thanks for the replies everybody...........i found the links very helpfull in making a decision!
i realised very quickly that i was going to need a decent dedicated graphics card on the new PC so in the end i decided to spend a bit (a lot!) more than i had originaly budgeted for.
so, today i purchased the Acer 6930G..........here is the spec:-
Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 processor.
2.0GHz processor speed.
2MB cache.
4GB DDR2 RAM.
16in full HD Acer CineCrystal™ widescreen.
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels.
250GB SATA hard drive capacity.
Multiformat dual layer optical drive.
nVidia GeForce 9600M GT graphics card.
1GB graphics memory.
5 in 1 media card reader - compatible with SD™, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD.
3 USB ports.
1 HDMI port.
1 Ethernet ports.
Integrated sound card.
Integrated 0.3Mp Acer Crystal Eye webcam.
802.11b/g/n wireless enabled.
Windows Vista Premium operating system installed.
Software included: Acer Empowering Technology, Acer Arcade™, Acer InstantOn Arcade, Acer Crystal Eye, Acer GridVista™, Acer Launch Manager, Acer GameZone, Adobe® Reader®, CyberLink® PowerDirector® trial version, McAfee® Internet Security Suite Trial, NTI Media Maker™, Microsoft® Works 8.5 with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial.
2.5 hours battery life.
Size (H)4.39, (W)38.5, (D)27.75cm.
Weight 3.4kg.
i know that really i needed a quad core processor, but i could not find a laptop with one within my price range.
did i make a good purchase? it was £547.00
i installed PD7 without any probs and loaded up some h.264 footage. it works!! plays back very smoothly in HQ and picture quality is very good.
however, it does still struggle when playing a transition......even on the low quality setting
is there any way to improve that? i see the graphics card has options of being able to manually adjust its settings to improve its performance for different programs but it looks a bit too complicated to me! lol
but hey, at least i can know edit without having to rely on listenening to the sound!
finished HD films play back as sweet as a nut!
cheers,
scott
ps....one more question i forgot! it has a 250 gig hard drive but its partitioned into two 120 gig.
should i try to remove the partition? would it make any difference at all?
cheers guys
pps......james, the link you provided mentioned about leaving it to stand for a while after adding it to the time line.........i will certainly be giving that a try!
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