Can my Laptop run Premiere pro smoothly?

[tl55323812]

I currently have a:

Lenovo Ideapad 320 Touchscreen, 15.6-Inch Laptop (Intel Core i7, 16 GB DDR4, 2TB HDD, Windows 10 Home), 80XN0002US

Is the laptop powerful enough to run premiere pro or do I need to get another one?

[Richard M Knight]

Depends on your source material. I would use the free trial to see if it works for you.

[tl55323812]

By Source material, do you mean the files that I would be uploading to the software?

[Richard M Knight]

Yes, editing SD footage for a quick upload to YouTube is a lot less demanding than editing 4K Red footage for a feature film.

[tl55323812]

Okay. I won't be dealing with 4k Footage anytime soon.

[RjL190365 · Accepted solution]

Not really. Its CPU, despite the i7 designation, has only two physical cores. As such, it may have trouble handling even 1080p, especially at more than 30 fps. Furthermore, the 1366x768 display does not meet Adobe's minimum resolution requirement of 1280x800 (and please note that both the "1280" and the "800" must be met or exceeded). As such, the program will launch, but critical portions of the Premiere Pro interface may become irrecoverably hidden.

[tl55323812]

Man that sucks. I'll go return this one then. Thank you

[tl55323812]

So a quad core would be a minimum requirement?

[Peru Bob]

tl55323812  wrote

So a quad core would be a minimum requirement?

With a high clock speed, maybe.

It would be a good idea to post back with the ones you are considering before making a purchase.

In the mean time, I'm moving this to the Hardware forum.