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tobypsl
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I have 2 needs and ultimately will need 2 computers anyway, as follows:
1. Day to day office tasks where I typically have multiple programs running (outlook, word, excel, a 2nd desktop email client, whatsapp, 2 Brave windows one with 10 tabs one with 4 - yes, most need to be open). I currently run off an old refubished laptop with 4GB RAM and a core 2 duo processor (yes). I do a bit of photoshop but it doesn't handle actions well. It just about copes with the day to day stuff. But only just.
2. A videography editing PC - currently use an iMac but it a few years old now and sluggish.
(3. for working in front of TV I have a macbook pro which handles the tasks - but have thought about a higher end windows laptop)
I want to buy a good video editing PC and was thinking of a budget around £2k. I've got the budget but it would still definitely be kind of a luxury right now as the work is not there with Covid shutdowns etc and it'll probably be 6 months to a year before that business picks up.
So I'm wondering should I buy a cheaper build to fly through task set 1. But because I will be using it for high pressure project work I would want a fast spec. So maybe it's better to just stump up for the video editing build now and use that for tasks 1 and 2. I will be playing with some of the adobe products to get practice anyway. (can you tell I'm thinking out loud.)
So if I thought I could get a good enough spec to deal with task set 1 and do some creative work for less than £500 or £600 at a push I'd go for that for now. Maybe even a laptop. And then hand that off to an administrator in 6 months time when I upgrade to a high spec machine. If it's any more to get good speed then I guess I may as well go for the high end build now.
For the high end I wont be editing complex videos or very hi res - but I would want a spec that was slightly overkill for what I need. eg. If I could just about get good enough for £1600 I'd rather spend £2k and know I had more than I needed rather than just enough. But I don't know, for my editing needs, what a really solid budget is.
So I guess at this point I'm wondering what would be a budget for just task set 1?
And what would be a budget for a good video editing PC that I hadn't compromised on (I like fast eg. I like the idea of pcie4 as it's faster etc.)?
Any experienced thoughts welcome.
1. Day to day office tasks where I typically have multiple programs running (outlook, word, excel, a 2nd desktop email client, whatsapp, 2 Brave windows one with 10 tabs one with 4 - yes, most need to be open). I currently run off an old refubished laptop with 4GB RAM and a core 2 duo processor (yes). I do a bit of photoshop but it doesn't handle actions well. It just about copes with the day to day stuff. But only just.
2. A videography editing PC - currently use an iMac but it a few years old now and sluggish.
(3. for working in front of TV I have a macbook pro which handles the tasks - but have thought about a higher end windows laptop)
I want to buy a good video editing PC and was thinking of a budget around £2k. I've got the budget but it would still definitely be kind of a luxury right now as the work is not there with Covid shutdowns etc and it'll probably be 6 months to a year before that business picks up.
So I'm wondering should I buy a cheaper build to fly through task set 1. But because I will be using it for high pressure project work I would want a fast spec. So maybe it's better to just stump up for the video editing build now and use that for tasks 1 and 2. I will be playing with some of the adobe products to get practice anyway. (can you tell I'm thinking out loud.)
So if I thought I could get a good enough spec to deal with task set 1 and do some creative work for less than £500 or £600 at a push I'd go for that for now. Maybe even a laptop. And then hand that off to an administrator in 6 months time when I upgrade to a high spec machine. If it's any more to get good speed then I guess I may as well go for the high end build now.
For the high end I wont be editing complex videos or very hi res - but I would want a spec that was slightly overkill for what I need. eg. If I could just about get good enough for £1600 I'd rather spend £2k and know I had more than I needed rather than just enough. But I don't know, for my editing needs, what a really solid budget is.
So I guess at this point I'm wondering what would be a budget for just task set 1?
And what would be a budget for a good video editing PC that I hadn't compromised on (I like fast eg. I like the idea of pcie4 as it's faster etc.)?
Any experienced thoughts welcome.