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Marcus Martell · November 8th, 2020, 06:31 PM

Hola,

could you help me in the upgrade choice for a beast laptop for Vegas?
I'm planning to work even with After Effects

Yhank you so much

p.s: i was wondering in a DELL....

Donald McPherson · November 9th, 2020, 01:12 AM

The best laptop would be the most expensive one you can afford.

Marcus Martell · December 29th, 2020, 05:54 PM

Don thank you for your suggestion but...under 2000$ what would you suggest?

Donald McPherson · December 31st, 2020, 05:08 AM

The new Apple m1 looks interesting.

Pete Cofrancesco · December 31st, 2020, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donald McPherson

The new Apple m1 looks interesting.

He wants to run Vegas that’s a windows based software

Marcus Martell · January 4th, 2021, 04:36 PM

Thanks Pete!

Pete Cofrancesco · January 4th, 2021, 05:03 PM

A typical price range for video editing laptop is around $1,600-2,500

The following are a few specs you should look for:
cpu i7
16gb ram
1tb nvme drive
discrete video card (this is the biggest price differentiator)
15-17" screen.

The problem with laptops they have difficulty dissipating heat, leading to loud fans or throttling. Sometimes going with a higher end cpu doesn't result in better performance because of the additional heat and then ensuing throttling.

Peter Riding · January 6th, 2021, 06:19 AM

I've also been investigating the possibility of moving over to a "beast" laptop. A top of the range laptop is very expensive - obviously - however its cheaper than a high-end desktop + a mid-range laptop (n.b. a laptop that might disappoint if its "only" 1080p rather than 4k and with a slowish GPU).

I am used to using two 1080p screens on my desktop. I would want to retire the desktop and move over to a beast laptop that can do 4k on its built-in screen plus run a 2nd 4k screen of e.g. 27" when I want to work at my desk. But I also want to do everything just on a laptop when I'm elsewhere. My current Dell XPS is 15.6" and I find that rather to small to work on especially with the likes of Vegas Pro and Capture One Pro. Therefore I would want a 17" laptop screen.

16gb saves some money but 32gb is probably a safer long-term bet - though you can use Vegas proxy up to a point anyway.

Likewise a GPU something like the Nvidia RTX 2060 6GB makes sense.

Likewise an i9 for long-term.

I prefer Dell over suppliers as my kit has been reliable long-term and their availability to solve any problems is decent.

The specific Dell laptop I've been looking at is their new XPS 17:
https://www.dell.com/en-uk/work/shop...configurations

Its around £3k at present so substantially over the OP's desired limit but .....

Its also worth keeping an eye on the likes of Dell Alienware in their outlet shop.

Pete

EDIT:
There are some very knowledgeable members on the dedicated Magix Vegas forum, so do check that out as well:
https://www.vegascreativesoftware.in...gas-pro-forum/

Mark Watson · January 9th, 2021, 04:13 PM

I've had good luck with Sager. Their web-site is www.sagernotebook.com. I've bought four computers from them, starting in 2008 and my most recent one in 2018. I have a i9 series CPU with 64GB RAM, four 2TB SSDs in two RAID arrays. So, a 4TB RAID C drive and 4TB RAID D drive. It works pretty good for my 4K editing.
It was about $6,000.

A couple of reasons I keep going back to Sager:
They offer lots of customization on their web-site. Easy to configure with RAID, for example.
They don't put any bloatware on their machines.
I've had the extended warranty and had to get it repaired and that was a good experience.

You start out by selecting screen size. Currently showing eleven models in 17" size.
You can get them for under $2,000, but if you want lots of on-board, fast RAM and lots of fast storage memory, it will run the price up.

Mark

BTW: I mostly edit with Vegas (13 and 15 pro) but also use photoshop. I have Premiere but rarely need to use it nowadays.

November 8th, 2020, 06:31 PM	#1
Marcus Martell Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: spain Posts: 1,202	Beast laptop to edit with Vegas and eventually AE Hola, could you help me in the upgrade choice for a beast laptop for Vegas? I'm planning to work even with After Effects Yhank you so much p.s: i was wondering in a DELL....

