I’m refreshing this post in 2022, when computers with M2 processors have already appeared, so it’s worth taking a look at the list for 2022. If you don’t want to game on your laptop and don’t have to work in Windows, I think there are no better laptops for photo editing right now. Even if you have to spend a bit more at the start, it’s a good investment in your growth and your peace of mind, thanks to macOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Photo editing laptop up to PLN 4000<\/h2>\n\n\n\nHP Pavilion Gaming 15-dk0021nw<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"Cheap](\"https:\/\/urbanflavour.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hp-pavilion-gaming-1024x676.jpg\" "\\"Urbanflavour.pl\\"")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYou can get this laptop for about PLN 3500 without a Windows 10<\/a> licence, but you can buy one for about PLN 500, or sometimes find a good key for about PLN 150 on Kinguin.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is an entry-level gaming laptop, so it has good components and good cooling. Even though it’s a gaming computer, the IPS panel has a standard 60Hz, which doesn’t matter for photography, but it has very good colours for a laptop at this price. In future we can connect an external monitor to it thanks to HDMI 2.0<\/strong> and DisplayPort<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAt this price we only get 8GB of RAM, but we can add a second stick, or replace it all with a HYPERX Impact 32GB 2666MHz RAM<\/a> kit for about PLN 700.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn board there’s only a 256 GB SSD in the M2 slot, but inside there should be a SATA connector where you can fit an HDD or, for example, a SAMSUNG 860 EVO 1TB SSD<\/a> for about PLN 700 or a SAMSUNG 860 EVO 500GB SSD<\/a> for PLN 400.<\/p>\n\n\n\n- Intel Core i5-9300H<\/strong>, 4 cores\/8 threads, clock speed 2.4 – 4.1 GHz<\/li>
- 8 GB RAM 2666MHz DDR4<\/strong>, with one more free slot for another 8GB of RAM<\/li>
- 256 GB M.2 PCIe SSD<\/strong><\/li>
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650<\/strong> 4 GB<\/strong> graphics<\/li>
- HDMI 2.0<\/strong>, USB-C 3.2 with DisplayPort<\/strong> support and USB A 3.1, Gigabit Ethernet<\/li>
- Matte Full HD IPS 60Hz panel giving about 95% sRGB<\/strong>, delta E of 1.<\/strong>3 (about 1.1 after calibration!), 300 nits<\/strong> brightness and backlight uniformity of about 86 %<\/strong><\/li>
- Wi-Fi Intel Wireless-AC 9560 802.11b\/g\/n\/ac (2\u00d72)<\/strong> and a Bluetooth\u00ae 5 module, giving about 1Gb\/s over Wi-Fi<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\nSee it on Ceneo.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
Photo editing laptop up to PLN 6500<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
This is where the MacBook Pro M1 used to be, but I’ve written a separate post about MacBooks for photo editing.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\n\nPhoto editing laptop up to PLN 8000<\/h2>\n\n\n\nHP Omen 17-cb0043nw<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"HP](\"https:\/\/urbanflavour.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HP-omen-17-1024x752.png\" "\\"Urbanflavour.pl\\"")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nA big laptop aimed at gamers, but it works just as well for photo editing, and even video editing, thanks to a very powerful graphics card. Unlike the Pavilion, it has a 17.3\u2033 panel and a somewhat more interesting build, with an aluminium palm rest, a more efficient cooling system and an even better panel. It also comes with two B&O speakers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn board we already get a 512 GB SSD in the M2 PCIe slot and a free SATA connector where you can fit an HDD or a SAMSUNG 860 EVO 1TB SSD <\/a>or a SAMSUNG 860 EVO 500GB SSD<\/a> as extra storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe laptop weighs 3.21 kg and comes with a hefty 220W power supply (as much as 330W in the RTX 2080 version), but I picked it for the screen quality and performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For people who are very mobile I'd probably recommend the Surface Book 2 13.5 i7-8650U\/8GB\/SSD256GB\/GTX1050\/Win10 Pro<\/a>, which has weaker specs but is far lighter, at 1.5 kg in total, and you can even detach the whole keyboard, which contains an extra battery and a graphics card. It also has an incredibly bright screen (96% sRGB, 400 nits) with stylus support. <\/pre>\n\n\n\n- Intel Core i7-9750H<\/strong>, 6 cores\/12 threads, clock speed 2.6 – 4.5 GHz<\/li>
- 16 GB (2x8GB) RAM 2666MHz DDR4<\/strong><\/li>
- 512 GB M.2 PCIe SSD<\/strong><\/li>
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060<\/strong> 6 GB<\/strong> graphics<\/li>
- Thunderbolt 3, Mini-DisplayPort<\/strong>, HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet, 2x USB 3.0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>
- 17\u2033 matte Full HD IPS 144Hz panel giving about 96% sRGB<\/strong>, delta E of 1.9<\/strong> (about 0.8 after calibration!), 300 nits brightness and backlight uniformity of about 91 %<\/strong><\/li>
- Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 AX 200 (2\u00d72)<\/strong> and a Bluetooth\u00ae 5 module<\/li>
- Windows 10 Home 64<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\nSee it on Ceneo.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
Photo editing laptop up to PLN 12000<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
