I'm using a Lenovo Y480 and I'm editing 4K footage ok.

I think with that laptop you are more than set. With a GT 740M you'd be able to play some of the newest games on the market today. That i7 processor would be more than enough to edit footage. The only time I max out my i5 is when I render out the video. If you really want the best processor you should totes get the i5-2500K. Best processor in my opinion. If you want a nice fast boot up time and fast render time for videos I would recommend you buy yourself a SSD, or at least find a laptop with dual hard drives and comes with a SSD in it. SSD's are the future bro, I'm talking 4X's faster than normal hard drives. But I'm just saying. If you're willing to spend that much money on a laptop for editing might as well spend the extra buck and be set for the years to come.

(tl;dr version) You're set, buy SSD for faster render speeds and boot up times if you are willing to spend an extra buck.

Last edited by CarrollFilms (November 17, 2013 (01:01pm))

All new laptops seem to have 1366 x 768 resolution unless you spend $2000 or more.
The only thing i could find with better screen resolution was a Refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad T410 i5 for $800

Intel® Core™ i5-540M Processor
(2 Cores, 2.53 GHz, 3M Cache)

Memory: 8 GB RAM

Display: 14.1" WXGA, 1440 x 900

choice of 320 GB hard drive or a 128 GB Solid State Drive