Windows based process/system choice

[Tyrone Braithwaite]

Hi, I've just done some encoding of R3D files via CS4 - Canopus Edius for editing.

While my core2duo 2.4 coped fine, I'm going to choose a new system for background crunching.

Preferably laptop based, I'm not sure which would be better:a faster clocked core i5, or a slightly slower clocked core i7 quad-core. Which would likely be more benefit; the extra cores/HT or the fast clock speed of the i5 - in this given price range.

Any thoughts, I'm happy to go to desktop but as we're downconverting to 1080p on the move a laptop is more appealing - but I can be convinced otherwise.

Off the peg would be better.

Thanks.

 

[Doug Pasley]

I posted this liink on another thread a couple of days ago, but you might find it interesting. Even though you're looking at a laptop setup, the end of the article has numerous links to other sources that cover the ichips.
http://www.videoguys.com/Guide/C/DI...re+i7/0xe07f65920351fbf3ed8f9892355dfda0.aspx