Light laptop for vid editing. Can it be done?

[hiyayhi]

I am looking for a laptop that is light so that I can take it away with me overseas and on long trips into the centre of Australia etc but that will be able to do video editing in blender. I use blender specifically because I enjoy linux and that is pretty much the only good video editing software available for linux. I won't be doing anything too crazy with my video editing, I just need to be able to put together a max 15 min long video from my gopro in 1080p 60fps.

 

So the question I have is, are there any ultrabooks that would be up to the task? For example I love the look of the razer blade stealth but Linus didn't exactly give it a roaring review in terms of CPU grunt. Or, will I have to settle for something a bit heavier, like the new razer blade (whenever that comes out) or something similar... I would like to get something with good build quality, I don't want to buy a plastic laptop as this thing will probably go through hell and back on planes and in backpacks.

 

 

Thanks for any help.

[don_svetlio]

Both the Blade and Blade Stealth overheat. Avoid them. What is your budget?

[hiyayhi]

2 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Both the Blade and Blade Stealth overheat. Avoid them. What is your budget?

At this point I'm not too sure on a budget, I can probably afford around 2500 dollaridoos.

[ShadowCaptain]

1 minute ago, hiyayhi said:

dollaridoos.

You are definitely Australian

 

Something like the GS40 Phantom? thin light, dedi GPU 

 

13" retina pro? amazing battery life, lovely display, metal body for road warriors

[don_svetlio]

3 minutes ago, hiyayhi said:

At this point I'm not too sure on a budget, I can probably afford around 2500 dollaridoos.

What are your priorities besides CPU, battery? screen? build? keyboard? sound?

 

2 minutes ago, ShadowCaptain said:

You are definitely Australian

 

Something like the GS40 Phantom? thin light, dedi GPU 

 

13" retina pro? amazing battery life, lovely display, metal body for road warriors

dGPU might hurt him actually - as they tend to die due to heat in 2-3 years

[ShadowCaptain]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

What are your priorities besides CPU, battery? screen? build? keyboard? sound?

 

dGPU might hurt him actually - as they tend to die due to heat in 2-3 years

True and Aussieland is HOT

 

Id get a 13" retina pro if GPU isnt important, but thats just me, tons of pro journalists use them world wide in all sorts of climates and they hold up great

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, ShadowCaptain said:

True and Aussieland is HOT

 

Id get a 13" retina pro if GPU isnt important, but thats just me

I'd say ThinkPad T450S for that 96Wh awesomeness. 10 hours of battery life at max load

[hiyayhi]

3 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

What are your priorities besides CPU, battery? screen? build? keyboard? sound?

 

dGPU might hurt him actually - as they tend to die due to heat in 2-3 years

Something with a decent battery life and a trackpad that doesn't fuck up when my palms are sweaty.

2 minutes ago, ShadowCaptain said:

True and Aussieland is HOT

 

Id get a 13" retina pro if GPU isnt important, but thats just me

I was trying to stay clear of Apple as I don't really like them as a company lol, but I shall investigate a bit further, could be an option to just install linux onto it

[hiyayhi]

4 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

I'd say ThinkPad T450S for that 96Wh awesomeness. 10 hours of battery life at max load

Lenovo still ship malware with their systems though don't they...

[ShadowCaptain]

1 minute ago, hiyayhi said:

Something with a decent battery life and a trackpad that doesn't fuck up when my palms are sweaty.

I was trying to stay clear of Apple as I don't really like them as a company lol, but I shall investigate a bit further, could be an option to just install linux onto it

Glass trackpads ftw

 

Do you hate them for any specific reason? like have you ever tried a macbook? MacOS is great, and is so smooth and fast for editing, plus the macbook has great battery life and the metal chassis is great - thats why tons of pro togs use them as their travel companion - also tons of bags/messengers support them fully too

[don_svetlio]

2 minutes ago, hiyayhi said:

Lenovo still ship malware with their systems though don't they...

Nope - and ThinkPads never did. The SuperFish thing was almost 3 years ago on certain IdeaPads. ThinkPads are used across nations in the military as the best business notebooks available on the market. Not to mention the X260 and T450S hold the world records for longest battery life. X260 is #1 with 24 hours.

[hiyayhi]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

Nope - and ThinkPads never did. The SuperFish thing was almost 3 years ago on certain IdeaPads. ThinkPads are used across nations in the military as the best business notebooks available on the market. Not to mention the X260 and T450S hold the world records for longest battery life. X260 is #1 with 24 hours.

