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Question Which model laptop is better for graphic design and editing?

magnificent_90

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Hi all,
My budget is around 1000 Euro and I am looking for a laptop for doing editing and graphic design (Photoshop and Premiere).
I want the display to support 100% SRGB.
I think an RTX 3060 and an Intel Core i7 are good.
I don't know if I have to buy a gaming or a workstation model. My preferences are MSI and HP Omen.
Can I get a good Mackbook with this budget?
What are your suggestions? Which model or series is good for me?

Thanks.
 
You're missing some details, details that's been asked of from this template;

Please use that and provide a follow up to this thread. Be sure to provide links to any preferred sites for purchase(if you have access to local e-tailers only) As for your app's, are those the only two apps you're going to be taxing the laptop with?
 
1. What is your budget?

Around 1000 - 1200 Euros

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?

14 to 16 inches

3. What screen resolution do you want?

QHD - UHD (if it does not fit into my budget I will have to choose a FHD)

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?

Not heavier than 3 kilogram

5. How much battery life do you need?
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6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?

Not mainly. But from time to time I'd like to try games such as FIFA, COD, and The last of us. And that would be great if I could use High settings.

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)

Mainly photo and video editing (Adobe family applications)

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?

512 GB to 1 TB SSD

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
No, I'm not.

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?

10 years or more

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?

Not needed


12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.

Prefer MSI, HP Omen, Apple (not in order)

13. What country do you live in?

Hungary

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.

I want 100%SRGB or a high Adobe RGB for the display. I am told to buy a workstation and not a gaming laptop as I will mainly use it for editing.
It should also have webcam, good speakers and back-lit keyboard.
 
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Brilliant! Do you have sites that would help us see what sort of laptops you have access to or are you willing to ship it from another country...? I'm not familiar with any sites in Hungary hence the question.
 
Brilliant! Do you have sites that would help us see what sort of laptops you have access to or are you willing to ship it from another country...? I'm not familiar with any sites in Hungary hence the question.

Here are some useful ones in Hungary in which I can find different models:

 
Thank you for the links! :)

I stuck to one site + narrowed down this one;
https://aqua.hu/laptop-notebook/asus-vivobook-pro-16x-oled-n7600pc-l2097-laptop-szurke-t1247525
You can look through the shortlisting I did for your needs;
&sort=Price%20desc]https://aqua.hu/termekek/laptop-notebook-799.html?filter=[price=76900,476000||stock=1||p=1|14%22||p=1|14.1%22||p=1|15.6%22||p=1|16%22||p=1|16.1%22||p=3|range-8-16]&sort=Price%20desc
thought looking at it a second time, I am leaning on this with regards to internal specs;
https://aqua.hu/laptop-notebook/acer-nitro-an515-57-749a-laptop-fekete-nhqeweu008-t1142822

The Asus does have a higher pedigree display, mind you. Great if you're trying to use your laptop during presentation with clients.
 
Thank you for the links! :)

I stuck to one site + narrowed down this one;
https://aqua.hu/laptop-notebook/asus-vivobook-pro-16x-oled-n7600pc-l2097-laptop-szurke-t1247525
You can look through the shortlisting I did for your needs;
&sort=Price%20desc]https://aqua.hu/termekek/laptop-notebook-799.html?filter=[price=76900,476000||stock=1||p=1|14%22||p=1|14.1%22||p=1|15.6%22||p=1|16%22||p=1|16.1%22||p=3|range-8-16]&sort=Price%20desc
thought looking at it a second time, I am leaning on this with regards to internal specs;
https://aqua.hu/laptop-notebook/acer-nitro-an515-57-749a-laptop-fekete-nhqeweu008-t1142822

The Asus does have a higher pedigree display, mind you. Great if you're trying to use your laptop during presentation with clients.

Thanks for your suggestions.
I want RTX 3060 (or anything similar or better within my budget). The Acer model is okay but how about an MSI or HP Omen? I've seen the Omen devices, they are metal and the design was fantastic. My current device is an MSI and I've found that their durability is pretty long.

By the way, to do the editing which CPU should I buy? AMD or Intel?

Can you send me some more suggestions? (MSI or Omen) The thing is that when I search for them, I find a dozen of models with the same series, so I cannot find the perfect model and I get confused. Not to forget that, an Omen device I found supported 100%SRGB.

Looking forward to more suggestions.
Thanks.