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Laptop for photo editing and light programming

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  • #2
    ianobrien
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,755 ✭✭✭ianobrien


    OP, I'd forget that laptop for photo and video editing. The HD is tiny really when it comes to storage. Photo and Video swallow storage space.

    The screen is another thing. Generally, laptop screens have poor colour control, varying brightness, etc, throwing out the colour reproduction. That can be overcome by regular calibration.

    For my photo work, I've a desktop, 32GB ram, 512GB drive for programs, 3TB for storage and a Dell 24" Ultrasharp monitor


  • #3
    Neames
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 955 ✭✭✭Neames


    ianobrien wrote: »
    OP, I'd forget that laptop for photo and video editing. The HD is tiny really when it comes to storage. Photo and Video swallow storage space.

    The screen is another thing. Generally, laptop screens have poor colour control, varying brightness, etc, throwing out the colour reproduction. That can be overcome by regular calibration.

    For my photo work, I've a desktop, 32GB ram, 512GB drive for programs, 3TB for storage and a Dell 24" Ultrasharp monitor

    Thanks IanObrien,

    I am very much a beginner when it comes to photography.

    Your desktop sounds impressive but I'm only interested in a laptop really.

    I thought the size if the ssd was sufficient for me.


  • #4
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    ianobrien wrote: »
    OP, I'd forget that laptop for photo and video editing. The HD is tiny really when it comes to storage. Photo and Video swallow storage space.

    The screen is another thing. Generally, laptop screens have poor colour control, varying brightness, etc, throwing out the colour reproduction. That can be overcome by regular calibration.

    For my photo work, I've a desktop, 32GB ram, 512GB drive for programs, 3TB for storage and a Dell 24" Ultrasharp monitor

    While the points you make are mostly true, the budget aspect is what restrains things. Most laptops will come with a 512GB drive in that price bracket, and won't have perfect screens for photography. And comparing a sub 1k laptop, to your setup isn't realistic imo.

    I think that machine is actually a very good one for the money. Whopper spec, and more than enough for photo and video work in my mind. Storage would become an issue perhaps, but this would be the case for most laptops. A NAS at the office/home and perhaps a portable SSD if you need to move your files would be sufficient.

    I'm a hobbyist photographer and use a Mac that's a couple of years old, the Dell above would wipe the floor with mine. That being said I get on perfectly fine editing large RAW files and working with photoshop/lightroom. I use an Samsung SSD as storage and I backup to the cloud to keep everything secure.


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