Hello, I am looking for a new but relatively cheap laptop that supports Final Draft. Ideally it would also have an HDMI port, but USB-c would work too if necessary. I wish FD worked on ChromeBooks, alas, no go. Any recommendations?
Screenwriting : Affordable laptop that runs Final Draft by Brian Corey
Other topics in Screenwriting:
Check out Trending Discussions
Register / Log In
2 people like this
Yes! I got the ACER Aspire 3 (with HDMI, Ethernet and USB ports) from MicroCenter for $350 ("open box" model that was returned unused and inspected) on sale down from $500 early this year, I love it, running Final Draft 11 and Zoom and Google drive etc., definitely recommend checking out MicroCenter for this or other deals!
2 people like this
Most Windows 10 laptops should be able to run Final Draft 12 - especially now Final Draft have fixed the bugs in FD12 (it was horrible on first release!).
I've got a quite ancient (by today's standards!) Lenovo Z510 laptop (i7-4510u, 8GB RAM) running FD12 just fine, although I did stick an SSD in it, and pulled out the obsolete DVD drive to put the original hard drive in there instead. I'm a tinkerer!
I'd recommend a laptop with an SSD/NVME drive and at least 8GB RAM just for a less frustrating experience in Windows, myself. You can usually find something that fits the bill for under £200 here (not sure what they might cost elsewhere, though).
2 people like this
Just want to throw this in the mix. There is a Final Draft app which runs on iOS and thus works nicely on an iPad. I use this with a Brydge keyboard which turns the iPad into what looks like a little touchscreen MacBook.
I actually prefer the Final Draft App over the desktop version (which feels like it was released in the mid-90's) and have used it on set for rewrites.
Throw in iCloud and every syncs up between devices.
1 person likes this
CJ Walley great-sounding set-up! Good to know!