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January 24, 2020
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Is my laptop good enough for premiere pro?

  • January 24, 2020
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Lenovo Flex 5 2-in-1 Laptop: Core i7-8550U

2GB NVIDIA GeForce 940MX Graphics

16GB DDR4 RAM

1.0TB Hard Drive + 256GB SSD

 

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John T Smith
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Community Expert
January 24, 2020

Also, PPro puts a LOT of strain on the CPU, so to avoid overheating you need to buy a 'fan pad'

 

One example https://www.amazon.com/AICHESON-Cooling-Notebook-MacBook-Computer/dp/B07CGMHP24

Peru Bob
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Community Expert
January 24, 2020

It is a slow processor and has a HDD, not SSD, for media.

You may need to use it with the power adapter attached for it not to throttle back the processor as it does when on battery only.

Depending upon the media and effects used, you may need more RAM.

 

Try using proxies and see if that helps:

https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/how-to/proxy-media.html