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post #1 of 22
9/22/04 at 11:04pm
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HELLO GUYS!!!

I am looking at the Performance.
I really like the small & compact & affordable one.

Does anyone own one?

what can you say?
what are you running in it?

Can it handle basic video editing software?


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post #2 of 22
9/22/04 at 11:14pm
Go look at these reviews. They should provide many of the answers you are looking for....
http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=41892
http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=41423
http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=38759
http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=38843
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post #3 of 22
9/27/04 at 5:50am
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SENTIA FOR VIDEO & AUDIO EDITING

THANKS MAN.

I WAS looking for a mention about running a basic video editing program OR even basic PRO TOOLS setUp.

Anyone used Sentia for some serious jobs?

God bless!

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post #4 of 22
9/27/04 at 8:48am
Just make sure you get.
2MB L2 Cache

It has such a gr8 performance over 1mb
(ofcourse this is true for ANY manufacutor)
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post #5 of 22
9/27/04 at 9:40am
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Originally Posted by Devion
Just make sure you get.
2MB L2 Cache

It has such a gr8 performance over 1mb
(ofcourse this is true for ANY manufacutor)
The 1MB L2 Banias cpu is an Alienware "exclusive" though.
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post #6 of 22
9/27/04 at 11:20am
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Originally Posted by device manager
The 1MB L2 Banias cpu is an Alienware "exclusive" though.
The exclusivness doesn't matter, Two MBs will own One MB any day!
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post #7 of 22
9/27/04 at 3:07pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by device manager
The 1MB L2 Banias cpu is an Alienware "exclusive" though.

hehehe....
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post #8 of 22
9/27/04 at 3:54pm
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Originally Posted by tikboy
I WAS looking for a mention about running a basic video editing program OR even basic PRO TOOLS setUp.
i do plan on running protools LE with my mbox but since my sentia came with SP2 (protools is not yet compatible with SP2), i need to install SP1 on a new partition but partitionmagic is giving me some troubles (error 11019 i think).

theres a wealth of info regarding protools here: duc.digidesign.com

i did a heck of a lot of reading when shopping for my sentia (which arrive last week by the way) and the ability to run protools was one of my almost-secondary requirements. according to this thread, centrino/pentium-m's performed better than a desktop pentium-4.
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post #9 of 22
9/28/04 at 12:49am
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THANKS GUYS!

how about running Avid or Premiere on it.
do you think it will run smoothly?

i also heard that gamers PCs tend to trade stability with speed.
Have you heard about "over-clocking the CPU"?

any reactions????


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post #10 of 22
10/4/04 at 8:38am
I second that, anybody run adobe premiere pro on it?

I remember trying to run premiere 6.xx on a computer with integrated graphics and encountered problems in the monitor display and capture window. (only a pink screen was visible)
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post #11 of 22
10/7/04 at 12:18am
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Any Thirds?.....
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post #12 of 22
12/1/04 at 2:01am
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....SO....any video editors on Sentia out there?
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post #13 of 22
12/1/04 at 3:16am
I am a video editor, but not on the Sentia.

The Pentium M would do a decent job if your source/output is DV codec. I wouldn't want to cue up a long MPEG2 render, that's a lot of (hot) thinking that I would not want to subject the Sentia cooling solution to on a regular basis.

But the biggest reason why I would advise against using the Sentia as a video editing machine is the 1280x800 resolution. That's just not enough desktop space (in my opinion).
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post #14 of 22
12/1/04 at 12:22pm
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Originally Posted by tikboy
i also heard that gamers PCs tend to trade stability with speed.
its not really a gaming PC... the integrated video card kind of excludes it from that category... Alienware bend slightly more to mobility and long last battery life with the SENTIA rather than using it for gaming....

im also a video editor but not with the SENTIA...
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post #15 of 22
12/1/04 at 9:14pm
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Thanks guys.

what are the other reason/s for not using it as a video editor, except for it's display size?

i will mostly use it as a general (email, personnal, office...etc.) PC.

i mean, i have a decent desktop editing machine...i was just planing on using it on occassional mobile editing situtions.

I also plan to try a little Photoshop, and other graphic creating programs.

do you think it can perform THEM?


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post #16 of 22
12/1/04 at 11:17pm
Have you checked out the roswell m? its a alienware laptop with the same case as the alienware aera 51m but its made for video editing

http://www.alienware.com/product_det...de=SKU-DEFAULT

Real-time Editing for Professional Video Production
All Roswell systems have been rigorously tested to ensure flawless operation with Adobe's leading video editing solution, Premiere® Pro 1.5. Adobe® Premiere® Pro 1.5 software revolutionizes nonlinear video editing. Powerful real-time video and audio editing tools give you precise control over virtually every aspect of your production. Built for the exceptional performance of Microsoft® Windows® XP systems, Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 takes video production to an entirely new level.
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post #17 of 22
12/2/04 at 12:19am
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Thank you. Roswell is cool!

But I really want Sentia's portability (small, light....) - and cheaper!
I know there are some limitations.
at least i need to be assured if it will work fairly with my basic Video/Graphics needs.

Thanks.
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post #18 of 22
12/2/04 at 12:56am
Not Really sure what hdd it has but if it's not 7500rpm then you could have problems with droped frames when doing video editing.
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post #19 of 22
12/2/04 at 1:15am
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ok.

How about using a fast ext.HD for my media files?
u think that will help?

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post #20 of 22
12/2/04 at 8:10pm
I would expect problems trying to run apps from an external. Wouldn't that bottleneck or at least stutter going through USB?
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