Laptop Advice

[The Storm]

Didn't know where else to post this. I'm looking into buying a laptop for editing and internet purposes. I got a grand to spend and I'm looking for some change! I'm not sure whether to splash out on an Apple laptop because I'm not that fussed on Final Cut Pro, I prefer to use Adobe Premier. Its mostly for editing and for my iPod but I'd use for the internet as well.

Any suggestions?

 

[jaguarr]

MacBook. Seriously.

jag

 

[The Storm]

Thanks once again Jag

 

[Malice]

editing what?
Are you a mac fan or are you looking for a pc?

 

[black_dust]

editing what?

Im assuming film editing.

How come you dont get a desk top to do the editing? It would be cheaper than a laptop and with higher specs (like memory, hard drive space etc...)

 

[The Storm]

I'm already using a desk top, I'm after a laptop so I can feel free to use it anytime and have the ability to work on projects anywhere. Plus the desk top is a family computer so I laptop would be privacy!!

 

[The Storm]

editing what?
Are you a mac fan or are you looking for a pc?

Film editing, I'm already using a desk top, I'm after a laptop so I can feel free to use it anytime and have the ability to work on projects anywhere. Plus the desk top is a family computer so I laptop would be privacy!! I'm not sure on whether I should get a Mac because I don't get on with Final Cut Pro, the Apple editing software.

 

[jaguarr]

Film editing, I'm already using a desk top, I'm after a laptop so I can feel free to use it anytime and have the ability to work on projects anywhere. Plus the desk top is a family computer so I laptop would be privacy!! I'm not sure on whether I should get a Mac because I don't get on with Final Cut Pro, the Apple editing software.

Look at it this way. You already have a desktop system that will run Adobe. Final Cut IS an industry standard, so if you really want to get your skills up to snuff to a point that you could make coin off it, you'll need to know how to use that software anyway. (The other wildcard here is Avid's software, which runs on both Mac's AND PC's). So, keep your desktop and get the MacBook so that you are able to work with both systems and software packages, which will make you more marketable as well as open you up to a lot of creative possibilities you might not have if you were anchored to one or the other.

jag

 

[jaguarr]

One other point to add to this for you, Storm. With the advent of Apple's Boot Camp as well as the availability of the Parallels workstation software, which both work on Intel based Mac's, you can either dual-boot your new MacBook with OS X AND with Windows, or run Windows in emulation mode from within OS X. One Mac will let you run both operating systems at will so you can get the best of both worlds. Hope that helps.

jag

 

[The Storm]

Thanks a bunch, best of both worlds I think its going to be.