Laptop instead?

[farnk]

Hi,
I read the wiki and is suggested Dell Optiplex and or HP to use with Blue Iris. I am wondering can I use a laptop with the same HD, CPU, RAM, OS specs instead of a PC?

thanks,
Frank

 

[tangent]

Laptops have weaker processors. If you don't have many cameras and have an old laptop lying around, you can try it.
However, desktops are preferable for many reasons.

 

[farnk]

Laptops have weaker processors. If you don't have many cameras and have an old laptop lying around, you can try it. However, desktops are preferable for many reasons.

Hi, I plan to have 4-5 cameras. So are you saying that an intel i7 on a desktop is stronger than an intel i7 on a laptop?

 

[tangent]

Hi, I plan to have 4-5 cameras. So are you saying that an intel i7 on a desktop is stronger than an intel i7 on a laptop?

Yes, but i7 by itself is a meaningless term. You could be talking about a 10 year old i7 for all I know.
Laptop processors are lower power so battery life is improved, that also means less processing power.

If you're buying a computer to use for Blue Iris, buy a desktop.
Compare CPU benchmarks at PassMark Software - CPU Benchmark Charts

 

[crw030]

Hi, I plan to have 4-5 cameras. So are you saying that an intel i7 on a desktop is stronger than an intel i7 on a laptop?

If you are just test driving, I ran 6 cameras for about a year just fine. But you will quickly realize numerous drawbacks to a laptop.

1. Limited capability to expand storage
2. Lower power CPUs
3. All in one mainboard, so if you fry anything the whole board could be useless
4. Usually only 1 network port (wont matter if you VLAN)

But I had one just gathering dust so I used it to testdrive Blue Iris until I got a proper desktop setup.

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