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Curious about desktop vs laptop usage here

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What is your primary video/editing platform?

Desktop
14
41%
Laptop
3
9%
Windows
15
44%
Mac
2
6%
 
Total votes : 34

Curious about desktop vs laptop usage here

Postby Ron Hunter » Thu Mar 27, 2014 7:11 pm

I use a desktop Windows PC for video/photo editing and everything else at home, but I've been toying with the idea of getting a laptop and it will need to be powerful enough for the same stuff. This makes me wonder what other people use for their photo/video projects.
Desktop: HPE-580T, i7-950 (3.07GHz), 16GB RAM, Win'7 64-bit Home Premium, PSE12/PRE12, Lightroom 5.
Laptop: MacBook Pro (retina), 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5.
Cameras (in use): Panasonic GH4/Canon HFR400/Canon HV30, GoPro HD Hero2.
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Re: Curious about desktop vs laptop usage here

Postby Gerlinde » Fri Mar 28, 2014 12:17 am

Ron, I use both for video editing. I love my laptop. It is really powerful and works as well as my desktop. The only downside for me is the relatively small screen. I have 2 23" screens attached to my desktop. So if I have a big project I use my desktop.
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B) Sony Vaio i7-3632QM,12gb DDR3-1333MHz, GeForce® GT 640M LE (2GB), 750GB (7200rpm), Win10 Pro64-bit
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Re: Curious about desktop vs laptop usage here

Postby John 'twosheds' McDonald » Fri Mar 28, 2014 1:57 am

Desktop as per my sig. for everything. I also have an old laptop but that only used to stream UK TV content (Italian TV is pretty dire! :( )
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Re: Curious about desktop vs laptop usage here

Postby Bob » Fri Mar 28, 2014 4:17 am

For photo/video projects, I use my desktop exclusively. For photographs, I use a color managed workflow and have calibrated IPS monitors. I use Premiere Pro CS6 and After Effects CS6 for video. My video card supports cuda gpu acceleration and I have an ssd boot drive, 3 internal 7200 rpm hard drives, and a Wacom Intuos tablet.

I have a laptop and a tablet, but I use those for other things. I could use the laptop for photo/video in a pinch, but the responsiveness would be far less then my desktop and the standard tn panel, while calibrated, is sensitive to viewing angle so it's not well suited for precise color correction.
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Re: Curious about desktop vs laptop usage here

Postby AllieB » Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:51 am

Use exclusively my desktop for photo/viedo-editing; infact this is the only task done on the desktop. The laptop is used for mail, facebook, internet etc.
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Re: Curious about desktop vs laptop usage here

Postby Dave McElderry » Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:56 am

Desktop machine in sig is the only one that I use for video editing. I also have a Dell Studio 1558 laptop that has a few years on it that I used to use for some editing but not anymore. It's capable, but I no longer need to so I don't. I've found that especially as my eyes age I much prefer using a desktop monitor, and the performance factor makes the desktop so much less frustrating. My next laptop will be an inexpensive one, with no intent of using it for editing.
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Re: Curious about desktop vs laptop usage here

Postby Peru » Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:29 am

My editing machine runs W7 Pro on an i7 3.3GHz Hex Core with hyperthreading. 1 X 1TB for Windows and programs, 2 X 1TB Raid 0 for Media and Projects, 2 X 1TB Raid 0 for Previews, Cache, and Exports, and 2TB for backups. GTX660Ti with CUDA. IPS monitor, not calibrated.
I only load the media I need for projects in progress on this machine. All of my media (video, motion backgrounds, music, etc.) is stored on my other machine and external drives.

My other machine (which I can use for video, but don't unless the other machine is down) is W7 Pro on an i7 Quad Core 3.4 GHZ (no hyperthreading). 1TB for Windows and programs, 1TB Media, 1TB My Documents, 1TB Previews, Cache, Exports, 2TB Backups. GTX 560Ti with CUDA. TN monitor, not calibrated.

I've never used a laptop for video editing.
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Re: Curious about desktop vs laptop usage here

Postby Steve Grisetti » Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:06 am

I don't know how anyone edits on less than a desktop with high-res monitor.

I've got a quad core processor and twin monitors and I STILL feel boxed in sometimes!
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Re: Curious about desktop vs laptop usage here

Postby Chuck Engels » Fri Mar 28, 2014 9:06 am

Although I do a lot of editing on my desktop I am starting to do much more on my Lenovo Thinkpad laptop.
When my video desktop dies it will not be replaced as I will just use the laptop. I do have a docking station connected to two monitors so that my laptop is like a desktop when needed and also portable :)
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Re: Curious about desktop vs laptop usage here

Postby Ron Hunter » Fri Mar 28, 2014 9:53 am

Great feedback so far, thanks to everyone for posting! :-D
Desktop: HPE-580T, i7-950 (3.07GHz), 16GB RAM, Win'7 64-bit Home Premium, PSE12/PRE12, Lightroom 5.
Laptop: MacBook Pro (retina), 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5.
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Re: Curious about desktop vs laptop usage here

Postby momoffduty » Fri Mar 28, 2014 3:04 pm

I love my desk top. I do use the tablet for surfing the web.
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Re: Curious about desktop vs laptop usage here

Postby Ron Hunter » Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:57 pm

Out of 11 votes, 10 use desktop as primary photo/video editing platform. Interesting.
Desktop: HPE-580T, i7-950 (3.07GHz), 16GB RAM, Win'7 64-bit Home Premium, PSE12/PRE12, Lightroom 5.
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Re: Curious about desktop vs laptop usage here

Postby TreeTopsRanch » Sat Mar 29, 2014 4:24 pm

Me odd man. :tup:
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Re: Curious about desktop vs laptop usage here

Postby George Tyndall » Mon Mar 31, 2014 3:18 am

Steve Grisetti wrote:I don't know how anyone edits on less than a desktop with high-res monitor.

I've got a quad core processor and twin monitors and I STILL feel boxed in sometimes!


What Steve said.

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Re: Curious about desktop vs laptop usage here

Postby _Paz_ » Tue Apr 01, 2014 2:38 pm

I love my laptop but Lenovo isn't making the 17" anymore. I especially love the built in Wacom.

When I was shopping I also looked at Sager:

https://www.xoticpc.com/custom-gaming-laptops-notebooks-clevo-sager-notebooks-ct-95_51_162.html
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