[Karma]

Okay im trying to decide on buying my first laptop
Its going to be used for Video editing, and occasional photoshop use, here they are

ThinkPad Edge E525: £460

ThinkPad Edge E525 - 1 Yr Depot Warranty
Processor: AMD A-Series A8-3520M
Operating system: Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64
Operating system language: Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 English
Display type: 15.6 W HD (1366x768) Anti-Glare, Midnight Black
System graphics: Integrated AMD Radeon HD 6480G
Total memory: 8 GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)
Keyboard: Keyboard UK English
Camera: 720p HD Camera
Hard drive: 500 GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm
Optical device: Multi Recorder Optical Drive (12.7mm)
Battery: 6 cell 2.2Ah Li-Ion Battery
Power cord: Country Pack United Kingdom with Line cord & 65W AC adapter
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 3.0 Edit
Integrated WiFi wireless LAN adapters: ThinkPad b/g/n
Language pack: Language Pack WE (FR/GE/IT/IT/DU/EN)

Will this be up to the task? i think ill use sony vegas, but ive heard after effects is very good.
ive only ever used windows 32 bit, so all advice will be gladly received cheers

[Jayzee]

Well, this uses integrated graphics similar to Intel's Sandy Bridge series, you won't get that much graphic performance. I'm sure for that price you can find something else that has more decent graphics performance, but the hardware is nice for that price.

[Karma]

aah okay Thanks

Would i be better off getting one with Intel core i5 btw?

[Jayzee]

Originally Posted by Karma

aah okay Thanks

Would i be better off getting one with Intel core i5 btw?

Dude, if u got the i5, if ur not going to do any sort of intensive gaming, it will be wayyy more than enough. It will literally make your applications so fast, its crazy.

Now, if you lose your mind completely, look at the Intel Core i7 3960X Extreme Edition. 6 Cores at 3.4 GHz overclockable to over 5 GHz, 15MB shared cache, and a ridiculous price tag. Lol, happy hunting!

[Jbudman]

I'm sure that rig is up for it, but you can probably find a laptop better suited for what your looking for, for around the same price. Lenovo is a great company, and anything you buy from them you can expect to be quality built. I'd worry more about processing power, faster hard drive (7200rpm would be a cheap upgrade, or and SSD if your feeling loaded), and less RAM.
You don't really need 8gb of RAM, unless you plan on making movies, while watching movies, reading reviews on movies, tweeting about movies, and watching porn at the same time (and still have RAM to spare).

With video editing, rendering times can be slow, which is where a faster CPIU/GPU would come in handy. I'd also recommend looking at the lenovo laptops equipped with Workstation Graphics cards, rather than gaming graphics cards.
A workstation GPU is built to work better with 3D rendering software, and programs like autocad. They also perform well with games, but not as well as a regular gaming GPU. (You can improve gaming performance by using custom drivers).

[Karma]

Originally Posted by Jbudman

I'm sure that rig is up for it, but you can probably find a laptop better suited for what your looking for, for around the same price. Lenovo is a great company, and anything you buy from them you can expect to be quality built. I'd worry more about processing power, faster hard drive (7200rpm would be a cheap upgrade, or and SSD if your feeling loaded), and less RAM.
You don't really need 8gb of RAM, unless you plan on making movies, while watching movies, reading reviews on movies, tweeting about movies, and watching porn at the same time (and still have RAM to spare).

With video editing, rendering times can be slow, which is where a faster CPIU/GPU would come in handy. I'd also recommend looking at the lenovo laptops equipped with Workstation Graphics cards, rather than gaming graphics cards.
A workstation GPU is built to work better with 3D rendering software, and programs like autocad. They also perform well with games, but not as well as a regular gaming GPU. (You can improve gaming performance by using custom drivers).

Wow thats a lot of info, cheers im recustimizing one now!