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MERGED QUESTION Question from clara.blaine55 : "laptop for travel" I have a Dell XPS desktop with 1080 gpu and 8th gen i7. I'm looking to add a laptop to use when not home. I'll do the bulk of my video editing at home but want a minimal laptop to be able to do some of my editing while...

MERGED QUESTION Question from clara.blaine55 : "GPU needed for basic video editing on laptop - HELP!" In the market for a new laptop. Budget is $800 up to $1,200. The lower the better. I do want the new i7 8th gen, SSD, 16 gb ram. Do I absolutely need a 1060 graphic card for basic video...

Budget is $1,000 and can be stretched a bit but I prefer to go lower if I can. I was thinking the 8th gen i7 with SSD and 16gb ram. How important is the Nvidia specs? Do I need 1060? Can I go lower on this? I have a travel business and plan on doing light video editing. 2-10 minute videos...

A friend is sending me a software zip file. Supposedly it's a clean copy. I am not sure how much I trust the person. How difficult is it to add in a tracker, spyware or malware to the file so that she reads all of what i'm doing. Obviously i'm a novice user. Is something like this difficult...