What would be a good laptop to run this program

RogerS wrote on 4/2/2025, 9:50 PM

The most important thing in my experience is a cooling system able to handle heat from the CPU and the GPU at the same time. My previous Dell XPS throttled badly under load.

These days I'm using an Asus Zenbook 14 and am happy with it. Others use the ProArt series.

What's good really depends on budget, size and how you will use it. I mainly have it hooked up to an external display so don't mind the main screen is on the small side. I also use it for work so wanted portability.

For performance you can see some benchmarks in my signature and feel free to upload your own results.

john_dennis wrote on 4/2/2025, 11:17 PM

My Dell Inspiron is mediocre but my source files (XAVC) are relatively pedestrian. Your happiness is will depend a lot on your source media and the fX you apply.
Even my Dell has an NVMe and a SATA SSD so I don’t have to put up with multi-ms access time and I can separate O/S and applications from data.

VEGAS-Daniel wrote on 4/4/2025, 7:09 AM

I'm running VP on a MSI Alpha 17 C7VG and the cooling works perfectly here, as you can manually adjust the fan speeds for the GPU and CPU if necessary. The AI features, in particular Smart Mask, also run smoohtly.

The MSRP is pretty high though. Therefore I bought the MSI on Black Friday as a warehouse deal and use it for gaming as well.

Erick-Harrell wrote on 4/4/2025, 7:18 AM

What hz do I need there are quite a few different models

Dexcon wrote on 4/4/2025, 7:58 AM

Have you viewed the recommended specifications for running Vegas Pro 22 from the product's webpage (under the System Requirements heading)?

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.com/us/product-comparison/

Erick-Harrell wrote on 4/4/2025, 8:15 AM

Yes the problem is on eBay they don't really list everything about the laptop so I'm trying to kinda feel away around it

RogerS wrote on 4/4/2025, 9:10 AM

If they don't give the exact model that you can use to look up the specs I would not buy from that seller.

Erick-Harrell wrote on 4/4/2025, 9:14 AM

Your right they usually don't give the year either I was kinda wondering about the SSD cards this should be a good feature but does it replace the 32 ram requirement

EricLNZ wrote on 4/4/2025, 5:23 PM

Your right they usually don't give the year either I was kinda wondering about the SSD cards this should be a good feature but does it replace the 32 ram requirement

No it doesn't.

Erick-Harrell wrote on 4/4/2025, 5:34 PM

Does the hz kinda help I know it's data transfer but is it important at this level of labtop. I have been recommended different types of labtop and they definitely have great cooling systems the alpha 17 I was looking at and I noticed the hz could be 240 or less. I'm just wondering how low the hz could be and still run the program. Or if it even matters.

EricLNZ wrote on 4/4/2025, 6:40 PM

I assume by "hz" you are referring to the refresh rate of the display. It probably doesn't have any bearing on running the programme.

Erick-Harrell wrote on 4/4/2025, 6:46 PM

Great thanks. I'm getting there. I know now about the SSD and hz so I have concurred the cooling problem and I know I need 32ram. Do I need 32 or can 16 be used.

Erick-Harrell wrote on 4/4/2025, 6:48 PM

Is there a wrap around with the 16 like the msi card

Dexcon wrote on 4/4/2025, 6:50 PM

Do I need 32 or can 16 be used.

If you refer to the System Requirements page from Vegas Pro's product webpage that I linked earlier in this thread, you'll see that 16GB RAM is good for HD (i.e. 1920 x 108) projects but 32GB is recommended for 4K (i.e. 3840 x 2160) projects.

Erick-Harrell wrote on 4/4/2025, 6:53 PM

I saw the AI requirements for sharpening and other improvements that's why I'm concerned. I would like this tool if neeeded

RogerS wrote on 4/4/2025, 8:31 PM

I'd recommend no less than 32GB of system ram. I have 48 in my laptop and 64 for my desktop. VEGAS is using more these days.

A 60hz display is enough for video editing.

wjauch wrote on 4/4/2025, 10:30 PM

Do I need 32 or can 16 be used.

If you refer to the System Requirements page from Vegas Pro's product webpage that I linked earlier in this thread, you'll see that 16GB RAM is good for HD (i.e. 1920 x 108) projects but 32GB is recommended for 4K (i.e. 3840 x 2160) projects.

I have been running Vegas in my laptop with 16GB RAM with 5K Red footage, no problem. The important issue IMO is whether the RAM is upgradeable. In some laptops only one stick can be upgraded. Others use LPDDR5 which is typically soldered onto motherboard and cannot be upgraded.

EricLNZ wrote on 4/4/2025, 10:58 PM

Perhaps we should clarify we are discussing VP22 and VP23 is probably not far away and its spec requirements may be higher than 22.

amendegw wrote on 4/5/2025, 9:43 AM

From my signature... Works fine. Pro Tip: I usually wait until the Black Friday sales to upgrade my laptop. Often getting as much as $1000 is savings.

System Model: Alienware M18 R1
System: Windows 11 Pro
Processor: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13980HX, 2200 Mhz, 24 Core(s), 32 Logical Processor(s)

Installed Memory: 64.0 GB
Display Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (16GB), Nvidia Studio Driver 566.14 Nov 2024
Overclock Off

Display:          1920x1200 240 hertz
Storage (8TB Onboard):
    OS Drive:       NVMe KIOXIA 4TB
        Data Drive:     NVMe Samsung SSD 990 PRO 4TB
        Data Drive:     Glyph Blackbox Pro 14TB

Vegas Pro 22 Build 239

Cameras:
Canon R5 Mark II
Canon R3
Sony A9

Erick-Harrell wrote on 4/6/2025, 4:39 PM

Honest I'm thinking of getting the alpha 17it has great cooling capabilities and I just kinda need to know what extra besides the base model I need. I know that I need 32ram and need to also know if additional ram can be added if it has 16. Regardless I think I am getting close your computer is definitely bad ass I just need a computer to run the program with AI capabilities. I hope all you guys had a great weekend. Again thanks for all the advice. I could use a little more.

Erick

Erick-Harrell wrote on 4/6/2025, 4:41 PM

I kinda would like a different icon too this one with heart eyes freaks me out.

Dexcon wrote on 4/6/2025, 5:52 PM

I kinda would like a different icon too this one with heart eyes freaks me out.

If you click on your icon in the forum header (it's just to the R of 'Comments') and select 'My Profile' and then L click on the icon in the top RH corner of that page, you can then select your own custom created icon from your computer.