Laptop Recommendation

[TimTDP]

I am looking for a laptop with the following minimum requirements:
Storage 500 GB SSD or larger
Memory (RAM) 12 GB
Processor (CPU) Intel i7, 7th-gen
Graphics Card (GPU) Onboard Graphics similar to a desktop with 2-4 GB dedicated VRAM
NVIDIA GeForce 950, 960, 980, 1050, 1060, 1070, 1080 or equivalent Radeon.
Minimum of 2-4 GB VRAM

Need the above to run Adobe Lightroom

Must be compact as I travel a lot

Any recommendations?

Thanks in advance

 

[NeonNinja]

@Flashgear

I've heard though that graphics card/memory doesn't have (much) bearing on Lightroom/Photoshop.

 

[ponder]

@Flashgear

 

[CamiKaze]

I have grown to hate compact laptops lately. The eye strain and limited work area is real.

 

[NeonNinja]

I have grown to hate compact laptops lately. The eye strain and limited work area is real.

I guess it's different when you're coding vs editing pics?

 

[TheMightyQuin]

I am looking for a laptop with the following minimum requirements:
Storage 500 GB SSD or larger
Memory (RAM) 12 GB
Processor (CPU) Intel i7, 7th-gen
Graphics Card (GPU) Onboard Graphics similar to a desktop with 2-4 GB dedicated VRAM
NVIDIA GeForce 950, 960, 980, 1050, 1060, 1070, 1080 or equivalent Radeon.
Minimum of 2-4 GB VRAM

Need the above to run Adobe Lightroom

Must be compact as I travel a lot

Any recommendations?

Thanks in advance

Why 7th Gen? 8th has been out for a while.

Preferred make?

I would recommend a Dell Inspiron, like a 5482 or something:

Processor: 8th Generation Intel Core i7-8565U Processor (8MB Cache, up to 4.6 GHz)
Display: 14.0" FHD 1920x1080
LED-Backlit Touch Display IPS Pen Enabled
Memory: 16GB, 16GBx1, DDR4, 2666MHz
Hard Drive: 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
Graphics: NVIDIA MX130 + 2GB GDDR5 Vram
Keyboard: Internal US/Int Qwerty Non Backlit Keyboard
Battery: 42WHr, 3-Cell Battery
(Integrated) Wireless: 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth
Operating System: Windows 10 Home (64-bit) Multi-Language

 

[Flashgear]

I am looking for a laptop with the following minimum requirements:
Storage 500 GB SSD or larger
Memory (RAM) 12 GB
Processor (CPU) Intel i7, 7th-gen
Graphics Card (GPU) Onboard Graphics similar to a desktop with 2-4 GB dedicated VRAM
NVIDIA GeForce 950, 960, 980, 1050, 1060, 1070, 1080 or equivalent Radeon.
Minimum of 2-4 GB VRAM

Need the above to run Adobe Lightroom

Must be compact as I travel a lot

Any recommendations?

Thanks in advance

Hi @TimTDP

Firstly, budget. What are you looking to spend?

Secondly, the advantages of going 8th Gen vs 7th Gen would benefit you significantly as well so that’s worth making a priority.

Thirdly, GPU...Well any GPU is going to more than likely do the job unless you’re really getting into some heavy rendering? Thus a little more info would help greatly in giving you a few options, from high end to low end.

However if budget is not an issue, Dell Precision 3530 or XPS 15 pretty much are top end. Down from that, there are a few Dell Inspirons that tick the boxes too.

Drop me a PM with some more info and I’ll help make a more calculated decision if you have not made one already.

 

[Gardagar]

Basically any new business or Gaming laptop from Asus will do the trick here anyway. Do you see some points out there for such ? Look for some upper models and that's really it, don't go for highest price models, but something bit lower.