I’m filmmaking student and I’m looking to buy a laptop for editing 4K footage relatively smoothly. I don’t want to spend too much, I think my max would be £1,500, if anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated.
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LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE
Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:
£1,500
Are you open to refurbs/used?
Yes
How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?
performance and video quality
How important is weight and thinness to you?
not very, just easy enough to carry to university
Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.
16 inch or more
Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.
Video Editing (Premiere Pro), some games but editing is priority
If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
not sure really
Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?
sd card reader
Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.
n/a