Usage: Animation rendering; Video encoding; Video Authoring; Audio/Video Editing; Encoding & Converting 1080p / 6 Channels Audio/Video.
Budget: $2,000 ~ $2,500
I've been looking around at the HP HDX18t & the Alienware M17x Notebooks. I was pretty much set on buying one of the two; but yesterday I saw news regarding the Mobile Core i7 being released by the end of this month, which means soon we should have Mobile Core i7 notebooks in the market. There's already news of an HP Dv8 which is looking pretty promising.
My question is: Should I grab a Core 2 Quad notebook now or wait for a Core i7 notebook? Considering my primary usage of the notebook (Video Encoding, Rendering), will I gain any advantage waiting for a Core i7? Is it better then Core 2 Quad in the Video Editing/Encoding area?
nVidia GTX is a must for me as I'll be using CUDA as well.
Any suggestions or advice would be highly appreciated!
Thanks guys.
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