Is this a good laptop for photo editing?

Robisere

In your place I would look for a desktop PC and a good monitor, no laptop can match the power of a good desktop unless you pay £800+.
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Laptops are limited by their size, laptop components which can deal with photo editing are very expensive because they have to be compact. As you appear to be an accomplished amateur photographer, if you spend according to your budget, you will be disappointed with the results, I'm afraid.

bsod

this is like a game of one-upmanship, who can over spec and inflate the requirement the most and completely ignore the budget.

read the spec

amateur, windows laptop, tight budget.

not pro, desktop, apple, ips monitor, big pockets.

Yolina

bsod wrote: »

People are able to edit photo's without spending 1000's all the time.

Absolutely, and I'm not suggesting the OP goes to the £1k plus end of the scale. If they can use what they have for now and save a bit more, then about £450-500 would get decent laptop with a decent screen that will be coping well for a number of years. That's obviously assuming they do more than just cropping and other really basic stuff.

I'm a photographer but I don't go completely OTT on specs when I replace my laptop either - there's definitely a law of diminishing returns at play. My work lappy is actually due for a replacement soon and I won't be spending much more than £800 - maybe £900 at a push (I do however have a separate monitor to work on at home)

Yolina

bsod wrote: »

amateur, windows laptop, tight budget.

not pro, desktop, apple, ips monitor, big pockets.

Some amateurs buy more expensive and better spec stuff than I do :rotfl: and I don't use Apple