Laptop for photo-editing vs desktop

[name66]

Hello, I am about to buy a new pc and i am thinking about laptop.  As i have quit gaming and all i do on my pc is photo-editing (i am photographer) and also web browsing. Maybe video-editing in the future. Do you think its a bad idea to go for laptop ? I do most photo editing at home so i would be connected to my 4k screen during that. But portability would be awesome for other things than photo-editing, as i could do normal web-browsing on garder / change lifestyle instead of being in the same chair everyday.  I am looking on devices like Dell XPS 15, HP Spectre, or Acer Predator Helios 500 (devices with power + ips arround 100% srgb). I want machine with windows. Do you think laptop is durable enough for everyday use ?  I know battery may day, but it is replacable. Otherwise i would go for mini itx pc (  I need to move pc about 15x times a year as a "mobile photo studio). Thanks for your help.

[schwellmo92]

Get the Dell XPS 15, it’s exactly what you need.

[skimmilk5]

If you do a lot of tethered shooting, that's the kind of situation where a laptop may come in handy. The porability argument is a strong one, but most of these laptops lack enough power to smoothly process photos on the fly. My Dell XPS 13 is barely able to keep up with me while I tether through Lightroom or run Photo Mechanic 6 (latest revision), and while I know that it has less power than the XPS 15, it's not too far off.

If you can afford it, a mid/high-tier laptop for the road and a mini-ITX system for at home is a good place to be, and it's what I run myself. If I know that I'll need the power for an extended period of time, I'll bring the desktop, but otherwise, I'll just bring my laptop because it's "good enough". 

[TheBean]

get the xps. it has the best color accurate laptop i know of. its also light and screen is bright

 

@GeneXiS_X

[genexis_x]

18 hours ago, Saksham said:

get the xps. it has the best color accurate laptop i know of

The display is good but definitely not the 'best' colour coverage. Also I will not recommend XPS 15 due to all kinds of issues which hard to justify considering its price

18 hours ago, name66 said:

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Where are you from? Budget? Preferred max weight and min battery life?