November 9th, 2020, 01:12 AM	#2
Donald McPherson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Aberdeen Scotland Posts: 815	Re: Beast laptop to edit with Vegas and eventually AE The best laptop would be the most expensive one you can afford. __________________ A little knowledge goes a long way but not long enough.

December 29th, 2020, 05:54 PM	#3
Marcus Martell Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: spain Posts: 1,202	Re: Beast laptop to edit with Vegas and eventually AE Don thank you for your suggestion but...under 2000$ what would you suggest?

December 31st, 2020, 05:08 AM	#4
Donald McPherson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Aberdeen Scotland Posts: 815	Re: Beast laptop to edit with Vegas and eventually AE The new Apple m1 looks interesting. __________________ A little knowledge goes a long way but not long enough.

January 4th, 2021, 04:36 PM	#6
Marcus Martell Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: spain Posts: 1,202	Re: Beast laptop to edit with Vegas and eventually AE Thanks Pete!

January 4th, 2021, 05:03 PM	#7
Pete Cofrancesco Inner Circle Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA Posts: 3,005	Re: Beast laptop to edit with Vegas and eventually AE A typical price range for video editing laptop is around $1,600-2,500 The following are a few specs you should look for: cpu i7 16gb ram 1tb nvme drive discrete video card (this is the biggest price differentiator) 15-17" screen. The problem with laptops they have difficulty dissipating heat, leading to loud fans or throttling. Sometimes going with a higher end cpu doesn't result in better performance because of the additional heat and then ensuing throttling.

January 6th, 2021, 06:19 AM	#8
Peter Riding Major Player Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Reading Berkshire UK Posts: 872	Re: Beast laptop to edit with Vegas and eventually AE I've also been investigating the possibility of moving over to a "beast" laptop. A top of the range laptop is very expensive - obviously - however its cheaper than a high-end desktop + a mid-range laptop (n.b. a laptop that might disappoint if its "only" 1080p rather than 4k and with a slowish GPU). I am used to using two 1080p screens on my desktop. I would want to retire the desktop and move over to a beast laptop that can do 4k on its built-in screen plus run a 2nd 4k screen of e.g. 27" when I want to work at my desk. But I also want to do everything just on a laptop when I'm elsewhere. My current Dell XPS is 15.6" and I find that rather to small to work on especially with the likes of Vegas Pro and Capture One Pro. Therefore I would want a 17" laptop screen. 16gb saves some money but 32gb is probably a safer long-term bet - though you can use Vegas proxy up to a point anyway. Likewise a GPU something like the Nvidia RTX 2060 6GB makes sense. Likewise an i9 for long-term. I prefer Dell over suppliers as my kit has been reliable long-term and their availability to solve any problems is decent. The specific Dell laptop I've been looking at is their new XPS 17: https://www.dell.com/en-uk/work/shop...configurations Its around £3k at present so substantially over the OP's desired limit but ..... Its also worth keeping an eye on the likes of Dell Alienware in their outlet shop. Pete EDIT: There are some very knowledgeable members on the dedicated Magix Vegas forum, so do check that out as well: https://www.vegascreativesoftware.in...gas-pro-forum/ Last edited by Peter Riding; January 6th, 2021 at 07:58 AM.

January 9th, 2021, 04:13 PM	#9
Mark Watson Major Player Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Whidbey Island Posts: 873	Re: Beast laptop to edit with Vegas and eventually AE I've had good luck with Sager. Their web-site is www.sagernotebook.com. I've bought four computers from them, starting in 2008 and my most recent one in 2018. I have a i9 series CPU with 64GB RAM, four 2TB SSDs in two RAID arrays. So, a 4TB RAID C drive and 4TB RAID D drive. It works pretty good for my 4K editing. It was about $6,000. A couple of reasons I keep going back to Sager: They offer lots of customization on their web-site. Easy to configure with RAID, for example. They don't put any bloatware on their machines. I've had the extended warranty and had to get it repaired and that was a good experience. You start out by selecting screen size. Currently showing eleven models in 17" size. You can get them for under $2,000, but if you want lots of on-board, fast RAM and lots of fast storage memory, it will run the price up. Mark BTW: I mostly edit with Vegas (13 and 15 pro) but also use photoshop. I have Premiere but rarely need to use it nowadays. Last edited by Mark Watson; January 9th, 2021 at 04:15 PM. Reason: Added info.