Well it’s clear that my old laptop cant handle modern video editing tasks so I need an upgrade. Put a local computer shop on the case and they have offered the below.
Does anyone who knows computers/video editing have an opinion on whether either of the two options below will be enough for semi-professional editing tasks?
Option 1
HP Zbook 15u G3
i7 6th Gen with 16GB Ram, 240GB
Intel Core i7 6600U 2.6ghz (up to 3.4ghz)
16GB DDR4 Ram
240GB SSD
AMD Firepro 4190M Graphics Card
Bluetooth 4:0
Display Port & VGA
2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 3.1
15.6" FHD SVA anti-glare WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080)
Windows 10 Pro 64bit
Refurbished & Boxed
1 Year Warranty £649.00
Option 2
HP Zbook 15 G2 i7 Quad Core with 16GB Ram, 240GB SSD
Intel Core i7 4910MQ 2.8ghz (up to 3.7ghz)
16GB DDR3 Ram
240GB SSD
Quadro K2100 Graphics Card
Bluetooth 4:0
Display Port & VGA
2 x USB 3:0, 1 x USB 2:0
15.6" FHD SVA anti-glare WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080)
Windows 10 Pro 64bit
Refurbished & Boxed
1 Year Warranty £694.80
Having done that myself I’d say not ideal, 16gb ddr4 is a happy level for most software, as mentioned above it can get processor and memory hungry very quickly, causes bottlenecks in the system / lagging.
8gb ddr4 will cope but 16gb will do it faster and more efficiently coupled with a good ssd(nvme)