Budget laptops that are good for video editing ?

[ethananderstandable]

Hi all, 
As the title suggests, I'm looking for a thin, light laptop with a reasonable battery life that is good for light video editing and school work. 
I'm currently still a student so my budget range is around 900$-1200$ only. 

and speaking of a thin, light laptop, what do you think about the Asus Zenbook, the LG gram, and the HP Envy? Should I consider one of those? 

Many thanks! 

 

[genexis_x]

Location? Preferred max weight in kg/lbs and min battery life in hours? Any preference on display size? Need dGPU? Mind low sRGB display and non-upgradable RAM?

[Jurgen De Cleen]

If it is for some light video editing, you can go for a Lenovo Ideapad I7. A very portable laptop with a 14" screen, but it has the power to do some video editing.

Or when you want a computer on MacOs, you can go for a MacBook Air 2015 I5. It's an older laptop, but can still do some very useful work. Note that it only has a 128 or 256 HD.

[ethananderstandable]

4 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Location? Preferred max weight in kg/lbs and min battery life in hours? Any preference on display size? Need dGPU? Mind low sRGB display and non-upgradable RAM?

Southeast Asia, Vietnam to be exact. 
Max weight should be around 2kg
Min battery life: probably 5-6 hours 
I think 13" should be enough unless there is a 14 or a 15 inch version that comes with a reasonable price.
I would mind a low sRGB display but with that price range, I'm not expecting much. 
Non-upgradable RAM would be a deal breaker for me, but if It comes with nice specs, nice price, good screen...etc, I would consider it. 

[ethananderstandable]

3 hours ago, Jurgen De Cleen said:

If it is for some light video editing, you can go for a Lenovo Ideapad I7. A very portable laptop with a 14" screen, but it has the power to do some video editing.

Or when you want a computer on MacOs, you can go for a MacBook Air 2015 I5. It's an older laptop, but can still do some very useful work. Note that it only has a 128 or 256 HD.

Lenovo Ideapad I7 seems like a really good deal, I'll watch more review about it. Thanks for the suggestion

[genexis_x]

5 minutes ago, weebiepotato said:

Southeast Asia, Vietnam to be exact. 

Any links of online stores?

[ethananderstandable]

9 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Any links of online stores?

https://www.anphatpc.com.vn/may-tinh-laptop_dm1006.html?sort=price-asc&page=5

https://www.hanoicomputer.vn/laptop-pc-mtb/c159.html?sort=price-asc&page=3

These two are one of  the largest stores that we have here.

900$~11000$ equal around 17 mil VND~ 25 mil VND. Different markets have different prices, that price range seems like a sweet spot for me

Many thanks for considering my request!

[genexis_x]

*Asus UX333FN, UX333FA

*Asus UX433FA

*Asus UX430UN, UX430UA

*Asus UX461UA

*Asus UX410UF

*Asus UX330UA

*Asus UX331UN, UX331UAL

 

Lenovo Thinkpad L380, L480, L580 with FHD IPS

Lenovo Thinkpad E480, E580 with FHD IPS

*Lenovo Ideapad 720s 13

*Lenovo Yoga S730 - no USB A

Lenovo Ideapad S530 13 - non-upgradable RAM

Lenovo Ideapad 530s 14

Lenovo Yoga 520

 

*HP Envy 13-ah

HP Probook 430 G6

HP Pavilion 15-cs - battery a bit small

HP Pavilion 14-ce - battery a bit small

 

*Acer Swift 5

*Acer Spin 5 SP513-52N

Acer Swift 3 SF315-51G - non upgradable RAM

Acer Swift 3 SF315-52G, SF315-52

Acer Swift 3 SF314-54

 

*high sRGB+non-upgradable RAM

 

Make sure it has at least 8GB RAM and SSD

[ethananderstandable]

On 2/28/2019 at 1:08 PM, GeneXiS_X said:

*Asus UX333FN, UX333FA

*Asus UX433FA

*Asus UX430UN, UX430UA

*Asus UX461UA

*Asus UX410UF

*Asus UX330UA

*Asus UX331UN, UX331UAL

 

Lenovo Thinkpad L380, L480, L580 with FHD IPS

Lenovo Thinkpad E480, E580 with FHD IPS

*Lenovo Ideapad 720s 13

*Lenovo Yoga S730 - no USB A

Lenovo Ideapad S530 13 - non-upgradable RAM

Lenovo Ideapad 530s 14

Lenovo Yoga 520

 

*HP Envy 13-ah

HP Probook 430 G6

HP Pavilion 15-cs - battery a bit small

HP Pavilion 14-ce - battery a bit small

 

*Acer Swift 5

*Acer Spin 5 SP513-52N

Acer Swift 3 SF315-51G - non upgradable RAM

Acer Swift 3 SF315-52G, SF315-52

Acer Swift 3 SF314-54

 

*high sRGB+non-upgradable RAM

 

Make sure it has at least 8GB RAM and SSD

Thank you so much for this. I really appreciate your help!!
Have a good one