and I am very pleased with it.
u know now a days kids they need to capture anything and everything
thats y asked for playbook or iball. btw doing a search and seems iball is pretty impressive .
kratos316 said:
u know now a days kids they need to capture anything and everything
thats y asked for playbook or iball. btw doing a search and seems iball is pretty impressive .
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You could place the Acer Iconia a100, a200, etc. (there are other variants) into consideration.
kratos316 said:
u know now a days kids they need to capture anything and everything
thats y asked for playbook or iball. btw doing a search and seems iball is pretty impressive .
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I saw on slickdeals yesterday that the HTC Flyer can be had for $149.
Blasphemy, but I would actually get him the iPad2 wifi only edition which iirc goes for 399 now that the iPad3 is out. The kids love the Apple stuff and all their friends have apple, etc etc. There is a South Park episode called the Human CentiPad which speaks to this issue.
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how about hcl me x1 tab . as the range im looking for is 250$ or inr 14000
doing a lot of search and the iball slide rates better than BB,olive,hcl
so confusing
I'd go for an iPad 1 or 2.
You might want to take a look at the review of HCL Me x1 Tablet
Processor = Telechip TCC 8803
Processor Speed=1 Ghz
RAM=512 MB
Inbuilt Storage=4 GB
Display=7 inches, 800×480
Touch=Capacitive Multi-touch
Camera=2 MP (Front)
Wifi=802.11 b/g/n
3G=Not Inbuilt
LAN=No
External Storage= Expandable up to 32 GB using microSD
Ports=Mini USB x 1
HDMI= x 1
3.5 mm=Audio x 1
Battery=3400 mAh
Sensors=Accelerometer, Gravity
Weight=495 Gms
Flash Player=Adobe Flash Player 10.3
Games=3D games supported
OS=Android OS 2.3.3 Gingerbread
Video HD Video at 1080i, MP4, H264, WMV, AVI etc
Audio =MP3, WAV, WMA, OGG
Video Recording= Standard resolution
GPS= No
SIM= No
Bluetooth= No
I must say , if your kid play games alot , this tablet will be for him . It wouldn't be that bad . Running games such as 'Temple Run ' will be as of no lags for him . C:
i do have an Ipad 2 but now theres a war over it as that was bought for the elder one. so just to peace things , i want something but worth for the second.
games liked by kiddo are temple run( i too like it , angry birds , all action arcade games
thats why was wondering if hcl can handle it
@sky plz check iball slide too and let me know . will be obliged
@Kratos , it is another tablet similar , but it's better . Because this processor can play games even better than that processor . I think you should buy iBall Slide .
Processor : 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor (Model Samsung S5pv210)
Cortex-A8 Overview
The Cortex-A8 high-performance processor is proven in end devices today. From high-end feature phones to netbooks, DTVs, printers and automotive-infotainment, the Cortex-A8 processor offers a proven high-performance solution with millions of units shipped annually. The processor is particularly suited to high-performance applications.
1. Frequency from 600MHz to 1GHz and above
2. High-performance, Superscalar microarchitecture
3. NEON technology for multi-media and SIMD processing
4. Binary compatibility with ARM926, ARM1136, and ARM1176 Processors
Design & Display
Full Capacitive Multi Touch (Five Multi touch Point, It awesome, you would love to type and play games. The screen is 18cm (7″) WVGA (800*480).
Music & Video
Music player with MP3 and other popular formats are supported. HD Video playback and other popular formats are supported.
Battery
4400 mAh lithium-ion battery
Operating System
Android™ 2.3 Gingerbread
Other specs.
RAM : 512 MB DDR , 8 GB of internal storage, External storage with up to 32GB expandable
Camera: High quality enhanced 2.0 Megapixel front camera
Connectivity:
Wi-Fi®
Bluetooth® with A2DP
3G on Data card through USB (to be purchased separately)
HDMI Out Port
USB Host and OTG Ports
What is not offered?
NO GPS (that means you cannot use offline map, I know there are way to use GPS , such as GPS tethering, Bluetooth GPS, etc,.)
No SIM Slot
No Back Camera
No Physical volume button
i was chatting with a friend and he told me go for BB playbook as the new os 2.0 allows its users to access android games etc and its much better than all plus in the same range
he also told me to check a new one named Milagrow TabTop MGPT02 8gb .
**** its so much confusing when u dont know about software
Nookcolor
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get him a gaming tablet
get him a gaming tablet. for 50 dollars to 200 dollars you can get one with a very decent resistive screen or a badass capactivive screen. I was going to buy one of these before I bought an icontrolpad for my samsung fascinate:
JXD601
dingoo-scene.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-videos-of-jxd-601-in-action.html
Ydpg16 from Yinlips:
willgoo.com/yinlips-ydpg16-android23-retro-handheld-wifi-preorder-p-196.html
These two are the base sub-$120 dollar models with resistive screens. There's tons of user forums and stuff for them and they run n64, ps1, all emulators and android games and they both come with a cortex a8 and 1 year old hardware.
There's an awesome $200 version of both of these that have capactivite screens. I'm 24 and if I had kids that played video games I would definitely introduce them into this field. There's a modding community for both devices if you want to stick with android.
thanks mate, it looks like a psp and i already have one
jxd.hk/products.asp?id=604&selectclassid=009006
that one has a capacitive screen, supports ics and has all the bells and whistles of the higher end chinese tabs. performance is similar to the galaxy s.
If you have a decent budget to work with and it seems like you do, I recommend the newest galaxy tablet or pretty much anything with a samsung screen
guys made up my mind for lenovo a1 16gb
whats ur take on this tab?