As I mentioned, I’d personally choose the new MacBook Pro 16, to avoid problems with colour calibration and external monitors. If that doesn’t bother us, or we want to work in Windows, we’ll find some really nice laptops that may have even better specs, with a similar weight and size. The HP ZBook 15 G6 <\/a>mobile workstation weighs only 1.6 kg, and the DELL XPS 15<\/strong> 7590<\/strong><\/a> about 2 kg, but it has an 8500 mAh<\/strong> battery.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDell XPS 15 7590<\/h4>\n\n\n\n![\"Dell](\"https:\/\/urbanflavour.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dell-xps-15-oled-1024x614.jpg\" "\\"Urbanflavour.pl\\"")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n- Intel Core i7-9750H<\/strong>, 6 cores\/12 threads, clock speed 2.6 – 4.5 GHz<\/li>
- 16 GB (2x8GB) RAM 2666MHz DDR4<\/strong> (both slots taken)<\/li>
- 1TB M.2 PCIe SSD<\/strong><\/li>
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650<\/strong> 4 GB<\/strong> graphics<\/li>
- 1x Thunderbolt 3<\/strong>, HDMI 2.0, 2x USB 3.<\/strong>1<\/li>
- 15\u2033 glossy 4K OLED panel covered with Gorilla Glass NBT, covering 100% sRGB, with brightness of over 400 nits and very even backlighting compared with LCD panels, because every pixel lights up on its own. You’ll find equally good specs in the versions with an IPS panel.<\/li>
- Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 AX 200 (2\u00d72)<\/strong> and a Bluetooth\u00ae 5 module<\/li>
- Windows 10 Home 64 bit<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
See it on Ceneo.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\nHP ZBook 15 G6 laptop<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"HP](\"https:\/\/urbanflavour.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HP-Zbook-15-G6-1024x768.jpg\" "\\"Urbanflavour.pl\\"")
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYou can get this laptop for about PLN 3500 without a Windows 10<\/a> licence, but you can buy one for about PLN 500, or sometimes find a good key for about PLN 150 on Kinguin.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is an entry-level gaming laptop, so it has good components and good cooling. Even though it’s a gaming computer, the IPS panel has a standard 60Hz, which doesn’t matter for photography, but it has very good colours for a laptop at this price. In future we can connect an external monitor to it thanks to HDMI 2.0<\/strong> and DisplayPort<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At this price we only get 8GB of RAM, but we can add a second stick, or replace it all with a HYPERX Impact 32GB 2666MHz RAM<\/a> kit for about PLN 700.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On board there’s only a 256 GB SSD in the M2 slot, but inside there should be a SATA connector where you can fit an HDD or, for example, a SAMSUNG 860 EVO 1TB SSD<\/a> for about PLN 700 or a SAMSUNG 860 EVO 500GB SSD<\/a> for PLN 400.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is where the MacBook Pro M1 used to be, but I’ve written a separate post about MacBooks for photo editing.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n A big laptop aimed at gamers, but it works just as well for photo editing, and even video editing, thanks to a very powerful graphics card. Unlike the Pavilion, it has a 17.3\u2033 panel and a somewhat more interesting build, with an aluminium palm rest, a more efficient cooling system and an even better panel. It also comes with two B&O speakers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On board we already get a 512 GB SSD in the M2 PCIe slot and a free SATA connector where you can fit an HDD or a SAMSUNG 860 EVO 1TB SSD <\/a>or a SAMSUNG 860 EVO 500GB SSD<\/a> as extra storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The laptop weighs 3.21 kg and comes with a hefty 220W power supply (as much as 330W in the RTX 2080 version), but I picked it for the screen quality and performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As I mentioned, I’d personally choose the new MacBook Pro 16, to avoid problems with colour calibration and external monitors. If that doesn’t bother us, or we want to work in Windows, we’ll find some really nice laptops that may have even better specs, with a similar weight and size. The HP ZBook 15 G6 <\/a>mobile workstation weighs only 1.6 kg, and the DELL XPS 15<\/strong> 7590<\/strong><\/a> about 2 kg, but it has an 8500 mAh<\/strong> battery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n See it on Ceneo.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nPhoto editing laptop up to PLN 6500<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Photo editing laptop up to PLN 8000<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
HP Omen 17-cb0043nw<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFor people who are very mobile I'd probably recommend the Surface Book 2 13.5 i7-8650U\/8GB\/SSD256GB\/GTX1050\/Win10 Pro<\/a>, which has weaker specs but is far lighter, at 1.5 kg in total, and you can even detach the whole keyboard, which contains an extra battery and a graphics card. It also has an incredibly bright screen (96% sRGB, 400 nits) with stylus support. <\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Photo editing laptop up to PLN 12000<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Dell XPS 15 7590<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nHP ZBook 15 G6 laptop<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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