Assuming that you have Vegas Pro 17, the Vegas Pro website lists the specifications as:

Operating system: Microsoft® Windows 10 (64-bit)

Processor: 6th Generation Intel Core i5 (or AMD equivalent) or better. 2.5 Ghz and 4 Core minimum. For 4k, 7th Generation Intel Core i7 (or AMD equivalent) or better. 3.0 Ghz and 8 Core minimum

RAM: 8 GB RAM minimum (16 GB recommended; 32 GB recommended for 4K)

Hard drive space: 1.5 GB hard-disk space for program installation; Solid-state disk (SSD) or high-speed multi-disk RAID for 4K media

Other: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 SP1 (included on application disc)

Internet connection: Required for registering and validating the program, as well as for some program functions. Program requires one-time registration.

If you're not going to be using 4K media, then not as much RAM is needed. Needless to say, there is a likelihood of reduced performance if the computer's specs are less than recommended by MAGIX, especially if adding lots of FX.

It would probably be worthwhile looking at the big names like HP, Dell, ASUS etc to see if they have any current reduced price specials (Dell often do) in order to get a unit with the highest specs for your budget.

When I look online, everyone says you must have 16gb, and SSD drive at least 512gb. I really don;t have the money for that, kind of spec,

Depends also on type of files, codecs to use for decoding and encoding and dimensions of the video you want to use with Vegas Pro????? on a laptop.
But you are not telling that, so real assist will be very difficult

I work with Vegas Pro 365

Assuming that you have Vegas Pro 17, the Vegas Pro website lists the specifications as:

Operating system: Microsoft® Windows 10 (64-bit)

Processor: 6th Generation Intel Core i5 (or AMD equivalent) or better. 2.5 Ghz and 4 Core minimum. For 4k, 7th Generation Intel Core i7 (or AMD equivalent) or better. 3.0 Ghz and 8 Core minimum

RAM: 8 GB RAM minimum (16 GB recommended; 32 GB recommended for 4K)

Hard drive space: 1.5 GB hard-disk space for program installation; Solid-state disk (SSD) or high-speed multi-disk RAID for 4K media

Other: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 SP1 (included on application disc)

Internet connection: Required for registering and validating the program, as well as for some program functions. Program requires one-time registration.

If you're not going to be using 4K media, then not as much RAM is needed. Needless to say, there is a likelihood of reduced performance if the computer's specs are less than recommended by MAGIX, especially if adding lots of FX.

It would probably be worthwhile looking at the big names like HP, Dell, ASUS etc to see if they have any current reduced price specials (Dell often do) in order to get a unit with the highest specs for your budget.

OK , Thanks. I don't shoot video in 4K. I just thought if it works with Asus 4gb, I3 Am I paying to much for something that can run on that spec of computer

 I just thought if it works with Asus 4gb, I3

No you need at least a 6th generation i5 with 2,5 Ghz and 4 Core, and minimal 8 GB RAM

@Peter-Wood

Am I paying to much for something that can run on that spec of computer

Think about it another way … think about future-proofing yourself for the medium term by getting at the very least a minimum spec'd computer but better if possible, especially with RAM though, to be fair, RAM can usually be added to (if 2 slots on board) or swapped for bigger RAM in the future. You have Vegas Pro 365 which is currently VP17 on subscription, but it will be upgraded to VP18 when released (going on previous years in Q3 usually August).and may have new features that will definitely require good or higher computer specs. Of course, there's no way of knowing that until VP18 is actually released.

Overall, be very cautious about the super-budget route - it may turn out to be a false economy that may have you kicking yourself in time to come.

@Peter-Wood

Am I paying to much for something that can run on that spec of computer

Think about it another way … think about future-proofing yourself for the medium term by getting at the very least a minimum spec'd computer but better if possible, especially with RAM though, to be fair, RAM can usually be added to (if 2 slots on board) or swapped for bigger RAM in the future. You have Vegas Pro 365 which is currently VP17 on subscription, but it will be upgraded to VP18 when released (going on previous years in Q3 usually August).and may have new features that will definitely require good or higher computer specs. Of course, there's no way of knowing that until VP18 is actually released.

Overall, be very cautious about the super-budget route - it may turn out to be a false economy that may have you kicking yourself in time to come.

 

9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-9300H (8MB Cache, up to 4.1 GHz, 4 cores)

Windows 10 Home 64bit, English, Dutch, French, German, Italian

NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 3GB GDDR5

8GB 2x4GB DDR4 2666MHz

512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive

Ports & Slots

@Peter-Wood
Looks good, 2 GPU's.
Maybe a bigger or second harddrive is needed if you beyond only internet looking also video edits want to make.
Another drive for your sourcefiles works also better than on the same drive where Windows is installed.

9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-9300H (8MB Cache, up to 4.1 GHz, 4 cores)

Windows 10 Home 64bit, English, Dutch, French, German, Italian

NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 3GB GDDR5

8GB 2x4GB DDR4 2666MHz

512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive

For non-4K, that's reasonable IMO but with a plus and a minus. 16GB RAM really would be better, but 512GB M.2 is really good from a program installation point-of-view. I've noticed over the years with Dell in particular, their offers change regularly. One time it would be - for example only - 512GB SSD with 8GB RAM, but the next offer a few weeks later at a similar price would be 16GB RAM but with only a 256GB SSD.

One other thing - check to make sure that the laptop has provision to install a spinning disk HDD because 256 or 512GB is not very big to hold very much project media in addition to the OS and other programs otherwise you're probably need to resort to USB external HDDs - maybe not necessary if the project medis is only a few GBs in size.

In January I got an Evoo 17 from Walmart for $1000 USD, but they have a similar refurbished Evoo 15 for < $573 USD after 15% OFF (< £530), here:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/114053607175

This site sells Walmart returns which were sold at Christmas, but returned simply because some customers found a better deal on a different laptop, like the Evoo 17 I have... Walmart has a GENEROUS return policy & they no longer want to sell hassle with clearing the hard drives & selling them as open box items...

The Evoo 15 has a fast 15" display, I7-9750H 6-core CPU, GTX 1660ti, 16GB or RAM, 512 M.2, etc. It has an EMPTY spot for an extra SSD or SATA, so you could add a $60 2TB SATA drive & be good for editing... For editing, you definitely want your video files on a separate drive INSIDE your laptop.

I have a 9900K & VEGA 64 desktop for serious 4K editing, but I use my Evoo laptop for editing 1080p MP4's for work, family, etc. from the comfort of my living room Lazyboy recliner... The Evoo 17 has a GTX 2660 & 1TB M.2 drive, so IMO it was worth the extra I paid...

The simple advice for editing on laptops is as valid now as it was a decade ago.

Get the most powerful CPU and Best screen you can find. GPU and RAM come next.

Remember, you will be spending a lot of time looking at the screen.