hi, so first of all im really not too computer literate, i dont know a whole lot about them other than how to use them. I basically just edit videos i make for my band, and recently updated to an HD camera. So as im sure you guessed, i didnt realize hd vids are like 6 times bigger than non-hd files... soooo i need a new computer, and i dont want to be spending more than around 350, so used is looking to make the most sense right now.
basically i have just been looking locally on kijiji and this is what i have found, all i really need to know is if it is going to be good enough to edit hd video (little to no lag on playback) i use vegas 9 pro for editing. If it will be a pain in the butt i would really just love to know why and if it would be an expensive upgrade or not to make it smooth for editing.
http://windsor.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-computers-Gaming-Computer-450-or-best-offer-W0...AdIdZ313237789
thanks for any help, greatly appreciated, and sorry about the lack of computer knowledge.
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it should be ok. it needs at least one more, but preferably 2 fast hard drives. the one that comes with it is a slow storage type drive. i'd guess it doesn't come with an operating system either so you will probably have to buy windows 7 on your own.
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ok thanks! my videos are usually like, 6-10 minutes at the most (each) and i have an external hard drive to put everything on after im done a video. does that maybe solve the need for faster hd? or do they help me that much when it comes a to smooth playback/edit that i should upgrade? what would something like that cost (roughly of course)
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having one slow internal hard drive would be a bit of a bottleneck. normal editing stations have at least 3 drives. boot/source/destination. at least 1 more internal 7200rpm drive would make your life easier.
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im not too sure what that stuff means, to be honest however....sounds like a decent buy for me so i made an offer....
what do you think about the graphics card? because so far it seems like the stuff you guys are saying i need is one or two more hdd's and maybe more ram, but for the most part it may work for the short videos im going to be editing as is?
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