Hi Ladies,
I'm new here and I've been reading as much as possible. You guys are so awesome and informative and I am truly grateful to find such an amazing resource.
I just signed up for streamate, and I plan to go online very soon. I currently own 2 laptops:
Primary:
Macbook pro 13" (Early 2011)
Processor 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB
Software OS X 10.8.5 (12F37)
500 GB disk with 444 free
Secondary (Sitting in my closet because wireless card stopped working):
Dell XPS 15" (2009ish)
Processor Intel core 2 duo T8300 @ 2.4GHZ
Memory 4GB
Graphics Geforce 8400M GS
Software Windows Vista home premium
285 GB C-drive with 200 GB free
So here's my question. I was thinking about removing everything off of my old Dell laptop except for what would be needed to power a logitech c920 webcam and streamate. I know that the encoder suggests I5 processor, but would I be ok with the core 2 duo if there was nothing else running on that laptop. The wireless card not working shouldn't be an issue because I plan to hardwire to internet anyway. Is there anything that i can/should upgrade to make this run more smoothly? Will I be able to attain good quality HD and smooth reliable streaming (Internet speed is at the highest I can purchase from time warner with 30 download and 5 upload).
Or is it better to use my Mac and find a mac compatible camera? The C930e ( ) to be a good option for mac but it's 2X the price of the c920 and I can't find a lot of info on it. There is also the BCC950 ( ) which seems very cool bc of pan/tilt and zoom with remote, but it's even more pricey and there is even less information online about it.
I am comfortable on both platforms, but I prefer my Mac, however it might be nice to use the dell strictly for camming and that leaves the mac free for regular use. I have been reading a lot about mac compatiblity issues with the encoder and webcams and whatnot and I'm just not sure of which route to go. Any help or advice on this would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks in advance!!


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