Video Editing Laptop Graphics Card

[tqw1315]

I'm researching what will make a decent, affordable HD editing laptop, and the general consensus seems to be that the CPU is the most important component, followed by adequate RAM and HDD setup. I've found some laptops that meet these requirements for great prices, but they typically have integrated Intel accelerated graphics and no additional Radeon/GeForce cards. Will the lack of an additional video card make much of a difference in the video editing/encoding process?

[Noahtuck]

Will the lack of an additional video card make much of a difference in the video editing/encoding process?

You answered your own question before you asked it

and the general consensus seems to be that the CPU is the most important component, followed by adequate RAM and HDD setup

[stiltman]

HD video editing with what software? Do you care to see full HD frames while editing? Look to the software to find out what GPU is needed.

[RabidDog]

I'm no expert, BUT, I would suspect on a Laptop, that the gfx will be the part that is lacking in oomph followed by the disk subsystem and that the more RAM the better(4gb, 8gb). Laptop hard drives are quite often a single 5400rpm drive which, I suspect, would be a major handicap in HD video-editing, where input and output are best done to different drives and 7200rpm (or faster) drives are best. A single large SSD (128gb,256gb) would also suffice. Affordable, yes, Mr Rockefeller!.