Suggestions for Laptop for a Photographer?

[loneoceans]

Hi Everyone,

I'm looking to buy a new laptop! As a photographer, there are a few things I'm looking for. Hope some of you will be able to give me advice! I'm going to start off by saying that I am not looking for a mac. I'm looking for a PC, because I'm an engineer also, and I need a Windows machine to run a variety of software.

I do a variety of photog work (Lightroom, Photoshop), as well as Video work (Premiere).

Here's what I'd like to have:

1. Nice Screen! I don't need fancy super high res screens or touch screens. Full HD is ok for me, but the screen must be nice. I know Apple has the best screens in the industry and I really wished that more PC makers put these nice screens into their laptops. So >= Full HD, glossy, good colour.

2. There are a bunch of beautiful 13" laptops around, but given that I do a lot of work on my laptop, I'd like at least a 14", preferably a 15" screen.

3. Powerful. Haswell processor. 8 to 16GB RAM if possible.

That's all I guess. I'd prefer if it was one of those slim ultrabooks, but they seem to be few of them in the >13" area. Battery life is not supercritical for me, since when I'm doing intense processing, I'd much rather be using a powercord anyway. I'm also open to completely different ideas or suggestions! :thumbsup:

What do you think?

Thanks!

 

[Odyssey-Boy]

Lenovo Thinkpad X1 carbon would be a good choice.

 

[user12343]

Sad to say, color-accurate mobile workstations are quite rare. But if you really favor good displays, HP ZBook with optional DreamColor display for accurate color reproduction, but won't come cheap.

 

[NormanSelvaraju]

I'm getting myself a new laptop. An Asus R409LD which comes as part of a bundle when I upgraded my home broadband package. At $35 for two years it works out to $840

Specs
I7-4500u
8gb ram
Nvidia geforce 820m with 2gb dedicated ram
14 inch TFT LED 1366x768
2.1kg with battery

I think that this is a good buy. Worth the price.

One question though. User12342 said that laptops don't usually display colours accurately. I have a data colour spyder (basic). Will using that get me the accurate colours?

 

[user12343]

No harm trying to calibrate to get closest match. Chances are all the required adjustments will be made in the graphics adapter control panel software and that's about it.

 

[loneoceans]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions! The Lenovo looks like a nice machine, but I also found other possible options such as the Dell M3800 / XPS 15, HP Spectre series, as well as the Razerblade laptops. Those are a bit expensive though. What sort of laptops do you all use besides Macbooks?