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November 17, 2017
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Best Laptop for running Premiere Pro

  • November 17, 2017
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Hey Guys,

I want to purchase a new laptop, looking for something value for money which is future proof (4K, 5K videos) for at least 4-5 years. I am currently using Premiere Pro and these are my options from the leading companies -

Apple -

Amazon.com: Apple 15" MacBook Pro, Retina, Touch Bar, 2.9GHz Intel Core i7 Quad Core, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Space Gray, M…

Microsoft -

Amazon.com: Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 256GB) - 15": Computers & Accessories

Am also open to Lenovo, ASUS and HP. My brother would also be using this laptop for his development work occasionally, he is a full stack developer. Please help, this is all very confusing and I don't want to buy something that costs a bomb for no reason.

Thanks.

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February 25, 2020

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Participant
May 22, 2019

I'm with AAKhan, is there a laptop for some of us less technically inclined to get up and running with editing and producing video shot with a gopro?  Their (gopro) free software is leaving something to be desired obviously.  Not looking to edit in the latest and greatest just for some youtube videos.

Peru Bob
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May 22, 2019
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March 20, 2019

This is an interesting thread. What RjL190365 has explained is pretty much elaborated in the above screen shot (simply). So now I stand with dhruvs85863305, my question (although its been more than a year since this thread started but ....) Which laptop should I get for better and efficient use for Premiere Pro?

orme-88
Participant
March 11, 2019

Hi,

I need laptop for video editing of mostly 1080p videos from my DJI Spark drone, Sony A6000 camera and GoPro 7 Black.

What do you think? Is this configuration okay?

Xiaomi Mi Game Book

15,6", IPS FHD (1920 X 1080)

i7-8750H

16 GB (up to 32 GB)

256 GB SSD, 1TB HDD

NVIDIA GeForce GTX1060 6GB

February 5, 2019

everyone I asked said to go to windows since its 1/2 the price!

Participant
September 25, 2020

You can get a orignal window but if you want to use bluetooth laser printer then you must need to upgrade to it's latest version... Thanks me later.

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Participant
October 17, 2018

If you are looking for a new laptop in which you can run Premiere Pro then you should go for the MSI Laptop. These laptops are also used for gaming purpose. If you have an MSI laptop and getting a problem in installing any application or game then click on this link MSI Customer Support to know how to install any application or game properly.

Participant
September 17, 2018

Hi guys,

Would I be able to edit 4k videos smoothly with the ACER Aspire 7 A715-71G-70YD?

Thanks for your help!

Peru Bob
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September 17, 2018

kriss21323028  wrote

Would I be able to edit 4k videos smoothly with the ACER Aspire 7 A715-71G-70YD?

Short answer:

No.

Participant
September 4, 2018

For what it's worth, my 2016 Alienware M17x R4 runs the adobe suite wonderfully.  I picked it up for $400 and popped a better graphics card in it (GTX 680M) and I can edit HD videos without a problem.

tharidup70485176
Participant
August 25, 2018

Hey friend I am tharindu

I hope get MacBook Air laptop I want editing videos, photos and any design. But I have some problem its, MacBook Air is matching for my work area ??

Peru Bob
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 25, 2018

It depends on the specifications of the MacBook Air and what type of media you will edit.

Legend
November 20, 2017

All right, I am taking back everything that I stated about the Surface Book 2: The 15-inch model is available only with the discrete Nvidia GPU, and should already have had the integrated Intel HD Graphics disabled at the factory. It's only the 13-inch model that could be ordered with the integrated Intel HD Graphics enabled or a discrete Nvidia GPU.

With that now said and done, the 15-inch Surface Book 2 should suffice for Premiere Pro - as long as you keep an eye on the lousy AC plug-in power supply unit which comes with that PC. That PSU could barely handle the load demands of running higher-end programs on this "maxed-out" configuration.

Hope this helps,

Randall

Participating Frequently
November 21, 2017

As I understand it, the GPU is in the keyboard base, so when you detatch the screen and go into tablet mode, the Intel takes over.  Does this mean Premiere utilizes the GTX?   There is an option when you right click the program icon to "Run with Graphics Processor" --> "High-Performance NVIDIA processor (default)" or "Integrated graphics".