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#1 pickettsticket
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Dude honestly get off Amazon and use a proper online store like dabs, scan, overclockers etc - yes you may find the occasional thing cheaper on Amazon but not often.

A 120gb SDD is 80 quid on most those sites so 60 quid for 60gb is bad

Theres a 7770 for the same price as your 7750http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-xfx-radeon-hd-7770-dd-core-edition-4500mhz-gddr5-28nm-gpu-1000mhz-640-cores-dp-dl-dvi-i-hdmi

Theres 8gb of the same ram for you at 30 quid - half the price of the 16gb...............surprisingly ;) http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(2x4gb)-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-jet-black-lp-pc3-12800-(1600)-non-ecc-cas-9-9-9-24-xmp-15v

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Ha, its just habbit, amazons just my natural place to start looking for everything
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For editing, you need a good program. Avid's Media Composer and Adobe's Premier Pro allow you to allocate RAM to the application. The more RAM you have the better. If you are serious about editing then get 16Gb. For the storage, you need to have a fast scratch disc and a disc for all your encoded footage. For the scratch disc either go for two 256Gb SSD's in RAID 0 or if thats too expensive then go for two 7200RPM drives in RAID 0. clyde46
Yes I am planning to get CS6, Sony Vegas, and after affects, I do want to get a SSD to load them on but its another £60 for a 60gb ssd. Would the Caviar black 1tb do http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-WD1002FAEX-Caviar-Internal/dp/B0036Q7MV0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353877159&sr=8-1 and what would the gaming capabilities be like on this?
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For editing work hard drive speed is important and you've picked a green drive. Pick at least a caviar blue, preferable black, or a fast drive from another company like samsung (spinpoint F3 is good).

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Thanks, will get the black caviar 1tb
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What kind of settings would this be able to run games on? Would the HD 7770 be a better investment?
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What kind of settings would this be able to run games on? Would the HD 7770 be a better investment?
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What kind of settings would this be able to run games on? Would the HD 7770 be a better investment?
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Well, most ultrabooks this year from now on (most meaning all) come with windows 8, and majority are going touchscreen so if you want an up to date one its pretty much going to be touchscreen as standard. Seeing as you are not fussed on gaming that makes life easier seeing as very few ultrabooks have dedicated GPUs. So you basically want a speedy laptop with a nice screen? maybe a blu ray drive? Just a quick look, how do these seem: http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/sony-vaio-t-series-svt1312x1es-13-3-touchscreen-ultrabook-silver-17056561-pdt.html Comes with an ssd so quick load speeds, i7 processor so can handle most of what you throw at it. I have had a good go with it and can not fault it. One i have not used but looks more suitable for your needs http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/samsung-series-5-13-3-ultrabook-silver-17056551-pdt.html it looks pretty solid
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It's a difficult question to answer, some manufactures laptops could be fantastic when another model they sell has some major issues or just does not measure up. Samsung and Sony are some reliable and quality laptops but again they come at a price, and if price is not a limit and you are looking at a gaming laptop and not a desktop, Alienware just look great and are great (but so overpriced)
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That's a pretty vague question lol Price point, what it's intended purpose is, whether you care about bulk or want a skinny one, touchscreen or no touchscreen. If you want touchscreen, performance and good looks I would strongly suggest looking at the vaio series, but it comes at a price