Stevo985 Posted September 30, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 30, 2015 I thought there was an Excel Android App now.You may well be right. I haven't really looked into it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted September 30, 2015 Administrator Share Posted September 30, 2015 If that's what it's for I'd use a Google Calendar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 (edited) Hey chaps I need some quick advice. I'm buying a new laptop to mainly be used for my uni work but I also want to use it to edit my GoPro footage onThe Gopro site suggests: CPU - Intel core 2 duo (recommended Intel quad core i7 or better) so the laptop I am looking at is a Lenovo with the following below - is this suitable for GoPro editing? The dual/quad core stuff throws me abit...- Intel® Core™ i7-5500U Processor- Dual-core- 2.4 GHz / 3.0 GHz with Turbo Boost- 4 MB cache Edited October 4, 2015 by Tayls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted October 4, 2015 Administrator Share Posted October 4, 2015 Have you considered the many online video editing services? Then you just need a browser.The spec you list doesn't meet the recommended spec you list so I'd say it's a poor choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 I'm kinda keen to use the GoPro studio though. Whats the differences between Quad Core, Dual Core and Core 2 Duo? Is there a laptop you would recommend for this, avoiding Mac if possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted October 4, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted October 4, 2015 (edited) Core 2 Duo is the processor line Intel made before Core i3,i5,i7 Its been 4 years since the last one.intel Dual Core is a former cheap line they usedThe Core i3,5,7 is the current high end ones. The 3 and 5 are dual core models. The i7 can be either 2 or 4 core.Edit: I see the newest (6th generation) i5 can be quad core as well Edited October 4, 2015 by Tegis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted October 4, 2015 Administrator Share Posted October 4, 2015 quad core = 4 coresdual core = 2 corescore 2 duo = Intel's confusing marketing term for 2 coresI can't recommend a particular laptop, but your spec recommends quad core. (Memory is probably as important as CPU.) I can't imagine buying a laptop for one piece of software. Check the online offerings first. Then you can get a chromebook you can put your AV subscription (and the upfront savings) towards a paid editing service if the free ones aren't adequate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 (edited) So because the spec says Core 2 Duo - would that mean that an i7 dual core would work? Edited October 4, 2015 by Tayls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted October 4, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted October 4, 2015 In that case, their recommendations mean **** all as it basically says the program will start with an ancient processor but they wan't you to run it with the bleeding edge high end 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 This is what GoPro say - CPU - Intel core 2 duo (recommended Intel quad core i7 or better) what would work and what wouldn't in terms of Intel processors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted October 4, 2015 Administrator Share Posted October 4, 2015 Anything will work. If you get the recommended spec it will probably work for a few years of upgrades. Buying the minimum would be crazy as your laptop would soon be unable to run the latest software.If you are buying a laptop to run a single piece of software you've got to go for the recommend spec as an absolute minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 So where does i7 dual core sit in the rankings of Intel processors. Is it shite, is, I guess, what I am getting at in some ways... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted October 4, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted October 4, 2015 (edited) So where does i7 dual core sit in the rankings of Intel processors. Is it shite, is, I guess, what I am getting at in some ways...Nope, thats basically the second best option you can buy. They where released this year the 5500U Edited October 4, 2015 by Tegis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 celeron or duron processor FTW !!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Thinking of buying a chromebook as my laptop is close to giving up the ghost. As 90% of my usage is purely internet browsing then a chromebook is sufficient for my needs I think. As long as I can use Spotify on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted February 21, 2016 Administrator Share Posted February 21, 2016 http://aboutchromebook.com/spotify-for-chromebook/ I probably found that quicker than it took you to type the question 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted February 21, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 21, 2016 57 minutes ago, Xela said: Thinking of buying a chromebook as my laptop is close to giving up the ghost. As 90% of my usage is purely internet browsing then a chromebook is sufficient for my needs I think. As long as I can use Spotify on it? Apart from the app Simon listed, spotify works in the web-browser as well https://play.spotify.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 21, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 21, 2016 4 hours ago, Xela said: Thinking of buying a chromebook as my laptop is close to giving up the ghost. As 90% of my usage is purely internet browsing then a chromebook is sufficient for my needs I think. As long as I can use Spotify on it? Do it. I've never looked back since I got mine. If 90% of your usage is browsing then it's a no brainer imo. Even for the other 10% there's probably a way to get the chromebook to do it. You can apparently get them to run Linux so I imagine there's a solution to all your other uses if you were desperate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commander Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 (edited) 6 hours ago, Xela said: Thinking of buying a chromebook as my laptop is close to giving up the ghost. As 90% of my usage is purely internet browsing then a chromebook is sufficient for my needs I think. As long as I can use Spotify on it? I have this Chromebook ACER CB3-111 11.6" Chromebook - White it's 9 months old I don't need it any more as got given an old work pc. Have been meaning to put it on ebay for ages but not not got round to it yet. It's still selling here for £230, would take £90 for it if you want it? If you're interested let me know Edited February 22, 2016 by commander punctuation and grammar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted May 5, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted May 5, 2016 (edited) Was feeling a little flush a while back, so purchased a new ThinkPad. T560 model 15" 3K screen 3 cell front battery & 6 cell removable rear battery (which also puts the keyboard at a nice typing angle) Core i7-6600U (4 cores, 8 threads) 256GB NVMe SSD (the SSD is basically directly attached to PCIe; I'm getting sustained 900 Mbyte/sec reads) 32GB RAM Installing Linux (Mageia for me) was surprisingly easy. The only real issue was the installer not recognizing /dev/nvme0 as a device which Linux could be installed to, which necessitated an install to USB stick, boot to USB stick, go to single-user mode, partition and mount SSD, copy files from stick to SSD, chroot, and install grub to the UEFI partition (this is my first UEFI system, and it's nowhere near as bad as I feared) dance. Beyond that, everything just worked. I run X at 1920x1080 because for now the 24" monitor at work that I hook up to this maxes out at that resolution and I don't see the point in having a laptop screen display more than the external monitor. The keyboard is fantastic (and the pointing stick is, as expected, superb; it's also amazingly nice to have middle click on a laptop again). Battery life has been amazing (despite Linux apparently not doing power management properly for this chipset). Everyone else on the team is a MacBook user, but I've caught some envious looks (I passed up an offer of a company-paid $2500 MacBook (not long after we separated from the laptop and printer guys, we were suddenly able to buy nicer laptops...) to buy this on my own... I can deduct it on my taxes and avoid having IT enforcing policy on me). It came to $2,000 or so. Heartily endorsed. The Intel GPU isn't spectacular (but Intel GPUs are the best-supported in Linux), but anyone like me who needs something between something ultraportable and a mobile workstation can't do much better than this. Edited May 5, 2016 by leviramsey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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