Posted January 23, 2018 What computer should I buy for photo editing on Lightroom and Photoshop? I have about a $1000 budget, and I don't want to be obsolete in a year. Is an older Macbook Pro with good specs ok? It seems like any new sub $1000 Windows laptop has worse specs than 5 year old MacBook's on Craigslist. What do you think? Anything's helpful Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/888958-computer-for-photo-editing/ Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2018 Really these programs only require dual cores and mostly favor RAM over more cores. These programs also tend to run better on the Mac in my experience. Something newer than a 2013 MacBook Pro with at least 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage is what I would recommend. Ideally you could get one of the new MacBook Pros but those are out of your price range. Laptop: 2024 16" MacBook Pro M4 Pro, 512GB, 48GB Unified Memory | Phone: iPhone 16 Pro Max 512GB | Wearables: Apple Watch SE | Car: 2025 Honda Accord SE & 2007 Ford Taurus SE | CPU: R7 5700X | Mobo: ASRock B450M Pro4 | RAM: 32GB 3200 | GPU: Sapphire Nitro+ 9070XT | Case: Fractal North | OS: Win 11 | Storage: 1TB Crucial P3 NVME SSD, 1TB PNY CS900, & 4TB WD Blue HDD | PSU: Seasonic Focus GX-850 | Display: LG 27GL83A-B 1440p @ 144Hz, Dell S2719DGF 1440p @144Hz | Cooling: Noctua NH-U12S | Keyboard: G610 Orion Cherry MX Brown | Mouse: G305 | Audio: Audio Technica ATH-M50X & Blue Snowball | Server: 2024 M4 Mac mini, 256GB SSD, 16GB Unified Memory | Storage: Terramaster D4-320 DAS (12TB Seagate Ironwolf Pro, 12TB Seagate Ironwolf, 6TB WD Blue HDD, 500GB Crucial SSD) Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/888958-computer-for-photo-editing/#findComment-10967613 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 23, 2018 Dell XPS 9560 with a 7700HQ would be right up your alley, though it's about $500 over your ~$1000 price mark. [FS][US] Corsair H115i 280mm AIO-AMD $60+shipping System specs: Asus Prime X370 Pro - Custom EKWB CPU/GPU 2x360 1x240 soft loop - Ryzen 1700X - Corsair Vengeance RGB 2x16GB - Plextor 512 NVMe + 2TB SU800 - EVGA GTX1080ti - LianLi PC11 Dynamic Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/888958-computer-for-photo-editing/#findComment-10967681 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 26, 2018 Author On 1/22/2018 at 9:39 PM, Keith W said: I personally wouldn't use a laptop for photo editing in Lightroom/Photoshop Also windows computers can handle those programs just fine. My system has an i5 + 8GB RAM and handles both programs just fine I have been searching craigslist for an existing system that I could upgrade and grab a nice monitor for. In your system what do you have for a video card. I am assuming onboard graphics aren't enough Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/888958-computer-for-photo-editing/#findComment-10977792 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 26, 2018 Just the system PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($201.88 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($154.99 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($98.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ B&H) Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Windforce OC Video Card ($194.98 @ Newegg) Case: Fractal Design - Define C ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($50.54 @ Amazon) Total: $921.36Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-26 02:31 EST-0500 80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/888958-computer-for-photo-editing/#findComment-10977822 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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