$79.5 Tablet PC, whether it's worth?

I just have ordered a Tablet PC, but not pay it yet. because it is 7 Inch Capacitive Screen Android 4.0 and only $79.5 , free shipping
I do not know whether it's worth!
looking forward more ideas!
Can you say more about this tablet? What is CPU, GPU, RAM etc?
the review looks good
Model
ICOO D50 Deluxe Edition II
CPU
All Winner A13, 1.0GHz; GPU: Mali 400
Operation System
Android 4.0.3
RAM
512MB
Nand Flash
4GB
Shell Material
Plastic
Screen Size
7 Inch (16:9)
Type
Capacitive Screen
Resolution
800 x 480
Visible Angle
150°
3G
Not built in, support 3G/WCDMA dongle
Extend Card
Support TF card up to 16GB
Camera
0.3 Megapixels
Mali 400 is very good GPU in this GPU you can run most games!
And CPU A13 1GHz is too very good for this price! You can in this tablet watch fullHD movies and i think web browsing in for example Opera Mobile would be nice
I've got one of these similar devices. Trust me, they might sound good, but they fall apart if you plan to use it extensively. Mine randomly doesn't install apps for some reason, I have to install apps 3 - 5 times before they will install correctly. Pathetic.
The deal-breaker would be 512Mb RAM and 4GB Storage. If there's no expendable storage, you shouldn't buy.
by the way, check this one out
Code:
http://www.uplaytablet.com/ainol-novo-7-aurora-ultra-thin-android-4-0-tablet-pc-7-inch-ips-hd-screen-1gb-ram-camera-hdmi-white-8gb/
Hmmmmm..the other specs seems too good for the price..but..the resolution seems tooooo low for a tablet. 480x800 looks good on only smartphones. It will look ugly on a 7 inch tablet
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Tablet would be a good for development to test your apps. Not sure about daily usage though, might be a little janky......
That tablet sucks.
Cheapest tablet for the money is the Ainol Aurora. Anything cheaper will disappoint.
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thanks, everyone!
this is one of the many models of the Chinese market. a 2-fold lower price it's a gimmick. Look on the characteristics of the tablet is mnogo.protsessor A13 is the cheapest right now.
There are a bunch of different models of the ICOO D50.
You have to read the specifications very carefully.
The one with 1024 x 600, HDMI out and 8 GB doesn't look bad.
Ainol Novo 7 Aurora II
Cortex A9 1.5 Ghz CPU, dual core Mali400 GPU, 7 inch LG IPS screen with 1024x600 resolution.
www dot ainol-novo dot com
I can't post links yet
it depends on how you use it,don't expect it can work like ipad.
however the price is not good for this chinese tablet, maybe you can add a little to get a refurb. nook
good luck
here is a video of the tablet.... looks pretty good to me. main thing i worry about is the battery life.... 2600 ma.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In635nKlMfo&feature=related

[Q] Help finding GPU for Acer X1700 and also cpu fan on full?

I got the above desktop and it didn't have the original nvidia 7100 graphics card in it so I need a replacement. I'm looking at these two:
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6450 1GB 64-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102933
MSI R5450-MD1GD3H/LP Radeon HD 5450 1GB 64-Bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127557
EVGA GeForce GT 730 2GB GDDR5 64bit DVI/HDMI/VGA Low Profile Graphics Card 02G-P3-3733-KR
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L5GZG5C...lid=15NU2V2FLJ4TD&coliid=I13UZFD4LD1AJ9&psc=1
I'm having trouble finding a graphics card that fits the tiny case and is still in stock. My budget is cheap around $50, just need it for light gaming of ooollldd games like CSS and Mount&Blade and I will probably just use it as a media center for the TV so it needs to be able to run 10gig BluRay rips to my 1080p TV.
My dad has the same desktop and the stock GPU works for all the aforementioned but I need guidance.
[OTHER QUESTION] Also when I boot the computer, the CPU fan runs at full speed as soon as it boots. Is this an issue with the motherboard or is it because the thermal paste is nill? I would think it's the thermal paste but it's not it reacting to overheating because it goes full blast as soon as I turn it on. Is it worth saving? I have already changed the fan options in BIOS and have tried speedfan software to no avail.
EXTRA INFO:
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: (ASAP) BUDGET RANGE: (USD $1-75) After Rebates
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Mild gaming with CSS, L4D2, Source games, AoE; streaming movies to TV; general usage
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: 220W power supply
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: small case will need low profile/small
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Any COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe?
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1900x1200, 1080p 42" lg tv
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Better than stock, running Windows 8

