[leechungsr]

Will the i5-520M have enough power to edit my AVCHD video? I don't need anything blazing fast. I just need to be able to playback smoothly and edit files at a reasonable speed. Since the i5-520M has hyperthreading, I'm hoping it would be powerful enough although it is only a dual core.


The i5-520M would be matched up to 4gb ddr3 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M GPU with 512mb.


I could spend an extra $400 to get an i7 model, but I really don't want to spend it unless I absolutely have to.


Thanks.

 

[bernhtp]

The I5 is fine for editing and playing back. The extra cores of a hot I7 would obviously make the final render faster, but everything is a tradeoff. I assume this is a laptop.

 

[leechungsr]

Thanks. Yea, this is a laptop. My current laptop doesn't have a chance with HD content, so I wanted to be sure the i5 would be enough. I don't care too much about render times (at that point I would build an i7 desktop), so as long as the programs run smoothly, I'll be happy.


I've had my Canon HF10 for about 10 months but without a capable computer!!!