Are these specs ok?

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Hi everyone, I was wondering if the following laptop specs would be ok to record videos onto a laptop's storage/hard drive?
- Processor: Intel Celeron N4020 Processor - Dual-core - 1.1 GHz / 2.8 GHz - 4 MB cache
- RAM: 4 GB DDR4 (2400 MHz)
- Storage: 64 GB eMMC
- Micro SD card slot (I have a 64GB card which I can use if necessary)
- USB Type-C x 1 - USB 3.1 x 2
- OS: Windows 10S (from what I've read I can upgrade this to Windows 10 Home if necessary, but I'm not sure how much extra storage space this requires)
- HDMI x 1
- 3.5 mm jack
- HD Ready 1366 x 768p

I am not planning to play games on it, I just want to be able to plug in an external webcam and an external mic and record video and audio directly onto the storage or microSD card (using e.g. Logi Capture or OBS). Once I've recorded what I want, I will then transfer to my better PC for editing. Usually the total file size for a full video is between 10-20GB (60-90 mins) but I only need one or maybe two full videos stored at any one time. I may need to upgrade the OS to Windows 10 Home to be able to use OBS/Logi Capture, I'm not sure how much extra space the Home version takes up compared to the 10S version).

Do you think the above specs would be suitable?
 
May seem an odd question but is there a specific use case requiring a laptop? Otherwise why not record using your desktop?
For less than the price of a laptop you could get a greenscreen kit etc :)
 
je11693 said:
Hi everyone, I was wondering if the following laptop specs would be ok to record videos onto a laptop's storage/hard drive?
- Processor: Intel Celeron N4020 Processor - Dual-core - 1.1 GHz / 2.8 GHz - 4 MB cache
- RAM: 4 GB DDR4 (2400 MHz)
- Storage: 64 GB eMMC
- Micro SD card slot (I have a 64GB card which I can use if necessary)
- USB Type-C x 1 - USB 3.1 x 2
- OS: Windows 10S (from what I've read I can upgrade this to Windows 10 Home if necessary, but I'm not sure how much extra storage space this requires)
- HDMI x 1
- 3.5 mm jack
- HD Ready 1366 x 768p

I am not planning to play games on it, I just want to be able to plug in an external webcam and an external mic and record video and audio directly onto the storage or microSD card (using e.g. Logi Capture or OBS). Once I've recorded what I want, I will then transfer to my better PC for editing. Usually the total file size for a full video is between 10-20GB (60-90 mins) but I only need one or maybe two full videos stored at any one time. I may need to upgrade the OS to Windows 10 Home to be able to use OBS/Logi Capture, I'm not sure how much extra space the Home version takes up compared to the 10S version).

Do you think the above specs would be suitable?
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They're probably sufficient, depending on what quality you're recording with, but as said above, 4GB ram is not... great. If you want something very cheap I'd look at an optiplex, you can get 4th-6th gen (even 8th sometimes) pretty cheap now.
 
landyvlad said:
May seem an odd question but is there a specific use case requiring a laptop? Otherwise why not record using your desktop?
For less than the price of a laptop you could get a greenscreen kit etc :)
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My PC is unfortunately in a different room to the one where I need to record, and I can't move it every time I need to make a video, plus there is no space for it in the room where I would be recording, so laptop seems like the only solution..
 
Tetras said:
They're probably sufficient, depending on what quality you're recording with, but as said above, 4GB ram is not... great. If you want something very cheap I'd look at an optiplex, you can get 4th-6th gen (even 8th sometimes) pretty cheap now.
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I've been looking at some refurbished laptops. Seems like you can get 8GB RAM and a 128/256GB SSD for not much more than the laptop I gave the original specs for so perhaps going for that might be better if 4GB RAM is that poor. I've never bought refurbished before though so not sure how reliable/good they are..
 
je11693 said:
I've been looking at some refurbished laptops. Seems like you can get 8GB RAM and a 128/256GB SSD for not much more than the laptop I gave the original specs for so perhaps going for that might be better if 4GB RAM is that poor. I've never bought refurbished before though so not sure how reliable/good they are..
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Depends who owned it and who did the refurbing and what they count as refurbished. I bought a 2nd hand "refurb" thinkpad x220 which was like new and served me for 6 years without issue. But you could end up with a crappy dell or HP that was not a good machine to start with and only holds any value cause it has an i5 and 8GB ram.
 
je11693 said:
Hi everyone, I was wondering if the following laptop specs would be ok to record videos onto a laptop's storage/hard drive?
- Processor: Intel Celeron N4020 Processor - Dual-core - 1.1 GHz / 2.8 GHz - 4 MB cache
- RAM: 4 GB DDR4 (2400 MHz)
- Storage: 64 GB eMMC

Do you think the above specs would be suitable?
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Thats really going to struggle with Windows 10/11 hardware requirements.

You may not do much on the computer but Chrome browser and even now Edge use up a good amount of RAM. 64gigs of storage was fine for Windows 7 but thats an old OS now.

Rather look at min 8gigs of RAM and a quad core CPU with 250gig SSD as a rule of thumb. You dont want to buy a turd and regret it.
 
Disco_P said:
Depends who owned it and who did the refurbing and what they count as refurbished. I bought a 2nd hand "refurb" thinkpad x220 which was like new and served me for 6 years without issue. But you could end up with a crappy dell or HP that was not a good machine to start with and only holds any value cause it has an i5 and 8GB ram.
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Ahh, one of the refurbished ones I was considering is a "Grade A" HP 8GB/256GB with an i3 as it seems the best thing in my price range..
 
je11693 said:
Ahh, one of the refurbished ones I was considering is a "Grade A" HP 8GB/256GB with an i3 as it seems the best thing in my price range..
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Refurbished can mean different things depending on who resold it.

It could mean a gentle clean with a cloth and a restore of Windows to a state prior to the owners changes or it can mean a completely repacked battery, fresh OS, new hard drive and a deep clean.
 
JollyJamma said:
Refurbished can mean different things depending on who resold it.

It could mean a gentle clean with a cloth and a restore of Windows to a state prior to the owners changes or it can mean a completely repacked battery, fresh OS, new hard drive and a deep clean.
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I see. Is there anything to look out for in an ad which might indicate how extensive or not a refurb was?
 
je11693 said:
I see. Is there anything to look out for in an ad which might indicate how extensive or not a refurb was?
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Not unless the retailer stats so. I know apple changes the battery and front bezel of their iPhones but I dont know what Dell/HP/Lenovo do.

Maybe go to their sites and see what they say?
 
je11693 said:
I've been looking at some refurbished laptops. Seems like you can get 8GB RAM and a 128/256GB SSD for not much more than the laptop I gave the original specs for so perhaps going for that might be better if 4GB RAM is that poor. I've never bought refurbished before though so not sure how reliable/good they are..
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Old optiplex are usually pretty small (though larger versions do exist) and very plentiful, so unless you really need a laptop, I wouldn't rule them out.
 
Tetras said:
Old optiplex are usually pretty small (though larger versions do exist) and very plentiful, so unless you really need a laptop, I wouldn't rule them out.
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I think I kind of do need a laptop - the room I need to use it in has no screen, and my PC is upstairs. I would obviously prefer to just use a PC, but I don't think that's possible..
 
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