Hello All:
I'm replacing my underpowered laptop with a Dell M4600 "mobile workstation." My current weekly deliverable is a DVD running 30-40 minutes. With a new computer I will also offer a 30-40 minute BD.
I want the 15" footprint over a 17" because I travel a lot and don't want to carry a 17" around. The Dell M4600 includes a firewire port for HDV capture. I need this to be able to capture from my old HDV cameras, which are now in back-up status. However mostly I'll be editing AVCHD footage.
Sure I could just pick the most expensive hardware options with the hope that it will make my Vegas Pro 11 editing experience better, but I wonder if that is really necessary. And if more horsepower is better, is it waaaaaaay better, or just a little better, i.e., cost versus benefit.
As a result, I'm looking for some Guru thoughts on the following hardware options:
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Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-2860Q (Quad Core 2.50GHz,8M cache, Upgradable to Intel® vPro™ technology) [Included in Price]
vs
Intel® Core™ i7-2960XM (Extreme Quad Core 2.70GHz,8M cache, Upgradable to Intel® vPro™ technology) [add $700.00]
Memory
16.0GB, DDR3-1600MHz SDRAM, 4 DIMMS [Included in Price]
vs
16.0GB, DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM, 4 DIMMS [subtract $165.00]
or even
8.0GB, DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM, 2 DIMMS [subtract $465.00]
RAID Configuration
All Hard Drives, Non-RAID, 1 or 2 drive total configuration [Included in Price]
All Hard Drives, RAID 0, 2 drive total configuration add $0.00
All Hard Drives, RAID 1, 2 drive total configuration add $0.00
I'm clueless here. I back-up my data to an external drive. I must read up on RAID.
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Thanks all for reading and for any suggestions.
Regards,
Kimberly
I'm replacing my underpowered laptop with a Dell M4600 "mobile workstation." My current weekly deliverable is a DVD running 30-40 minutes. With a new computer I will also offer a 30-40 minute BD.
I want the 15" footprint over a 17" because I travel a lot and don't want to carry a 17" around. The Dell M4600 includes a firewire port for HDV capture. I need this to be able to capture from my old HDV cameras, which are now in back-up status. However mostly I'll be editing AVCHD footage.
Sure I could just pick the most expensive hardware options with the hope that it will make my Vegas Pro 11 editing experience better, but I wonder if that is really necessary. And if more horsepower is better, is it waaaaaaay better, or just a little better, i.e., cost versus benefit.
As a result, I'm looking for some Guru thoughts on the following hardware options:
============
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-2860Q (Quad Core 2.50GHz,8M cache, Upgradable to Intel® vPro™ technology) [Included in Price]
vs
Intel® Core™ i7-2960XM (Extreme Quad Core 2.70GHz,8M cache, Upgradable to Intel® vPro™ technology) [add $700.00]
Memory
16.0GB, DDR3-1600MHz SDRAM, 4 DIMMS [Included in Price]
vs
16.0GB, DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM, 4 DIMMS [subtract $165.00]
or even
8.0GB, DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM, 2 DIMMS [subtract $465.00]
RAID Configuration
All Hard Drives, Non-RAID, 1 or 2 drive total configuration [Included in Price]
All Hard Drives, RAID 0, 2 drive total configuration add $0.00
All Hard Drives, RAID 1, 2 drive total configuration add $0.00
I'm clueless here. I back-up my data to an external drive. I must read up on RAID.
============
Thanks all for reading and for any suggestions.
Regards,
Kimberly