Laptop for Animation & sound engineering

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samhoi

New member
Hi there,

I've been umming and arring about buying a high spec laptop from here over the last month. My main concern is the build quality and the durability of the laptop. I'm a little worried as I did buy one from here about 9 years ago - the headphone jack basically fell out, and when it came back from repair there was glue residue everywhere! Basically the only real reason I've been drawn back here is because it's better value and I can customise everything.

I'm going to be using this laptop for video editing, creating animations on after effects, and using ableton live. Due to the nature of my job I have to be able to create and export videos quickly, whilst on the move, and then using it on performances with my group. Currently using a desktop ([email protected], 16gb ram @ 2400Mhz, Radeon R9 390).

Are these specs overkill?

Chassis & Display
Defiance Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor 7820HK (2.9GHz, 3.9GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 - 6.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1, G-SYNC
1st Hard Disk
2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 2.5" SSHD - UP TO 5X FASTER THAN HDD!
M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 960 EVO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3200MB/R, 1900MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 230W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Def. Audio + MIC/Headphone + SoundBlaster X-Fi MB3
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ WIRELESS-AC 1535 M.2 GAMING 802.11AC + BLUETOOTH 4.1
USB Options
3 x USB 3.1 Type A, 2 x USB 3.1 Type C AS STANDARD
Battery
Defiance Series 4 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (60WH)
Keyboard Language
DEFIANCE SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 12 to 14 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,546.00 including VAT and delivery
 
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dragonz

Member
samhoi said:
Hi there,

I've been umming and arring about buying a high spec laptop from here over the last month. My main concern is the build quality and the durability of the laptop. I'm a little worried as I did buy one from here about 9 years ago - the headphone jack basically fell out, and when it came back from repair there was glue residue everywhere! Basically the only real reason I've been drawn back here is because it's better value and I can customise everything.

I'm going to be using this laptop for video editing, creating animations on after effects, and using ableton live. Due to the nature of my job I have to be able to create and export videos quickly, whilst on the move, and then using it on performances with my group. Currently using a desktop ([email protected], 16gb ram @ 2400Mhz, Radeon R9 390).

Are these specs overkill?

Chassis & Display
Defiance Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor 7820HK (2.9GHz, 3.9GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 - 6.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1, G-SYNC
1st Hard Disk
2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 2.5" SSHD - UP TO 5X FASTER THAN HDD!
M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 960 EVO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3200MB/R, 1900MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 230W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Def. Audio + MIC/Headphone + SoundBlaster X-Fi MB3
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ WIRELESS-AC 1535 M.2 GAMING 802.11AC + BLUETOOTH 4.1
USB Options
3 x USB 3.1 Type A, 2 x USB 3.1 Type C AS STANDARD
Battery
Defiance Series 4 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (60WH)
Keyboard Language
DEFIANCE SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 12 to 14 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,546.00 including VAT and delivery
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Seeing that nobody replied Ill give you my two cents if you are still reading this. If you are doing animation,I mean not just after effects in 2D no...the specs are not overkill. They are for ableton music production and video editing. The processor itself is in fact great for video editing ultra high clock speeds will let you edit videos with no lag at all no matter how many effects u apply to em...rendering will also be great since its still a quad core. The GPU might be overkill for animation with just after effects but according to this article if you are moving towards 3D Animation : blender, maya, etc, the GPU particularly the vRAM in it will allow you to edit 3D scenes with a large scale.

If you dont plan on doing animation with said programs then you can do just fine with the same specs and a lower card:

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/laptops/

Just keep the same specs.
 
Stephen M

Stephen M

Author Level
The Hybrid drive is a waste of money, you already have a very good m2 SSD so the small SSD cache on the hybrid will not be noticed, a standard SATA 7200rpm drive will do as well and be cheaper, in fact it could be better. I am not sure on the config of that Hybrid but some only have a 5400rpm HDD part, if that is the case it would be slower than the SATA.
 
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