Is Sony Vegas Pro Still Great Editing Software?

[glenpinn]

to those wanting a Laptop with an i7 cpu, firstly make sure you pick an i7 that is Quad core not dual core (they both exist in laptops)

secondly, many i7 quad core cpu's are very low end, so if you want cpu power equal to a desktop cpu, then check this link and buy a laptop with an i7 quad core cpu that is ranked between 1 and 60, which happens to be the 2011 sandy bridge 2600 desktop cpu ranking, anything less powerful than this cpu your wasting your time, especially if your going to be using encoders that are CPU based (x264 etc) because they can put your laptop under a lot of load.

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php

thirdly, you do not need 24gb of ram do do the type of work you want to do, just get a stock laptop with around 12gb and leave it at that, but 8gb of ram is ample as well.

The PC brand isn't so important. I don't know why people insist on brands like Dell. I've repaired about 40 of them in 2012 alone, usually bad power supplies or drives. That doesn't even count the viruses I removed from the same brand.
I'm with budwzr: generally speaking, Dell is overpriced.

comments like this one from you makes me laugh, you even make it seem like Dell computers are more prone to getting viruses than any other brand.

for every dell laptop or PC that is fixed, there are just as many other brands machines being fixed as well, and i am a certified service tech for Dell, Toshiba and Asus, so i know what i am talking about.

and seriously, you say Dell are "overpriced" ???

go take a look at the Dell website and take a look at some of the great deals they put out there, on any given day, no other OEM offers deals like Dell do, and Dell laptops i still count as being the best overall OEM laptops out there.

people buy OEM computers because generally they are reliable, and have a decent warranty, unlike some of the shonky custom built machines i have seen out there.

[glenpinn]

What would you all suggest? I'm taking suggestions because I'm probably going to order one this Sunday. I want this to be my video editing machine. I'm willing to go $1200 but was hoping to get one for $800.00

im not sure what laptop your going to get for between $800 and $1200 that is going to cut it as your main editing machine, but i cant think of any in that price bracket that i would even consider.

please do let us know what you finally decided to buy tho, i would be very keen to know.

if you had the cash, you cannot beat these Dell precision M6600 laptops for value, and i used to have one as a mobile editing/encoding machine and they are brilliant.

http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/precision-m6600/fs

Do video cameras use firewire anymore? Do I need a firewire port?

firewire was required for all cams that recorded Dv-Avi or HDV video onto a mini dv tape, and the footage from the tape had to be transferred to the hdd in real time, and firewire was the only connectivity type that was fast enough to do that, USB 2.0 was never fast enough to do it.

if you do not intend transferring any video from a mini dv camcorder to your hdd, you will not need firewire.

[HoosierGuy]

What would you all suggest? I'm taking suggestions because I'm probably going to order one this Sunday. I want this to be my video editing machine. I'm willing to go $1200 but was hoping to get one for $800.00

im not sure what laptop your going to get for between $800 and $1200 that is going to cut it as your main editing machine, but i cant think of any in that price bracket that i would even consider.

I was never after a laptop, only desktop. I got the Dell XPS 8500 with i7 processor and 12GB or ram and 1GB video card with 23 inch LDC monitor. Bill Myers (the video guy on youtube) said this should be plenty enough to edit HD videos using Sony Vegas Pro. I figure I can always upgrade the ram later on.

[budwzr]

Bill Myers? Is that the guy that sang "I'm Proud To Be An Okie, From Miskokee".

[HoosierGuy]

Bill Myers? Is that the guy that sang "I'm Proud To Be An Okie, From Miskokee".

This Bill Myers.

http://youtu.be/gC1OxbOY5pA

[glenpinn]

I was never after a laptop, only desktop. I got the Dell XPS 8500 with i7 processor and 12GB or ram and 1GB video card with 23 inch LDC monitor. Bill Myers (the video guy on youtube) said this should be plenty enough to edit HD videos using Sony Vegas Pro. I figure I can always upgrade the ram later on.

i thought you wanted a Laptop, my apologies, and you wont be needing any more ram, i dont even use half of the 12gb of ram in my small form factor i7 3770 editing pc.

also, what model screen was it that you got with your new PC.