Top 10 Notebooks for Picture and Video Editing

[Redaktion]

April 2016 update. Here you will find the best current notebooks for picture and video editing on the go. Our list of top models is regularly updated, maintained and commented on and should assist in purchasing decisions.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Top-10-Notebooks-for-Picture-and-Video-Editing.163696.0.html

[senzen]

Interesting but I would separate picture from video editing, the latter requiring a better graphics card, the former mostly a better display and compatibility with specific apps (even if i don't use them myself). As much as I hate dongles I would consider laptops without an SD card slot just to have more choices. Reliability and security are paramount for pros on deadlines, so points are taken from the more easily hacked OS, or having to tinker to get things going, or ludicrous prices; yes, that's Windows, Linux distros, MacOS.

[Mike2017]

Hm, "video editing NB" with i7-7500U/7600U...? What kind of video, QVGA?  :D  :D  :D

[Jacker]

April 2018 update - none of the devices have over 90%+ Adobe RGB / DCI-P3 color gamut coverage. Only one device has 10-bit color support. Only 2 devices have UHD resolution.

These can't possibly be the best laptops for video editing.

[Codeplayer]

I cannot see the 2017 or 2016 version of this, only the updated 2018 version. The best value for money is an used, 2yr old laptop. I came here because it said 2017, hoping to find some 2yr old stuff here. But, hey, its updated, and the old version is.. gone. Very helpful. I guess I'll just fire up the waybackmachine again... There could be just some filters and all time tables instead.. Would be much more usable.

[Standard Claustral]

Great to see this category updated with the latest hardware. What it reveals, however, is that the criteria for the category also need an update. As a photographer, I'm looking for a powerful machine that emphasizes CPU over GPU, that doesn't weigh more than ~2kg, can have at least 16 Gb RAM, a fast drive and at least ~90% on Adobe RGB. I don't care about an SD card reader any more since my camera happens to use another format. It's quite acceptable to plug a good multi-card reader into a port and import files that way. For me, the performance, weight and color gamut outweigh most other things, and especially a built-in SD card reader. The top machines at the end of 2018 should include things like a MacBook Pro and XPS 15.

[Daniel Eriksson]

Having the iPad Pro on this list feels a bit like a joke. The operating system can barely handle handle multitasking in any meaningful way and there are no real pro software for picture or video editing available. You might be able to use it for simpe sketching or drawing, but even on that point the available software is miles away from real pro software like Krita or Photoshop. Lack of the ability to configure the OS interface to suit your workflow and a general lack of options further makes it hard to recommend for pros.

[Standard Claustral]

I'm not sure you're keeping up with software development on iOS. Adobe is going all in. Both Lightroom and Photoshop are available for iOS. While they do lack some of the more esoteric functions found in the desktop versions, they are more than enough for many photographers trying to submit professional images in the field. And updates are coming faster and with more new functions to the iOS platform than for the desktop. So, I think the iPad Pro deserves a place on the list.

[godvater]

As much as I like an SD card slot on a laptop making it a requirement in this list makes no sense. Lots of modern professional cameras use different media card formats. Thinking a full size SD card is a must is just hurting the integrity of this list.

[Mr Majestyk]

Serious how could you even consider recommending a laptop with a garbage class colour gamut! One of these laptops only offers 71% AdobeRGB gamut and this article is specifically for photo editing.

[Toortle]

Because AdobeRGB is relevant literally only for print while sRGB and P3 for digital?

[disegnidacolorarewk]

I often use notebooks to let my children draw and color pictures. I often look for free coloring pages at Disegnidacolorarewk.

[Jackie1]

Hello, please tell me, if I constantly convert MKV files online for free, I do not need a powerful laptop for this? Just as far as I know, for online editing and converting do not need strong power.

[Konstantinos]

Already couple of photographers mentioned it years ago but I don't see any action been taken yet.

The requirements of photographers are very different comparing to video producers.

A photographer needs an excellent color coverage screen but also a portable laptop with great battery life to review photos in the field or on the trip. She/he only does basic touch up, filter processing. No need for power hungry dedicated graphics cards or super power hungry CPUs e.g. 14900HX.

You need to separate the two categories.