Laptop suggestions

[avp]

Hello

I'm looking for suggestions on laptops for editing. Looking for something that will be up to the task of editing (Vegas) timelines with up to 25 (audio/video) tracks and extensive fx/color grading.

I would like to have at least a couple USB 3.0 ports, HDMI and/or VGA out, kick ass graphics card, 12gb min ram, ssd (doesn't have to be huge), 17" HD monitor, Intel i7.

My budget is around 1k - 1200 but flexible. Realistic?

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Jeff

 

[avp]

Well, since no one replied, I thought I'd share with the collective the laptop I settled on.

I went with this:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ..._4710hq_2_5g_16gb_256ssd_windows8_1_15_6.html


The ASUS GL551JM-EH71 15.6"

Here's some quick specs:

[TABLE="class: specTable"]
[TR]
[TD="class: specTopic"]Processor [/TD]
[TD="class: specDetail"] 2.5 GHz Intel Quad-Core i7-4710HQ [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: specTopic"]Cache [/TD]
[TD="class: specDetail"] L3: 6 MB [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: specTopic"]System Bus [/TD]
[TD="class: specDetail"] 5 GT/s [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: specTopic"]Memory [/TD]
[TD="class: specDetail"] Type: DDR3 SDRAM
Installed: 16 GB [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: specTopic"]Graphics Card [/TD]
[TD="class: specDetail"] Type: Dedicated
Installed: NVIDIA GTX 860M with 2 GB [/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: specTable"]
[TR]
[TH="class: specHeader Header, colspan: 2"] Display [/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: specTopic"]Type [/TD]
[TD="class: specDetail"] Not Specified By Manufacturer [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: specTopic"]Size [/TD]
[TD="class: specDetail"] 15.6" [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: specTopic"]Native Resolution [/TD]
[TD="class: specDetail"] 1920 x 1080 [/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: specTable"]
[TR]
[TH="class: specHeader Header, colspan: 2"] Storage [/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: specTopic"]Hard Drive [/TD]
[TD="class: specDetail"] Installed: 256 GB SSD [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: specTopic"]Optical Drive [/TD]
[TD="class: specDetail"] CD/DVD-ROM Combo Drive with Dual Layer Support [/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: specTable"]
[TR]
[TH="class: specHeader Header, colspan: 2"] Input/Output Connectors [/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: specTopic"]Ports [/TD]
[TD="class: specDetail"] 3x USB 3.0 (A) [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: specTopic"]Display [/TD]
[TD="class: specDetail"] 1x Mini DisplayPort
1x HDMI [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: specTopic"]Audio [/TD]
[TD="class: specDetail"] 1x 1/8" (3.5 mm) Headphone/Microphone Combo Jack [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: specTopic"]Flash Media Slot [/TD]
[TD="class: specDetail"] 1x SD
1x MMC
1x Memory Stick [/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


Only $1145 from B&H.

Hopefully this info will be of use to others.

 

[Postmaster]

Yeah, should do the trick.
Even my 5 year old Dell XLS works halfway decent at HD resolution - at 4k not so much though.