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Deqlyn
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I will be using the laptop mostly for Video editing on photoshop for videos up to a 30mins to an hour long. Transferred from my Samsung S7 Edge cell phone.

As I understand it for video editing I am wanting a quad core processor, 1080p graphics, and as much RAM as I can get. Brands I would like to stick too are ASUS or Dell. Leaning towards ASUS cause all my previous stuff has been them plus they are less expensive as I am trying to stay under $500.

Questions I have are:
1. HDD vs SSD? Most are offering 1 terabyte of HDD or 256 SSD, I know SSD is faster but with 1TB of HDD make up for the loss of it being physical memory?


2. THIS This seems to be somewhat what I am looking for, am I missing something?

3. does more than 256 ssd ram exist on a laptop? Back in the day when I built PCs for gaming it seemed like you could jam a lot in em.


Please and thank you


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You can get a TB ssd or 2 but the drive itself may cost 500 or more.
 
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Aeteocles
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You want a fast SSD for the files you are immediately working with, but large SSDs are expensive. You could transfer your working files off of your SSD to a conventional platter drive, where space is much cheaper.

Some laptops have a discrete video card with separate video ram. This can speed up processing time for some complicated tasks such as rendering special effects.

Some laptops can accommodate two drives, which I would consider ideal. Here's an example of one that doesn't come with two drives, but has an empty space for an SSD in a special form factor called M.2.

https://www.microsoftstore.com.../productID.333475500
 
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Aeteocles
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Originally posted by Aeteocles:
You want a fast SSD for the files you are immediately working with, but large SSDs are expensive. You could transfer your working files off of your SSD to a conventional platter drive, where space is much cheaper.

Some laptops have a discrete video card with separate video ram. This can speed up processing time for some complicated tasks such as rendering special effects.

Some laptops can accommodate two drives, which I would consider ideal. Here's an example of one that doesn't come with two drives, but has an empty space for an SSD in a special form factor called M.2.

https://www.microsoftstore.com.../productID.333475500


Alternatively, you can just use a laptop with an SSD and transfer the files you are done working with to an external USB drive. You can get a 1TB USB 3.0 drive for like $60.
 
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Deqlyn
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Originally posted by Aeteocles:
You want a fast SSD for the files you are immediately working with, but large SSDs are expensive. You could transfer your working files off of your SSD to a conventional platter drive, where space is much cheaper.

Some laptops have a discrete video card with separate video ram. This can speed up processing time for some complicated tasks such as rendering special effects.

Some laptops can accommodate two drives, which I would consider ideal. Here's an example of one that doesn't come with two drives, but has an empty space for an SSD in a special form factor called M.2.

https://www.microsoftstore.com.../productID.333475500


Alternatively, you can just use a laptop with an SSD and transfer the files you are done working with to an external USB drive. You can get a 1TB USB 3.0 drive for like $60.


I should have mentioned the completed files will be posted online via social media/youtube so the only reason theyd go back to the phone would be for custom snapchat vids which will be few and far between.

Edit: thanks for the posts. I just realized i was confusing ssd with RAM not hard drive space. I was thinking about it like the old sdram... so #1 and 3 have been answered. So biggest concern is where to store the videos once completed.... i should be able to make a decision on that. Thanks guys.


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