


Macs are still the go-to devices for ad designers, graphic artists, and all other creative individuals. Who’s it for: Anyone who wants a powerful laptop with a color-accurate display - and isn’t married to Windows. Why you should buy this: It’s powerful, enjoys a super-premium build, has one of the best displays around, and it’s the standard for creative professionals everywhere. Read our Dell XPS 15 review Best Mac for photo editing: MacBook Pro 15 Malarie Gokey/Digital Trends This package should give you everything you need to support both legacy accessories and high-speed connections - both of which are essential for the modern photographer. The XPS 15’s base design is the same across the board, providing two memory slots supporting up to 32GB of system memory, a Thunderbolt 3 port with full 40 gigabits per second of performance, a broad complement of ports, and an SD card slot. Overall, Dell offers some powerful configurations, including up to six-core Intel 9th-gen Core i9 CPUs and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 graphics. It should be noted that even though we prefer the XPS 13 overall as a laptop, its screen doesn’t perform quite as well in the AdobeRGB spectrum. Both of the 4K displays offer nearly 100% of both the sRGB and AdobeRGB color spaces, which is pretty rare, while the OLED display’s contrast is spectacular. XPS 15 configurations include an option for a Full HD resolution, as well as an IPS display 4K UHD resolution with full touch support and an OLED 4K UHD panel without touch. Who’s it for: Anyone who wants a top-notch display and doesn’t want to give up performance.ĭell lands in the top spot of our list of the best laptops for photo editing - and the main reason is for its screen. Why you should buy this: The Dell XPS 15 has everything that makes a laptop great - good looks, a solid build, excellent performance, and long battery life - to go with its creatives-pleasing display. While this high-performing device is our top pick for photo editing, we talk about other options for Mac users, those on a strict budget, and photographers who value lightweight designs for portability.īest laptop for photo editing: Dell XPS 15

With the Dell XPS 15, you won’t have to worry about performance issues with its ultra-high-resolution display. However, not all PCs offer advanced features, high performance, beautiful displays, and sufficient storage for those who want to take their photography to the next level. Most people can do basic photo editing on almost any laptop.
