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pjtgrizzly  
#1 Posted : Friday, March 18, 2016 12:48:22 PM(UTC)
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We have a need for portability as we travel on planes to do webcasts.

I'm looking at ultrabooks - such as Dell XPS 13 which has a Intel Core i5-6200U 2.3GHz & Intel HD Graphics 520 integrated graphics.

We generally stream/archive at 640x360 (single stream) at 700kbit/s video bit rate and may, at some point, move to a single 720p stream/archive at say 1.5-2Mbps.

We use Magewell USB HDMI adapter

Not sure if anyone has this type spec machine they've run with vMix that would care to share experience - or if anyone has input on whether this is woefully inadequate?

Thanks!
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#2 Posted : Friday, March 18, 2016 1:06:24 PM(UTC)
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When pressed I have used my older Lenovo X1 Carbon ultrabook. It's from 2013 and has Windows 10, 8 GB RAM, 256GB SSD, i5-3427U @ 1.8-2.3 GHz. Not very speedy for sure.

It has worked to stream at <HD resolution as long as the scenes are not too complex. Streaming and recording to disk would be a problem.

In truth, it's the ability to do more with less hardware resource that drove me from Wirecast to vMix.
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#3 Posted : Friday, March 18, 2016 8:03:04 PM(UTC)
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You may want to take a look at a laptop with a quad core processor. Some machines with 3rd & 4th generation quad cores can be found that will easily surpass the benchmarks of a i5 6200U.

I would think the i5 6200U can handle your present streaming, but when you move up to 720p you might want more power.

I have Dell laptops that I've used for steaming with vMix, but they aren't Ultrabooks.
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#4 Posted : Tuesday, March 22, 2016 10:14:35 AM(UTC)
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I just bought a new laptop for that purpose... I got an Acer v15 Nitro...low end gaming computer....it has an I7 quad core u6500 cpu a GeForce 945m dedicated video card 8gigs memory and a 1tb hard drive....you can get them right now for $649.00 from Newegg with free shipping.
So far I have streamed and recorded a single 1080 30p source and the laptop handled that very very easily. It is good to think about your future needs...

Cheers !
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