[Q] looking for an android TV device

im looking for a new android TV device to replace my wii i use now for streaming media (netflix, hulu, etc).. i want something that can run any android app, easily install third party applications, has enough performance to emulate N64 and PS1 games with the ability to stream PC and high level emulators from my gaming PC.. my router has gigabit LAN and N750 dual band
so my budget is about $75, within this budget i have been able to find the google nexus player using a quad core 64 bit 1.8ghz atom, 1 gig ram, and powervr 6 gpu, no ethernet, and 802.11AC wifi.. ive had issues with some android apps not working all that well on x86 architecture so im not sure if the atom will cause issues with some third party apps, and id like a device thats rooted/unlocked without breaking the warranty (ive had bad luck with low quality ASUS products, multiple ASUS devices failing)
another device i found is various "M8" devices which all seem to have the same specs, a cortex A9 quad core 2ghz processor, 8-core mali 450 GPU, 2 gigs of RAM, though seemingly only ABGN wifi and 10/100 ethernet.. so the downsides on this is the graphics arent as good, network isnt as good, but it does have more RAM and these devices seem to already support third party apps and being rooted
which of these options would be best for what i need it to do?.. and are there any other options i should consider?
You can try to find some solutions on Amazon or eBay, there are always so many good products on it. Besides, I know one brand named Loctek, you can search for that and maybe helpful.
rachel lee said:
You can try to find some solutions on Amazon or eBay, there are always so many good products on it. Besides, I know one brand named Loctek, you can search for that and maybe helpful.
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well, if i want some emulator capabilities and game streaming, im probably going to want something capable of opengl ES 3, mali 450 no matter how many cores is only ES 2.0
browsing around on amazon a bit to see what i could find.. i found a few devices, all with 1.8ghz cortex A17 processors, 2 gigs of RAM, and mali T768 GPUs.. and they seem to also have gigabit LAN (since my box will be less than 3 feet from, or maybe even underneath my router, this is more important than fast wifi
so... nexus player with a 1.8ghz quad core 64 bit atom processor, 1 gig of RAM, powerVR 6 GPU, no ethernet
or... off-brand player with 1.7ghz quad core 32 bit cortex A17 CPU, 2 gigs of RAM, and mali T764 GPU and gigabit ethernet
amazon-com/Vensmile-TM-Q8-Hardware-Decoding/dp/B00P69R4JA/ref=sr_1_76?s=tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1434123965&sr=1-76&keywords=android+tv&refinements=p_36%3A7000-10000
amazon-com/Q8-Cortex-a17-Android-Antenna-Bluetooth/dp/B00UCRNUZ8/ref=sr_1_82?s=tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1434123965&sr=1-82&keywords=android+tv&refinements=p_36%3A7000-10000
amazon-com/DIAOTEC-Cortex-A17-Mali-T764-Bluetooth-dual-band/dp/B00NQ9VOFW/ref=sr_1_63?s=tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1434123199&sr=1-63&keywords=android+tv&refinements=p_36%3A7000-10000
anyone have an opinion on these options?
i guess no one has any experience with these products?
Im in the same boat.. But in Canada.
Check fasttech.com also
See the pcduino or raspberry pi 2 also..
Im holding out for a minix x8h

Tegra K1 Chip

Hi all,
I have a nvidia shield and it was a beast with gaming and graphics. I have it lying around and I have been shopping for an external graphics card online when a crazy idea struck me. Is it possible to use my old shield tablet as an external graphics card. The tegra k1 has a lot of power and I wanted to know if I could use it for gaming on my windows laptop. The intel hd 620 graphics is trash.
Thanks!
No it is not possible also yes this tablet has powerful graphics but in comparison to the Intel 620 gpu it really isn't. The whole external gpu thing for laptops is terrible anyway all the implementations kinda suck lots of latency between external gpu And laptop...
The gpu in the k1 is more or less equal to a 550ti
Ok thanks for letting me know. Also thanks for the analogy of the tegra k1 and the gtx 550ti. I'll buy a laptop with a 960m or something next time. Apparently the 550ti is way faster and better at rendering and displaying graphics. The benchmarks of the gtx 550ti are way better than the ones of the Intel hd 620 graphics despite the fact that it's from 2011!
K1 has 192 cuda cores and generally runs at 540mhz, may boost higher, i have seen it go up to 700ish mhz. Next thing to think about is that gpu generally has GDDR5, K1 uses the system ram wich probably is somekind of LDDR3 at low clock speeds (aka less bandwith)... So its hard to compare
It would be nice to see a 949mx in a case with ventilation or something that could connect via thunderbolt 3 as an external gpu.

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