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Would a Inspiron E1705 or E1505 be a good choice for video editing software?
I'm looking for a laptop that I can use for work but also with the capabilities of handling video editng software such as Avid Liquid or Adobe premiere studio. I need suggestions quick!!!
Amaboknaai
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Posted November 9th, 2006 10:00
Bear in mind that the output to a second monitor is VGA and NOT DVI. If you want a digital output to a second monitor, then this is not a good idea.The onboard video card is not great, but would be OK for 2D stuff - video editing falls into this category, but should you need any 3D capabilities, it is not great.I would suggest considering an alternative with DVI output (Apple MacBook Pro - this will run Mac OS X as well as Windows - imho Mac OS X running Final Cut Pro would be a far better solution....).- A second monitor is not something that I'm considering. I should mention that I am really only having the software for my own personal use, maybe making video's for family members, etc. If I was using it more for say freelance work for actual clients then I would definitely look into a mac and final cut software but I'm really wanting it for work purposes, microsoft office, and for other software purposes like avid or photoshop. Do you have any other recomendations after I have said all that?Thank you so much for you help!
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Posted November 9th, 2006 15:00
If it is only for personal hobby use, the E1705 with any of the add-on graphics cards will be adequate. I would then advise to buy it with the best card that you can afford, particularly if you are going to want to run Vista, which has high hardware requirements.Amaboknaai
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Posted November 9th, 2006 15:00
Oops.....I was referring to the E1505 which only has VGA out...
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Posted November 8th, 2006 22:00
The larger screen may make editing easier and favor the 1705.