Laptop to work with Adobe Premiere

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mikcheck

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Hello guys.

I have some urgency cause i need to buy a laptop very soon. Do you think i can work fine with HD files in a machine like this? I'm sorry it's in Portuguese but i didn't find in English. But i think it's understandable by reading the specifications. Thanks a lot.


TOSHIBA P70-A-107 - Intel I7


EAN 4051528063905

Familia de Processador Intel

Modelo Processador i7-4700MQ

Velocidade Processador 2.4 GHz

Tipo Memória DDR3L

Memória Interna RAM 16 GB

Capacidade de armazenamento 1 TB

Modelo placa gráfica (Dedicada) NVIDIA GT745M - 4 GB

Diagonal do ecrã 17,3

Bluetooth Sim

Leitor de cartões integrado Sim

Duração da bateria (max) 3h30m

Cor Preto / Prateado

Peso 3 Kg

Sistema Operativo Instalado Windows 8 64 bits

Retroiluminação LED Sim

Câmara incorporada Sim

Ligação Rede Ethernet Sim

Ligação Rede Wireless Sim

Tipo de ligação rede Wireless 802.11b/g/n

Portas USB 3.0 4

Portas HDMI [U]1[/U]

Portas Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) [B][U]1[/U]

Resolução de ecrã [B][U]1920 x 1080 Pixels[/U]

Teclado numérico Sim

Garantia Bateria 6 meses

Garantia 2 anos[/B][/B]
 
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What if i then add something like this http://www.ebay.com/bhp/1tb-external-hard-drive-7200-rpm ?

See the point is, i need to have the laptop till this weekend (my job is dependent on that because i have work to edit and i have no pc for that now) and i have to buy something fast and near where i live and that is the one i found better in terms of quality/price. I'm a noob regarding computers and i would just wanted to know if i can work ok in Adobe Premiere with HD footage right away after i have the computer. Then later i can add a few things like that link i posted from ebay? Thanks.
 
A faster internal drive is for memory paging too. You would want a laptop with a 7200 drive and then another external drive for your video files (maybe a self powered USB3).

if you're going to have the 'only' copy of the video files, I'd suggest getting something like a Lacie rugged USB3 (7200 rpm) to be your source video drive and then get another cheaper USB3 drive to act as backup (ie -after you finish or go to sleep in the hotel room or location etc, you copy your data over to the backup - so you always have a roll-back to the previous day's work :)

In terms of laptops, I've edited 5K R3D's (Red Epic) files on an i5 with 8GB ram and an nvidia 2GB card (HP laptop) in Premiere CS6... so HD should be fine... just try not to stack too many layers as that will cause you more errors/slow down.

Spec wise, the Tosh laptop seems fine.
 
Thank you Derek. So i will be fine with that Tosh?

And what about the e-bay link i posted, it was something like that that you're talking about,right? An external drive like that?

Sorry, but i'm a noob in this matter.
 
Hi

The Tosh will be fine - check and see if there's an internal 7200 drive version, it would be worth it as the internal drive will be used a lot (for file paging etc).

In terms of drives, I prefer to use Lacie Rugged Drives - they self power from the USB3 slot and can be found in 7200 speeds. One of these would be your 'source' video/footage drive. See here - http://www.lacie.com/uk/products/product.htm?id=10553 (7200) or http://www.lacie.com/uk/products/product.htm?id=10564 (7200). Look for ones that are 'bus powered' - in other words, they draw power from your laptop and don't need a PSU.

Then, if you can afford another Lacie Rugged, get a second one that you simply back up your files too. You can copy any Premiere files (ie create a backup Premiere folder) but also, make a clone of your 'Video' data drive... it's always good to have multiple backups.

Note that this second 'safe' drive could be something cheaper - maybe a Seagate Expansion drive or similar. These are a lot cheaper and offer larger storage (1-4TB depending on model), but Lacie Rugged drives are the best for field use (IMO/experience)... these cheaper drives are not bus powered. http://www.seagate.com/gb/en/external-hard-drives/desktop-hard-drives/expansion-hard-drive/

Hope this helps ;)
 
Thank you and i understand what you're saying about the external drive, so i can work with my video and footage.

But doesn't that Tosh come with an internal one? Or is to weak?
 
The tosh comes with a 5600 drive - it will work, but 7200 would be better.

It is good practice to have a separate video drive (and another separate backup drive). The video drive should be 7200 and be something like the Lacie Rugged.

You should really use the speed of the speed of the USB3 port and external drive to be your video.

Your Laptop drive is used for memory paging and running processes - keep that clean and not full of video files. The 5600 drive really isn't that fast, especially when you have USB3 as an option. Plus, you will create a system bottleneck very quickly if you use the Tosh internal for everything.

Think of your laptop as the 'system' drive running the software - keep it clean and don't fill it with lots of useless programs. Get an external drive and use that for video.

When I use workstations or laptops, teh C drive is always simply for software/applications and (sometimes) save data. I always use external drives for video and for data.
 
Thanks a lot Derek. I understand better now.

So here what i'm going to do, i'll buy this version and also an external 7200 usb3 drive for all the video and footage for my work. Then later, i can change the internal drive for the better one, right? Because i can't find that version near where i live.
 
You need to check if it's easy to upgrade the 5600 to a 7200 - maybe ask your dealer.

To be honest, if you are using external drives for your data and your video, you should be fine with keeping the original 5600.

My advice would be to get something as good as the Rugged for your external drive. Then add a cheaper (larger TB's) drive to back up this data and your video files. It's good to keep an on-going archive/back up... if everything is on your laptop and that drive fries or teh machine gets stolen (etc), you will also loose your data.

So be careful :)

Edit - also, if you only get one drive (say a 500GB Rugged/7200rpm), and you hold off on a 'backup' drive, you can always make a folder i=on your C - called it 'Safe' and make a copy of your video/data drive there. Keep this up to date and you'll also have an option to keep your data n your C (you do not read/use these files - they're just there for peace of mind') :)

Note - it's also wise to save your CS6/CC files on your C drive. Keep your video/audio/PSD (etc) on the external drive.
 
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