About Lauren Bennett Expertise I am a computer science major and my dad is an Electric Engineering, so my life has revolved around computers. For as long as I can remember, I have been buying and selling computers. I tend to travel a lot, so I have always had a laptop. I have bought 5 of them for myself, and bought around 30-40 for friends and family. I have dealt with the good and the bad of various version and brand names. If you are in need of buying a laptop, feel free to contact me and I'm sure I will be able to guide you into purchasing the laptop that will be the best fit for you. I will custom build you computers for you to choose from so you can get an exact idea of what to go and buy when you do it yourself and so that you have an exact price. However, I am in the USA and am only knowledgeable about computers here in the US. I do not know about foreign currency or the quality of computer brand names outside the US.
Experience B.S. in Computer Science. Buying and selling for years. Assisting friends/family.
Question QUESTION: I want a suggestion for a laptop to do my video editing. I use my PC (3GHz, 120GB, 2GB RAM, 512Mb)
I editing videos and capture from my camcorder using Sony Vegas 7 extensively to do lots of video work. However, I just can't be downstairs all the time with my PC. I need to be able to move and do work, etc. However, I can't go buying a laptop now and a new one next year! I need sometime that can be loyal to me for some time. I know it will go out of style.
Please suggest a Model, Brand, etc.
ANSWER: How much do you have to spend on this laptop? Do you want a warranty ($200 extra or so for a 4 year).
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QUESTION: Warranty not necessary. Around $1500. But flex a bit if you can.
Answer Use code ZDWPS9CZT37LLB to save $300 off any $1,199.00+ Dell Inspiron notebook. (valid 11/29/2007 12:00:00 AM - 12/6/2007 11:59:59 PM)
^---I forgot to give you the coupon with the last message I sent!! Sorry :) If you don't buy it in time, send me a message and I'll see what else is available.
Well, I'd highly recommend a warranty as the one time I didn't buy a warranty, it cost me more to do a one-time repair than an entire 4 year warranty costs. I can fix desktops myself, but not laptops.
Do you do high-def work? If so, the software requires a 2.8 GHz processor and only one laptop I know of comes with a 2.8 GHz processor and it starts at over $4,000. So, any high-def work will most likely have to be done on a desktop. If you don't do high-def work then a laptop will work just fine.
Dell Inspiron 1520
- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache)
- Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate Edition
- 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
- High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch display (1440x900)
- 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
- Size: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
- CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)
- Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
- 85Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell)
- 1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor,24x7 Phone Support
$1,463.00 + tax (free shipping). If you change your mind and want a warranty, there are some things we can definitely downgrade to stay within your budget. You can definitely get away with just a 128MB graphics card and a non N wireless card. I upgraded these components because you wanted it to stay "new" as long as possible.
If you'd rather have a 17" over a 15", you are looking at about $1,738.00 for the same configuration.
