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    I have been camming on a Mac. Love it.

    Buuuuutttttt- Now that it is snowboarding season, I will be traveling a lot and I really don't want to lug my whole computer around everywhere. I also know want to shell out the cash for an Macbook Pro this close to Christmas if you know what I mean.

    Sooooo- I am looking to purchase this reasonably prices laptop. Do you think this is a good choice??
    Asus - Laptop / Intel® Core™ i5 Processor / 15.6" Display / 4GB Memory - Matte Brown Suit

    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+L...5#BVRRWidgetID

    Thank you, Girls!!! xoxo

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    ^^^I have the same asus laptop. If forced to choose between my partner and my beloved asus...sorry guy, we had a good run

    I'm definitely NOT a computer expert, but based on personal experience it's a wicked machine, I highly recommend it

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    Awesome! Thanks LoveShooks! It seems like an awesome deal for such a great computer. I almost thought it was too good to be true---that is why I wanted some other opinions. xoxo

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    yep but you're going to have a hell of a time getting it through bestbuy - it's been discontinued. i wanted to buy that one but couldn't get it through the site or in stores because it was discontinued (unless something's changed?). every time i tried to check out with it in my cart i got errors - the guys i talked to on the phone and in store said only a few stores still had them and the ones they had left were mostly display models, which they have the option of selling or not (my store didn't have any). i ended up buying this lenovo with similar specs instead because i didn't want to buy from amazon or another site where i couldn't just take it into the store to return it.
    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Lenovo+-...apad&cp=1&lp=1

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    What's your budget? Because, based on a certain ammount, I could look for some pretty good laptops.
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    Have a look at

    This is the 'replacement' laptop from Asus ... which adds an extremely valuable feature for future webcam use ... a USB 3.0 port !!! USB 3.0 is 5 times faster than USB 2.0, and will definitely form the basis of next years' offerings re higher bandwidth true HD webcams.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Melonie View Post
    Have a look at http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2394971,00.asp

    This is the 'replacement' laptop from Asus ... which adds an extremely valuable feature for future webcam use ... a USB 3.0 port !!! USB 3.0 is 5 times faster than USB 2.0, and will definitely form the basis of next years' offerings re higher bandwidth true HD webcams.
    Wow, that's great and even has I5 processor! I have an I5 and love it..super fast!
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    I'd stick with Lenovo's, they cost less, but have a lower breakage rate. Beyond that, the specs on the Asus look okay, but I wouldn't buy anything from Best Buy, they're always more expensive than everybody else. Try Tigerdirect.

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    I have a friend who loves Tiger Direct but they ripped me off big time. I never received what I ordered and I had to threaten them to get my money back. Check out their FB page...bad reviews galore.
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    the comparable Lenovo with USB 3.0 can be found at ... it essentially costs the same but uses an I3 processor versus I5

    I'm also firmly convinced that any camgirl who invests in a new computer that does NOT have USB 3.0 capability is 'shooting herself in the foot'. True HD USB 3.0 cameras have already started to appear ... see ... that provide video resolution equal to but price levels lower than analog cams plus video encoder cards. The Flea 3 USB 3.0 camera can do 3.2 megapixel ( = 1080p ) resolution at 60 frames per second ! IMHO, next year, LogiTech and other major 'webcam' manufacturers will jump on the USB 3.0 'bandwagon' with new offerings providing true HD camera capability in a plastic case camera housing with a decent short focal length lens for a few hundred bucks.

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    How much does that camera cost? Wouldn't we have to buy a camera lens for it as well?
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    ^^^ the camera itself is something like $600. And yes the lens must be purchased separately ( unless you have a film camera lens you can use ). But keep in mind that the Flea 3 is marketing to niche digital camera users ( astronomy buffs, professional photographers, scientific community etc. ) and is not producing these cameras in quantity. Even so, it's already price competitive with an HD analog camera plus HD capable video capture card, and ( without a huge external mess ) it's the only currently available option that can bring true HD capability to a laptop ( which doesn't have 'card slots' available to install a video capture card ).

    Once the LogiTechs of the world get into the act, with high volume production, plastic cases, fixed lenses etc., the price will probably drop to the < $250 ballpark ! I'm guessing that they're already working on new models which we'll see next year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ~Carmen~ View Post
    I have a friend who loves Tiger Direct but they ripped me off big time. I never received what I ordered and I had to threaten them to get my money back. Check out their FB page...bad reviews galore.
    Yep, they're horrible.

    Try Newegg instead, they're much better. Here's a search for lenovo products:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Melonie View Post
    True HD USB 3.0 cameras have already started to appear ... see http://www.ptgrey.com/products/flea3...sb3_camera.asp ... that provide video resolution equal to but price levels lower than analog cams plus video encoder cards.

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    Thank you thank you! I just built myself a new computer last month and have been looking for usb3 cams! I was having difficulty finding them. I guess i'm not a google queen afterall

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    Quote Originally Posted by TM1975 View Post
    Thank you thank you! I just built myself a new computer last month and have been looking for usb3 cams! I was having difficulty finding them. I guess i'm not a google queen afterall
    Ditto on the build thing. I worry less about the progression of technology because I can just upgrade my desktop.

    Laptops however are an ever constant source of frustration for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by preggo View Post
    Yep, they're horrible.

