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So what you're saying is the 4710HQ will work, but will not too at the same time? And also, what are your thoughts on the i7 5500U Processor? Will that be able to perform better than the 4710HQ? The 5500U is a Broadwell processor. Edit: These are the requirements given by my universtiy. (Check Image)

I currently have an Acer E1-572G which runs on a 1.6-2.6 GHz Intel i5 4200U dual core processor with an AMD 8750M GPU with 4 gigs of RAM. It handles motion tracking kinda decent. So I don't think the i7 4710HQ would have any problems with it. The processor has a clock speed of 2.5-3.5 GHz. Also, the Lenovo has 16 gigs of RAM in it's 4K version.

As I've said, I'm a student. That too in India. Chances of getting my hands on brands such as Eurocom and Clevo are rare to none. Also, I haven't made myself clear. I'm still learning Premiere Pro and After Effects. In Premiere, I'll be mostly just doing basic things like cutting and assembling my clips, sound and some colour grading. In After effects, I'll be doing Chroma Keying, working with typography, motion tracking, stabilizing, etc. No heavy work with things such as multiple 3D Layers or such. (I won't be learning after effects in college, but I love the application) My needs are kind of high, but also minimal when it comes to these applications. I'll be using this laptop only for my personal projects and practicing my skills. They have multiple editing studios in my college for all the sem projects and exams. So I need not worry about it's capability of handling these applications doing hardcore stuff. I just need it to work in scenarios with light to moderate workload. Thanks again! Edit: Clevo has some of it's models available in retail in India. Since hardly anyone here depends on laptops for their hardcore use, it might be hard to get my hands on a high performance model. Everyone just uses an iMac or a Mac Pro for their editing use. Edit 2: Clevo isn't available here. Even if it is, there would be no after sale service. That would be a wastage of $1700 if something goes wrong.

I had allocated the budget to a desktop, but turns out I have to move to another state to pursue filmmaking. So portability is a factor. I would be travelling from the hostel to college everyday with the laptop. So I need a portable solution. With that kind of a budget, I would've built a kickass PC if I were to stay home. So what do you suggest? The Lenovo comes with a GTX860m, and the Dell comes with a R7M270. Do you think the graphics card would affect performance in After effects and premiere? The processors are at par with each other in both the machines.

Hey guys, I am going off to film school in a couple of months, and I need a laptop to do my editing work, and also maybe some light gaming. I am going to be using the following applications: Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe After Effects Adobe Photoshop Sony Vegas Pro. DaVinci Resolve Lite I am thinking about the Lenovo Y50 4K version, since reviews say that the 1080p version has poor colour reproduction. Also, the Dell Inspiron 15 7000 series (2015). It would be great if i got some advice on which laptop to get. And also if the laptops mentioned above are good enough. Games that I would want to play would be: GTA V Far Cry 4 Battlefield Hardline, etc Running these games at high settings isn't a priority. Even if the laptops manage to run these games at meduim or a bit high, it's okay, but the laptop should be fast enough for the above mentioned editing applications. (Also, since I live in India, getting my hands on brands such as MSI or Asus is hard, especially the higher end ones.) My preferred platform is Windows, since the highest end MacBook Pros cost a bomb here. (They're around $3000 completely maxed out) Thanks in Advance!