Saleavitt10 Loc: Maine

Thanks for all the replies. Have to get shopping as my prep time is flying by.

avemal Loc: BALTIMORE

Home shopping Network has a great deal on HP 17" touch with 2 year support. Windows 11. 21/2 lbs. I purchased & love. Check YouTube

CWW Loc: North Jersey

Thanks for the info on your laptop. Just a couple of questions:
Do you use the laptop for photo editing? If so, are you satisfied with the laptop performance?

chrisg-optical Loc: New York, NY

I saw in a later post you have a budget of $2k which will give you many options. For photo and video editing you want at least 16GB RAM, 32 would be better if the device allows it. A fast processor of course - AMD Ryzen or Intel i9. A Dell XPS 13 or 15 would fit nicely. Apple is great too but one that has the specs you need may blow your $2k budget. I have a 2017 vintage Dell XPS 15 with a 4K screen (one of the rare laptops with a 4K screen), 16GB RAM, 512 GB NVMe disk (better and much faster than SSD), built in SD card reader, and other niceties. Been serving me well and continues to do so. $1600 at the time at Microcenter. Basically you want a "gaming" laptop. If you have leftover money, invest in a good SSD external drive too 2-4 TB.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Do I use it for photo editing? I use it for everything.

I travel in an RV a lot so have only one computer. I use it for everything. It is a four year old Lenovo Legion. It has an i7 CPU, 16GB RAM, a 512 GB SSD, 1TB HDD and NVIDA GPU. It was a Costco special at $1100 when I bought it. It was missing an SD card reader so I use a Sandisk USB card reader. It is my second "gamer" in 10 years.

I have the full Adobe subscription and it runs everything well. I use both Lightrooms, Photoshop, Premiere Elements, Premiere Pro, Audition and After Effects. My video editing has been almost exclusively with 4K footage.

At four years old, this one may soon break. My laptops seem to get rough use from travel and, as my only computer, it gets used everyday. My next computer will be whatever "gamer" Costco has on sale. Gamer computers seem to have what it takes for photo and video editing and are always cheaper than laptop "graphic workstations". Costco has a fantastic satisfaction, money back guarantee.

If I wanted to spend in the $2K+ region, I would probably try to buy something like this: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1657101-REG/dell_kj37c_precision_5760_core_i7.html

ecunnar

My travel laptop is a HP with I-5 processor, 8 GB RAM and a 256 GB solid state HD, 15" screen and very light. Cost about $400.

pego101

Dell xps 13. I5 or i7 2 Tb ssd

Jeffers

XPS 13 WITH touchscreen. I do all my photo editing on it (Photoshop Elements). Color quality is excellent and screen resolution is 250 PPS on a screenshot, without zooming. If your camera has a chip you may have to buy a chip adapter, not expensive. Also, the newer XPS' have only USB-C Ports. So if you're using USB connectors, including a wireless mouse, you'll need an adapter or a USB-C compatable mouse.

lreisner Loc: Union,NJ

If I were to replace my laptop, I would consider buying an Asus, which I currently have. You can get this new design for $1999. I first saw it advertised by B&H, but they do not have it in stock. You can find it else where such as Newegg. The laptop is designed for media creatives and would be over kill for your work needs.

https://www.asus.com/Laptops/For-Creators/ProArt-Studiobook/ProArt-Studiobook-16-OLED-H5600-AMD-Ryzen-5000-series/

https://www.neweggbusiness.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9B-34-236-051&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleBiz&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleBiz-_-Notebooks-_-ASUS-_-9B34236051&source=region&recaptcha=pass

xposure

Think Pads are virtually indestructible. Yoga Thinkpads have a hidden Micro SD slot in the back and I got a 512 GB Micro SD and put it in and Named it STORAGE. So I have a D drive now permanent in my Yoga X1 Thinkpad that also has a dedicated Pen that stores in the body. You can get them used for next to nothing and as I said are virtually indestructible.

avemal Loc: BALTIMORE

Yes I use use laptop with Lightroom easy 📸📸📸📸📸📸📸

avemal Loc: BALTIMORE

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