    Try Newegg instead, they're much better. Here's a search for lenovo products: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ription=lenovo
    I stopped dealing with NewEgg when they sent me a fucked up case earlier this year.

    The case was for my current desktop build and the issue was obviously shipping-related as the box had a HUGE dent in it. The front of the case was completely cracked and hanging off of the rest of it.

    I messaged NewEgg about this. They offered to do a return, but quickly told me that I was responsible for the cost of the return shipping. The cost of the case was only $50, shipping would've cost me no less than $30. So, I'd be basically getting $20 for a case that'd been damaged through no fault of my own.

    This had been the 2nd time I'd dealt with NewEgg. Prior to that, I always dealt with Tiger Direct, and my computer repair class in H.S. had dealt exclusively with them as well.

    Difference between TD and NE, you don't pay to return your stuff with TD if something's wrong with it. (And I've never had any problem with returns with TD.)

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    Wow, it has great processing speeds! The memory is a bit average though. But it should work for camming and browsing the net, gaming might be pushing it. The hard drive is better than mine (my laptop is 3 years old).

    You should get it. It's a good one.

    Edit:I've never owned an Asus, but after this garbage HP laptop... ANYTHING sounds better. lol

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    Wow, it has great processing speeds!
    That's what you need for high frame rate encoding !!!


    Ditto on the build thing. I worry less about the progression of technology because I can just upgrade my desktop.

    Laptops however are an ever constant source of frustration for me.
    Personally speaking I agree with you. I just switched to an AMD Phenom II quad core based desktop with 16GB memory 2TB disk space and dual Radeon graphics ... with USB 3.0 of course.

    But a laptop, and especially so in conjunction with a high speed wireless router, allows a degree of camming flexibility ( bedroom, bathroom, anywhere within wireless range ) to satisfy customer requests that can never be achieved via a desktop.

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    Melonie, would you say that the computer you posted (Asus U56E-BBL6) would be one of the better deals for a camming laptop under $600? I noticed it's only 4 gigs of ram, which I suppose you could expand anyway...

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    Quote Originally Posted by mistresscyn View Post
    I stopped dealing with NewEgg when they sent me a fucked up case earlier this year.
    When I did my build I started looking on newegg, but earlier this year I had gotten Amazon Prime because I do a lot of shopping on there. So when I found the parts I was looking at I would search over on amazon, and sure enough they had almost everything for my build. I have never had to pay return shipping on an item with Amazon and the fact that I get free shipping on everything I buy that is prime eligible is a huge plus!

    I'm glad I thought about amazon though when I started on my build or I could have paid close to $100 more for the shipping on my case and all the parts for it. That alone is worth the $79 I paid for prime for free 2 day shipping for a year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by amberose View Post
    Melonie, would you say that the computer you posted (Asus U56E-BBL6) would be one of the better deals for a camming laptop under $600? I noticed it's only 4 gigs of ram, which I suppose you could expand anyway...
    For under $600, you're not likely to find a laptop with more than that. Not without sacrificing through other parts, anyway. In reality, 4GB of ram is more than plenty for camming, as long as you have a decent processor. To put it into perspective, my laptop that I use for camming right now is a 17" Intel i7 Quad-core 2.0GHz processor, with 500GB in space, 4GB in ram and using the Radeon HD 6570M with 1GB of graphics memory.

    I paid $700 for it, and it's normally $900 (thank you Newegg sales!). Basically, it's kick ass for processing, kick ass for gaming, but with mediocre space and ram. Both of which are upgradable, though. By proxy, it makes camming a breeze. Even running Adobe's ridiculous encoder.

    My recommendation for under $600 is:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834215206

    I love Acer. To summarize, 17" Intel i5 Dual-core 2.66GHz processor, 500GB of space, 4GB of ram, with the Radeon HD 5470M with 512MB of graphic memory.

    For $550, it's damn nice. It's basically a mini-me of my laptop. More than enough power for camming, and you could probably do a little bit of gaming on the side. Plus it's a 17" screen, how can you go wrong?!

    EDIT: It unfortunately does not have a USB 3.0 port like mine does, so that could be a deal-breaker if you're looking for that.
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    Thanks FunsizeNerd, I'll look into that. :3

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    For $550, it's damn nice. It's basically a mini-me of my laptop. More than enough power for camming, and you could probably do a little bit of gaming on the side. Plus it's a 17" screen, how can you go wrong?!
    You can go wrong because, although that Acer laptop has 4 USB ports, they only support USB 2.0. So next year when LogiTech comes out with a new USB 3.0 webcam that can do 1080p true HD at 30+ frames per second for ~$250, when you plug it into your USB 2.0 port the best you'll get out of it is 780p at 12 frames per second.

    As far as laptops for camming go ... IMHO the following are what really matter most -

    Processor speed ... you need a dual core processor running above 2Ghz at bare bones minimum

    IMHO a USB 3.0 port is now mandatory, since the direction of future low cost true HD webcams is headed in that direction

    6Gb of memory will seriously help execution times running certain video encoder software

    The Asus U56E-BBL6 has all of these features ( including 6 gigs not 4 gigs of ram )

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    Yep, I already pointed out it doesn't have a USB 3.0 port.

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    sorry, I made my post before you made your edit !

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