Re: cross posted: laptop workstation for multimedia production

[Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>]

I LOVE Dell monitors, but their laptops arrive with too much bloatware
already installed that needs to be removed. In doing so for my stepfather
(his laptop), I had to call Dell tech support about some matter and, after a
lengthy period of time, came away from that experience thoroughly disgusted.

I love my HP Pavilion laptop, which I outfitted with all of the bells and
whistles (hardware-wise) a few years ago. It includes an HDMI port, so I've
been using it as a key component of my multimedia setup. I would not
hesitate to order another HP laptop again and—with my daughter's HP Pavilion
laptop—have had very pleasant exchanges with level 2 phone support (I most
often escalate as a rule, an exception being the excellent level 1 support I
received from Netgear this morning regarding a DSL modem installation
matter).

> Chris

On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>wrote:

> Look at Latitude laptops in the Business & Education section of Dell
> Outlet. You can get a maxed-out top-of-the-line system for
> considerably less than from the regular retail section. Outlet systems
> reportedly go through more rigorous testing. The business-oriented
> Latitudes are better-made and more reliable than the mass-market
> Inspirons.
>
> http://www.dell.com/us/dfb/p/latitude-laptops?~ck=anav
>
> E.g. there's currently a Latitude E5520 with 8GB RAM, 500GB HD, $1039
> plus $328 for a three-year warranty and support.
>
> On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 6:18 AM, Gregory P Sweet
> <gps03 -at- health -dot- state -dot- ny -dot- us> wrote:
> >
> > Cross posted as I literally have about five hours to pull the whole
> request
> > together:
> >
> > I have an opportunity to replace my aging multimedia work station, and
> I'd
> > like to do so with a laptop form factor. Building a system from scratch
> > myself is not an option, it either has to be off the shelf or a turnkey
> > multimedia system.  Funding for this hardware is not likely to be
> available
> > again with the next five years so I am looking to get the most powerful
> > laptop workstation I can to:
> > Record/Create multimedia eLearning include audio (Adobe premiere) and
> video
> > production
> > Support multi display output (needs a high end video card)
> >
> > Looking for a laptop as more often than not we are being called away from
> > the office to capture assets.
> >
> > Those of you who do video and other multimedia, what is your dream
> system?
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