Huh, cool. I had a thinkpad about 10 years ago, fucking loved that thing lol, was bomb proof until it completely died

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, hiyayhi said:

Huh, cool. I had a thinkpad about 10 years ago, fucking loved that thing lol, was bomb proof until it completely died

ThinkPads die like all hardware but they are better built than 99% of other notebooks. I highly advice getting a 96Wh T450S or X260 (though the CPU power is lower than a quad-core CPU as the ULV chips are slower and not meant for heavy work). You should also check out the P and W series as well as the T550 series.

[hiyayhi]

4 minutes ago, ShadowCaptain said:

Glass trackpads ftw

 

Do you hate them for any specific reason? like have you ever tried a macbook? MacOS is great, and is so smooth and fast for editing, plus the macbook has great battery life and the metal chassis is great - thats why tons of pro togs use them as their travel companion - also tons of bags/messengers support them fully too

Yeah, my whole family has them except me, used them a fair bit, just not a fan. I also don't agree with a lot of the things apple does as a company, but that's by the by,

[hiyayhi]

2 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

ThinkPads die like all hardware but they are better built than 99% of other notebooks. I highly advice getting a 96Wh T450S or X260 (though the CPU power is lower than a quad-core CPU as the ULV chips are slower and not meant for heavy work). You should also check out the P and W series as well as the T550 series.

Yeah, I know, I had mine for a good 4 years I think. Which is a pretty good run all things considering.

 

Will do, thanks a lot.

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, hiyayhi said:

Yeah, I know, I had mine for a good 4 years I think. Which is a pretty good run all things considering.

 

Will do, thanks a lot.

4 years is low for that laptop class. my sis is running a T410 from 2011.

[hiyayhi]

2 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

4 years is low for that laptop class. my sis is running a T410 from 2011.

Keep in mind I think it was a 2002 laptop or something, come to think of it I think it lasted a lot longer than 4 years... Oh well, it was good anyway

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, hiyayhi said:

Keep in mind I think it was a 2002 laptop or something, come to think of it I think it lasted a lot longer than 4 years... Oh well, it was good anyway

Grab a T550 http://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-T550-Notebook-Review.137974.0.html

[ShadowCaptain]

8 minutes ago, hiyayhi said:

Yeah, my whole family has them except me, used them a fair bit, just not a fan. I also don't agree with a lot of the things apple does as a company, but that's by the by,

What like being the greenest tech company? And one of the most diverse workforces with a gay CEO and fiar practice for women? Like donating hundreds of millions products to countless charities? (though they could do more) 

 

Sure they do shitty stuff too, but I cannot name a tech company that doesnt - honestly you can SJW the whole thing but id rather just pick my choice by the merits of the product itself

 

6 minutes ago, hiyayhi said:

Yeah, I know, I had mine for a good 4 years I think. Which is a pretty good run all things considering.

 

Will do, thanks a lot.

Only lasted 4 years or you decided to replace it? Thinkpads are basically tanks and should last a good long long time

heck my parents thinkpad is ancient, and my bros macbook is from 2008 - most high end laptops can easily last 6-10 years if looked after

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

Grab a T550 http://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-T550-Notebook-Review.137974.0.html

This is a good shout unless you really need something thinner/lighter 

[hiyayhi]

2 minutes ago, ShadowCaptain said:

What like being the greenest tech company? And one of the most diverse workforces with a gay CEO and fiar practice for women? Like donating hundreds of millions products to countless charities? (though they could do more) 

 

Sure they do shitty stuff too, but I cannot name a tech company that doesnt - honestly you can SJW the whole thing but id rather just pick my choice by the merits of the product itself

 

Yeah, that's why I said it's by the by, because pretty much, if you buy a computer, you won't like something the company does...

 

 

[ShadowCaptain]

1 minute ago, hiyayhi said:

Yeah, that's why I said it's by the by, because pretty much, if you buy a computer, you won't like something the company does...

 

Big evil corporations

[hiyayhi]

4 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Grab a T550 http://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-T550-Notebook-Review.137974.0.html

The T450 / 550 aren't on the lenovo website, only the T460/560.

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, hiyayhi said:

The T450 / 550 aren't on the lenovo website, only the T460/560.

T560 is all the much better

[hiyayhi]

4 minutes ago, ShadowCaptain said:

Big evil corporations

Something something tin foil hat something something.

[hiyayhi]

3 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

T560 is all the much better

Dope.