So you’re thinking about plunking down some major cash for a gaming laptop with plans to have it moonlight as a video-editing system. But you have some concerns about whether your snazzy, new PC can tackle the challenge. The short answer is that, in all likelihood your rig can help you trim your videos and add transitions and all kinds of fancy effects.

But before you buy anything, take a bit of time to learn about PC video-editing requirements and what gaming laptops can and can’t do.

The Difference Between Workstations and Gaming Laptops

For video editing on a laptop, people tend to think of mobile workstations like Apple’s MacBook Pro, Dell’s Precision line or Lenovo’s ThinkPad P series. Typically available in sizes of between 15 and 17 inches, workstations are loaded up with powerful processors, high-resolution panels, a lot of RAM and powerful business-class GPUs, often from Nvidia’s Quadro line..
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