New Laptop video-editing, extreme multitask

[zut]

Hi everyone, great forum just bumped into it last night.... late night

Anyway, looking forward for some really usefull advise...

Some additional hints:
- Think it could be helpful having 16gb ram 1600mhz.
- will be bringing the laptop around ALOT, for outdoor videoediting-capturing, streaming
- Need firewire port too, for hooking up elder minidv cams
- not necessary 16:9 screen... would prefer 1900x1200 res

What is your budget?
2700 euro

What country will you be buying this in?
italy

What size notebook do you prefer?
Desktop Replacement (17-inch + screen)

What brands do you like or dislike?
Like: hp, asus, dell
Would you consider a refurbished laptop?
Maybe

What are the primary tasks you need this notebook for?
Photo Editing, Video Editing, Output Video to TV or Large Monitor

premiere pro, photoshop, adobe media encoder, Microsoft Expression Encoder, Sorenson Squeeze

Where will you be using this laptop?
Will be used different places

How many hours of battery life do you need?
2

Will you be buying online or in store?
online or in store

Which OS do you prefer?
Windows 7

List the screen resolutions that interest you:
Max Resolution (1920 x 1080)

Do you prefer a glossy or matte screen?
Matte is fine

Is the laptops design important to you?
No

Approximately what date will you be buying this laptop?
Around 01/31/2012

How long do you want this laptop to last?
4 years

How much storage capacity do you need?
750 GB

Are you interested in SSD for storage?
No

Do you want a built-in optical drive, what type?
DVD Burner

[idiot101]

Dell Precision workstation M6600
Workstation portatile Dell Precision M6600 | Dell Italia

You can get a few discounts if you configure it by calling them.

[zut]

Dell Precision workstation M6600
Workstation portatile Dell Precision M6600 | Dell Italia

You can get a few discounts if you configure it by calling them.

That's exactly one of the laptops that i've been looking at in the past few days :P

Major Features:
Precision M6600
Intel® Core™ I7-2720QM (2.20GHz ,6MB cache ,Quad Core™)
RAM 16GB 1600MHz DDR3 Dual Channel (4x4GB)
VIDEO NVIDIA Quadro 3000M with 2GB GDDR5
Hard Drive 750GB (7200 RPM) SATA
SCREEN Ultrasharp™ FHD (ris. 1920x1080) Wide View LED-retroill 17.3" with Premium Panel Guarantee
(last but not least, firewire port for elder videocam capture)

minor features:
Webcam 2.1 megapixel with mic
Windows® 7 Professional (s.o. 64bit) Italiano
Windows® 7 Professional con XP Mode
8X DVD+/-RW unit Slot Load

TOTAL COST: 2.890,69 € taxes included (already -526,00 € discount)

Considering that web-videoediting and web-streaming (non hd for now) of semi-pro sprot events, webtv editor, photoshop - illustrator high end use, with extreme multitasking are my main meal everyday, could this beast make my day?
At glance, only main down... are the speakers , i'm a little spoiled on my old laptop.
Thx for pointing it out, any other suggests?

I've been a "partially satisfied" HP Compaq 8710w owner (Intel Core2 Duo T7700@2.40GHz, 2gb ram, video quadro fx1600m 512mb) for three years, and 'till now i've done my best with this laptop, but starting to suffer a bit and want to definatly decrease render and converting time..... Tried finding something on HP Italy, but can't find the same configs' found on the HP US site :-(

[idiot101]

Review Dell Precision M6600 Notebook - Notebookcheck.net Reviews

That review should clarify most of your questions.

The reason I asked you to contact Dell was that many in the US and other countries have been successfully able to bring down the price of their purchase by another 10-20% with a little bit of haggling with the sales team. You should be able to do the same. This was also possible with HP(please call the sales team to ask for a particular custom config). You could also try the same(customers in India have got 8% off as corporate discount or some such).

On the HP front, there is Elitebook 8760w.
Workstation portatile HP EliteBook 8760w
HP EliteBook 8760w - Notebookcheck.net External Reviews
AnandTech - HP EliteBook 8760w: Color, So Dreamy

Editing should not be a problem. These processors are fast enough to handle the kind of workload you want to dump on it. The hardware is top-notch.

[KCETech1]

I edit off the 8740w and 8760W, I have not tried the m6600 hands on but looks like a nice option. main reason I went with HP was the NBD support options in my area and the IPS screen availability.

as said above call in, I got 28% off both my Elitebooks

[zut]

I edit off the 8740w and 8760W, I have not tried the m6600 hands on but looks like a nice option. main reason I went with HP was the NBD support options in my area and the IPS screen availability.
as said above call in, I got 28% off both my Elitebooks

Yes, that is the SECOND choice laptop that nears the Dell M6600 config (but ram is 1333MHz and not 1600MHz! Would that make a big difference in performance?).
Called Hp, and told me that my local vendor can order the Elitebook with customised config...
This is what i asked for, through a friend of mine that is a local vendor:

Workstation portatile HP EliteBook 8760w (LY530EA)

Primary features:
Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM (2,20 GHz, 6 MB L3 di cache)
RAM 16gb SDRAM DDR3, 1333 MHz 2 x 8192 MB
Storage SATA II da 750 GB a 7200 rpm
Video FHD WVA matte retroill. LED 43,9 cm (17,3") (1920 x 1080)
Video Card NVIDIA Quadro 3000M con 2 GB GDDR5
(last but not least a firewire port, for elder minidv cams)

Secondary Features:
VD+/-RW SuperMulti DL
S.O. Windows® 7 Professional autentico 64
1 Express Card/54; 1 Smart Card; 1 SD/MMC
Webcam HD

Waiting for price..... but the HP EliteBook 8760w base is already pretty high

[idiot101]

For firewire, you could buy something like this.

http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-E.../dp/B000RKUKMG

Something similar to this is available with many retailers in your area.

EDIT:And RAM will not make much off a difference. The performance gain would be as low as 1-2% at best.

[zut]

For firewire, you could buy something like this.

Amazon.com: StarTech.com 2 Port ExpressCard Laptop 1394a Firewire Adapter Card (EC13942): Electronics

Something similar to this is available with many retailers in your area.

Yes, valued that as an option too (...while checking out an Alienware laptop that no more comes with firewire port... and if i'm not mistaken doesn't even have an ExpressCard slot!), even though i would prefer a laptop that already mounts the port on mb...

[zut]

Review Dell Precision M6600 Notebook - Notebookcheck.net Reviews

That review should clarify most of your questions.

The reason I asked you to contact Dell was that many in the US and other countries have been successfully able to bring down the price of their purchase by another 10-20% with a little bit of haggling with the sales team. You should be able to do the same. This was also possible with HP(please call the sales team to ask for a particular custom config). You could also try the same(customers in India have got 8% off as corporate discount or some such).

Ok, so i called Dell.....
Told the sales team that i was willing to precess order immedeatly if i could get an extra disount off the beast...
Last offer was TOTAL COST: 2.190,55 € taxes included (shipping included)


I went for it, paid online and am now waiting for my new flaming M6600 within maximum the 16th of Jan... The sales team told me that probably within next week, the notebook will arrive.

Crossing my fingers !

[idiot101]

I told you so!........A song by Keith Urban. Check it out.

Hope the laptop works out for you.