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1. Re: which of these laptops to buy for editing with premiere pro
cc_merchant Mar 18, 2014 6:14 AM (in response to Sadnakhleh)See Tweakers Page - What about Laptops?
You need at least two drives, one SSD and a 7200 RPM disk.
same Lenovo with 1024 GB 5400rpm AND 24 GB Solid State Disc!!!!
NO, no.
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2. Re: which of these laptops to buy for editing with premiere pro
Sadnakhleh Mar 18, 2014 6:26 AM (in response to cc_merchant)thanks cc_merchant. So you say no to a 5400rpm drive? and what about the Lenovo only SSD drive combined with a 7200 rpm external?
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3. Re: which of these laptops to buy for editing with premiere pro
John T Smith Mar 18, 2014 8:17 AM (in response to Sadnakhleh)Your SSD needs to be "about" 128Gib to allow installing Windows and all software, and space for temporary working files
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4. Re: which of these laptops to buy for editing with premiere pro
Sadnakhleh Mar 18, 2014 8:24 AM (in response to John T Smith)Great John, would it be fast enough with the 256GB SSD and an external 7200 rpm HD connected via usb3?
John T Smith wrote:
Your SSD needs to be "about" 128Gib to allow installing Windows and all software, and space for temporary working files
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5. Re: which of these laptops to buy for editing with premiere pro
John T Smith Mar 18, 2014 8:54 AM (in response to Sadnakhleh)External eSata or USB3 are both fast enough for video editing... http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1117813 - http://ppbm7.com/index.php/tweakers-page/84-disk-setup
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6. Re: which of these laptops to buy for editing with premiere pro
Sadnakhleh Mar 18, 2014 10:21 AM (in response to John T Smith)John T Smith wrote:
External eSata or USB3 are both fast enough for video editing... http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1117813 - http://ppbm7.com/index.php/tweakers-page/84-disk-setup
Super thanks John, your info is amazingly useful!!!
So from the Lenovo options it is clearly better to go with the SSD and external HD, and now the big question:
If I find an Asus with the same conditions (SSD+HD) which one should I go for? ASUS? LENOVO?
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7. Re: which of these laptops to buy for editing with premiere pro
John T Smith Mar 18, 2014 10:51 AM (in response to Sadnakhleh)I have a ASUS motherboard in the desktop computer I built, but I have NO IDEA how that would transfer as to laptop quality
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8. Re: which of these laptops to buy for editing with premiere pro
Bill Gehrke Mar 18, 2014 6:43 PM (in response to Sadnakhleh)I have an ASUS G750JW that came equipped with a lousy 5400 rpm drive. As it has two internal easy access hard drive slots I cloned the provided OS to a 128 GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD and removed the 5400 rpm drive plus I then installed a second SSD 256GB Samaung Pro 840 in the second slot. I also easily upgraded the base 8 GB RAM with 2 each 8 GB 1.35 volt memory modules. for 24 GB total. Now this laptop is the fastest laptop tested with our PPBM7 benchmark, (you will have to register to see these results)
The other "Gaming" laptop that offers easy expandability and rates well is the MSI G70.
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9. Re: which of these laptops to buy for editing with premiere pro
Sadnakhleh Mar 19, 2014 3:40 PM (in response to John T Smith)I also had one indeed and it worked perfectly for more than 8 years!!! I am an Asus fan actually and I am typing on an Asus laptop right now too But the Lenovo is really tempting me this time...
John T Smith wrote:
I have a ASUS motherboard in the desktop computer I built, but I have NO IDEA how that would transfer as to laptop quality
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10. Re: which of these laptops to buy for editing with premiere pro
Sadnakhleh Mar 19, 2014 3:48 PM (in response to Bill Gehrke)That is a 17" right? I am going to buy a 15" I think.
The biggest problem with the Asus in question is that it will be really hard to upgrade it and I still did not find a model with SSD.
I found a comparision review here: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Asus-N550JV-CN201H-Notebook.98311.0.html
The Asus scores better in the cinebench sector (slightly with OpenGL and much with CPU) and the Lenovo is better in the Pcmark7 and the 3dmark11. What are these tests? and which one is more important when it comes to video editing?
Thank you again for your time and efferts
P.S. I am studying the article about Hard disks, it is really interesting!!! thanks
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11. Re: which of these laptops to buy for editing with premiere pro
Bill Gehrke Mar 19, 2014 5:53 PM (in response to Sadnakhleh)Sadnakhleh wrote:
That is a 17" right? I am going to buy a 15" I think.
The biggest problem with the Asus in question is that it will be really hard to upgrade it and I still did not find a model with SSD.
I found a comparision review here: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Asus-N550JV-CN201H-Notebook.98311. 0.html
The Asus scores better in the cinebench sector (slightly with OpenGL and much with CPU) and the Lenovo is better in the Pcmark7 and the 3dmark11. What are these tests? and which one is more important when it comes to video editing?
Thank you again for your time and efferts
P.S. I am studying the article about Hard disks, it is really interesting!!! thanks
- Correct it is a 17-inch, and of course it weighs and costs slightly more than a 15.6-inch
- It is a very simple task to upgrade the unit to an dual SSD system, and memory upgrade is very easy. You undo one screw on the bottom and (below) this is what you see. Two disk drive carriers with my SSD's installed and two 8 GB SODIMM add on RAM modules
- Those benchmarks have very little to do with editing with Premiere, there is only one real comperhensive Premiere benchmark it is our PPBM.




