New Laptop at DVinfo.net

Randy Johnson · March 26th, 2011, 12:03 PM

I am thinking of getting this laptop, is it a good choice for CS5 and AVCHD editing?
ASUS - Laptop / Intel® Core™ i7 Processor / 17.3" Display / 8GB Memory / 750GB Hard Drive - Black - G73SW-BST6

Harm Millaard · March 27th, 2011, 03:02 PM

The specs don't mention an eSATA port, they do mention the lack of firewire ports and with only a single HDD that could be the deal breaker IMO. For the rest it looks good, but you really need at least 2 but better 3 7200 RPM SATA drives.

Randy Johnson · March 27th, 2011, 05:34 PM

Thanks for the reply I was thinking of going USB 3 for the editing. Its hard finding a laptop with Firewire ports these days its kind of a dead interface for laptops anyway.

Bart Walczak · March 27th, 2011, 06:31 PM

You can also use a RAID over gig-ethernet, if you can't find USB-3 port.

Randy Johnson · March 27th, 2011, 09:41 PM

good call ive done that before. ,This laptop does have USB 3 ports from what I see USB 3 & e-sata are pretty close now.

March 26th, 2011, 12:03 PM	#1
Randy Johnson Trustee Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Newark, Delaware Posts: 1,067	New Laptop I am thinking of getting this laptop, is it a good choice for CS5 and AVCHD editing? ASUS - Laptop / Intel® Core™ i7 Processor / 17.3" Display / 8GB Memory / 750GB Hard Drive - Black - G73SW-BST6

March 27th, 2011, 03:02 PM	#2
Harm Millaard Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 1,832	Re: New Laptop The specs don't mention an eSATA port, they do mention the lack of firewire ports and with only a single HDD that could be the deal breaker IMO. For the rest it looks good, but you really need at least 2 but better 3 7200 RPM SATA drives.

March 27th, 2011, 05:34 PM	#3
Randy Johnson Trustee Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Newark, Delaware Posts: 1,067	Re: New Laptop Thanks for the reply I was thinking of going USB 3 for the editing. Its hard finding a laptop with Firewire ports these days its kind of a dead interface for laptops anyway.

March 27th, 2011, 06:31 PM	#4
Bart Walczak Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Warsaw/Poland Posts: 716	Re: New Laptop You can also use a RAID over gig-ethernet, if you can't find USB-3 port. __________________ Creative Impatience - The Solace of Simple Solutions. A few useful plugins for Adobe users, and my remarks on the tools and the craft in general.

March 27th, 2011, 09:41 PM	#5
Randy Johnson Trustee Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Newark, Delaware Posts: 1,067	Re: New Laptop good call ive done that before. ,This laptop does have USB 3 ports from what I see USB 3 & e-sata are pretty close now.