Running Pr on an HP Elitebook 840 G1

[danielhunt_er_]

Hi, I am looking at buying an HP Elitebook 840 G1, and I will be using Premiere Pro on it  My main concerns are: 

Is the screen size fit to run Pr?

Is the processor up to speed to run Pr?

Here is the link to the computer - https://www.nzpcclearance.co.nz/product/hp-elitebook-840-g1/

Thanks

Daniel

[RjL190365 · Accepted solution]

Daniel,

You will not be able to even run Premiere Pro at all on that laptop, mainly because its display resolution is only 1366x768, and Adobe requires a minimum display resolution of 1280x800 (but please note that both the "1280" and the "800" dimensions MUST be met or exceeded). 1366x768 does NOT meet Adobe's minimum display requirement.

And even if you can get that laptop to run (assuming that you've connected an external monitor via HDMI, which completely defeats the primary purpose of a laptop to begin with), you will not have a pleasant editing experience with it: Its CPU is only a dual-core model that dates back almost five years, and that doesn't include the fact that no dual-core CPU is anywhere near as powerful as even a true quad-core CPU that's two generations older than that! And that's not to mention that you'd need to upgrade it's RAM to 16GB just to get much if any work done at all in Premiere Pro.

[danielhunt_er_]

Thanks for you help, but the certain pc I'm looking at does meet the screen size requirements.

Also, what laptop would you recommend? I am primarily looking at HP laptops.  And, would a quad-core processor be able to run premiere pro?

thanks

Daniel

[RjL190365]

Sorry that I did not see the further specs. 1600x900 is OK, but FHD (1920x1080) would have been better.

Still, the editing experience with that laptop would be frustrating at best (and yes, even with it being plugged into the AC mains outlet with all power-saving features disabled): I tested my laptop with an i5-4210U CPU and the same Intel HD Graphics 4400 that's in the i7-4600U, and the GPU-accelerated MPEG-2 DVD exporting results were quite abysmal, taking more than 350 seconds on that test alone. (The Turbo speed of the i7-4600U's IGP is 100MHz higher than that of the i5-4210U, but that should have very little impact on the results.) The i7-4600U does have an all-core Turbo clock speed of 3.0 GHz, which is 600 MHz higher than that of my i5-4210U. But even at the higher 3.0 GHz CPU speed, with the lousy IGP it would still take well over 1,200 seconds to export the H.264 Blu-ray timeline in the PPBM test.

[excited_Genie16B8]

I recommend at least a 24" screen at 1920 x 1080 resolution.

I also recommend five internal drives as a starting point for an edit system.

There is no Laptop in the world that can accommodate those minimums.

Build your own desktop.

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[danielhunt_er_]

What do you mean by "build your own desktop"?

Daniel

[R Neil Haugen]

Check out the parts that are shown as working best within your total budget from the Tweaker's Page probably ... then buy them, assemble, set the BIOS, and load the Win10 OS. Start loading programs.

I have done this in the long past, but currently have a good builder who follows my instructions for parts, does all the setup, so that when I sit down at it for the first time, it's fully loaded for basic work and I just add my needed applications. His charges are moderate partly as he's very fast at this, so the price is right.

Looking at the parts that do well on the Tweaker's page, you can also see what systems available from general computer makers might be useful.

Or ... you might try checking out Safe Harbor Computing, Puget Sound Systems, and ADK video (you can select one for Adobe apps work from any of them). All are specialists at building rigs for video editing with various price ranges and great advice. They all have people that help out in general on these Adobe forums, and have been excellent in assisting all sorts of editing/Fx problems for general help here. This is NOT to give an official endorsement of any kind, but noting that they may be another resource to check.

Neil