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I was wondering if anyone knows a good, cheap laptop for animating/editing brickfilms on, Also should I get a Mac or PC? Thanks!
Refurbished Macs are discounted. Although they don't beat those Dell prices.
thanks! I'd love to get a Mac the only problem is the price:lol: on the other hand some of those Dells look really nice too.
Last edited by Catastrophe (December 13, 2010 (06:00am))
Get a MacBookAir
i agree. macs are the best computers. pc's never work for artistic things. if possible, get a quantum computer so you can hack RSA (nerdy joke there, ignore if you got no idea what i am talking about)
I hope I'm not stupid but whats a quantum computer?
Uh, that was part of the "nerdy joke", I think. An HP is good, that's what I use, and it runs Windows 7, the best PC OS. PC's have more compatability with webcams and frame-capture software, so PC is ideal for animating.
look up quantum computer on wikipedia. it hasn't been invented yet. it is just a concept. but i would really suggest a mac. it runs better (my opinion)
What I recommend, and a few members here do this (namely MindGame), is to run Windows within MacOS X. Bootcamp or VMWare will do this quite nicely, and there is only one hard drive to save stuff to, making for easy access. Usually, Windows is used for the frame capture, and OS X is used for the editing. However, there are some fairly powerful editing programs for Windows, and there are some frame capturing programs for Macs, so don't dis-count either one.
@topitmunkeydog, I will just tell you now that strong opinions, like yours on things such as operating systems, can cause flame wars. So tread lightly.
How cheap is cheap?
0 - 200 
, 200 - 400 
, 400 - 600 
, 600 - 1000 
, 1000+ 
? And what currency are we talking about here?!
Also I would reccomend not getting the cheapest laptop possible for animating, as you do need to have a bit power for some of the editing programs atleast! Maybe look around the 400 - 600 mark.
Last edited by BoatsAreRockable (December 18, 2010 (01:45am))
What I recommend, and a few members here do this (namely MindGame), is to run Windows within MacOS X. Bootcamp or VMWare will do this quite nicely, and there is only one hard drive to save stuff to, making for easy access. Usually, Windows is used for the frame capture, and OS X is used for the editing. However, there are some fairly powerful editing programs for Windows, and there are some frame capturing programs for Macs, so don't dis-count either one.
@topitmunkeydog, I will just tell you now that strong opinions, like yours on things such as operating systems, can cause flame wars. So tread lightly.
just talking from personal experience. windows may have improved from since I had one but I still prefer macs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4lH7RT9HkE this video should help you decide
and by the way, macs are shiny. Another point for mac!
Last edited by topit (December 19, 2010 (07:13am))
thanks topitmunkeydog that really help. lol, legomoviemaker1 the $400-$600 is what I'm looking for.
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