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post #1 of 24
4/6/05 at 3:12am
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I am getting ready to buy my first notebook and I am interested in doing video editing and gaming. I have been under the impression that nothing but a P4 w/ HT or an AMD64 would work for this, however after reading some of the posts it seems that a PM would also work, and if so how well would it run video editing programs and games? Also any specific notebooks worth checking out for about $1500? Battery life isn't that important, however I really want to stay under $1500. Thanks for you time and your help!
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post #2 of 24
4/11/05 at 2:50pm
For not so much more you can have the industry standard, Apple 17" PowerBook G4. I'm selling one brand new 1.67GHz and I'll add FREE of charge Final Cut HD! The Final Cut HD alone is $700 and I'd be giving you 1GB RAM, it comes with 512MB standard. Check Apple's website and let me know what you come up with. I guarantee you won't touch this price.

Again, this is NEW SEALED in the box, unregistered. I was supposed to sell it to this guy from Atlanta and it turns out his check was a counterfeit check. Now he's got the FBI on his ass! Apparently he thought I must have been stupid and would've fallen for his scam, NOT!

I also have the AppleCare, which either you could buy from Apple for $349 or I'd give you my discount and you could have it for $239.

This is a great deal, I just need to sell it fast. Because he tried to chump me I now have budget problems and need to get rid of this quickly. If you interested IM me and I'll give you my phone number so we can talk about it.

Jim
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post #3 of 24
4/11/05 at 3:13pm
your're selling shit right online? and you don't think that's shady? free FCP? haha. no
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post #4 of 24
4/12/05 at 12:11am
Check the current deals on the Dell 9300... their coupons make it possible to put together a powerful multi-media system at a great price.
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post #5 of 24
4/12/05 at 10:40am
Gateway 7426. BestBuy price $1499 or so. Currently backordered. Details in the Stickies in the Gateway Forum pages.
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post #6 of 24
4/12/05 at 1:29pm
^Bump^ I'm also looking for a notbook for video editing and some gaming.

I've been eyeing the Asus Z71V (P-M), Sager 7620 (P4) and 4880 (P-M). I REALLY want a Turion with a decent video card.. WHEN will they be out though?!?
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post #7 of 24
4/12/05 at 4:07pm
If you are looking to do video editing, you don't need an AMD CPU. Intel's are way better in encoding.
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post #8 of 24
4/12/05 at 6:09pm
i would take the powerbook that is on offer, you can beat final cut when it comes to video editing. not to mention the fact that tiger has just came out.
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post #9 of 24
4/14/05 at 11:00am
Final cut has equals in the pc market... ABC Nightline just switched to editing on Sony Vegas exclusively... NAB has some good news for pc editors this year.
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post #10 of 24
4/14/05 at 11:35am
HP zd8000 and nx9600 have Pentium 4 CPUs. This would be an optimal fit with WSXGA+, DVD+-RW, 1GB RAM and all. Unfortunately it is $1799.
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post #11 of 24
4/14/05 at 4:05pm
I was a P4 laptop editor, until the Inspiron 9300 was released. Although, the speed of the PM system is almost equivalent to the P4 system, but because of the extra battery life, the weight and the temperatures, I just couldn't resist the 9300. Amazing system!

BTW...Its a Dell

Radiowave:
Where did you hear that ABC uses Vegas? I used to edit a couple of things for them and all they used was Avid.
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post #12 of 24
4/26/05 at 3:57am
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Originally Posted by radiowave
Final cut has equals in the pc market... ABC Nightline just switched to editing on Sony Vegas exclusively... NAB has some good news for pc editors this year.
in ten years no one will use anything but sony vegas. as a film student forced to cripple himself with avid and final cut i cringe at anyone suggesting anything but vegas. try it and be amazed.
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post #13 of 24
4/29/05 at 11:11pm
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Originally Posted by radiowave
Final cut has equals in the pc market... ABC Nightline just switched to editing on Sony Vegas exclusively... NAB has some good news for pc editors this year.
thats just untrue, and thats why douglas chicken feathers article on DMN was taken down after a day or two. Nightline was testing one seat of vegas to supplement the avid newscutter/unity system for quick composites and effects that wouldn't rely on the gfx dept. It was used a little, on a few composites and a few effect shots and then because the article was so full of crap, wrong info, and misquotes that the seat of vegas was pulled. Nightline uses Avid, before that linear GVG IPS systems, before that Convergence systems just to set the record straight
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post #14 of 24
4/30/05 at 5:46am
I agree, Sony Vegas is a sweeeeet program...it honestly blows Adobe out of the water. Personally, I don't have any experience with FCP, but I guess that's the best that Mac users have.

Brett
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post #15 of 24
5/7/05 at 9:33pm
aanaravs

I see you do video editing with you 9300, Im considering buying the same machine with the same specs. What hard drive are you using ?
and will the 9300 do encoding ?

Thanks in advance
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post #16 of 24
5/8/05 at 12:29am
why is that guy trying to sell his apple to a guy who also wants to game...apples canot game there are barely any games out for OSX. I totaly think you should get a 9300 or anything with windows.
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post #17 of 24
5/9/05 at 11:14pm
ABC and vegas story ran in one of the digital video magazines about a month ago. Sony had sent one of their consutants to Washingon to train the production staff and he wrote an article about it along with pics of the staff and Kopple, but ABC Legal pulled the article .

You can get more info from the guy named Douglas at the DMN Vegas forum, he's the consultant and article author:

http://wwug.com/cgi-bin/displaywwugi...-foundry_vegas
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post #18 of 24
5/13/05 at 10:39pm
hi all,

been using an area51m 5500 for about a year now with PPro. no complaints except for the weight.
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post #19 of 24
5/19/05 at 7:51pm
Hi, I'm new to the forum.

I'm starting to research what budget workstation replacement to get.

I've read that Pentium M somehow pair with Pentium 4 cpu's... but, what about rendering and encoding? The gap at CPU speeds between the two technologies still makes me nervous.

I edit video (rendering) and audio, do webcasts (real time video encoding) and sometimes I play a live gig with Ableton Live. I'm not going to use MS Word with this laptop... if you know what I mean.
In support for the most demanding processes, I'll still have an Athlon64 workstation at my studio.
I need the laptop for working on locations (webcast, DV25 video capture, audio recording, live gig) and at home (some video editing, audio composing, some "late night" animation in After Effects, dvd burn... I'm a workahollic).

If battery life is not an issue for me (I do not fly very often, I can live without checking mail for 3 hours in a hot spot)... should I consider going for a P4 instead PM?

In the lower budget PM end, what about an Inspiron 6000D (it's at the top of my budget)? Any alternatives close to this?

Thanks in advance for your help,

more-gain
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post #20 of 24
5/19/05 at 8:44pm
I'm selling my Sager 4750 if you'd consider an amd64 alternative: specs and link to pics are in sig, price is reasonably negotiable
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