I just bought my first ever gaming laptop, the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro. Buying the laptop merits a story, too. But first, why a gaming laptop? Learning the Adobe Premiere Pro for my current video production work requires powerful computer specifications. My 2017 MacBook Pro works well with the iMovie editing software but not with the Premiere. During the early part of Premiere's editing lessons, the software worked well, but as my video design got complicated, the rendering speed faltered.
Since enhanced community quarantine is again enforced, I couldn't bring my laptop to a service center to have it optimized. Not having enough power to handle Premiere resulted in long load times, playback buffering and export issues. I wanted the M1 16-inch MacBook Pro, but there is no release date as of this writing. Waiting for three months is an opportunity loss. My friend suggested that I opt for gaming laptops since their hardware is pretty good at handling video editing and rendering.
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