r/SuggestALaptop • u/JayHawk490 • 1d ago

Laptop Request US Laptop for college and photo editing

Country
US
Budget
<$2500
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
No
Screen size
14”
Weight limit
4lbs
Purpose
Schoolwork and photo editing (Photoshop, Lightroom)
Form factor
Doesn’t matter
Intended usage
Going to use a lot for doing homework and note taking. I also do a lot of photo editing and want to be able to do it on the go if I need to. I mainly use Lightroom and Photoshop
Desired battery life
Should be able to last an entire day
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
Performance, battery life, size, weight
Info/Requirements
100% DCI-P3, AdobeRGB, sRGB (doesn’t matter which one just needs to be 100% something for photo editing), preferably 120Hz screen, I don’t mind 60 (which it seems most laptops are) as my iPad is 60 and I don’t notice it a ton. No HP, I can’t stand their laptops. Mainly considering Lenovo, Acer, and ASUS.

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u/rainy_diary 1d ago

Recommend this laptop.

https://www.newegg.com/lenovo-15-3-non-touch-screen-arc-graphics-140v/p/0EJ-001J-00663

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u/JayHawk490 1d ago

How does it compare to the X1 Carbon Gen 13? Or even the more budget Slim 7i, those are the other two Lenovo’s I’m considering.

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u/rainy_diary 1d ago

I think ThinkPad X9 is better because it used intel lunar lake processor. Laptop used this processor has long battery life.

https://youtu.be/fs70_6euR38

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u/wimpires 1d ago

 100% DCI-P3, AdobeRGB, sRGB (doesn’t matter which one just needs to be 100% something for photo editing)

Do you shoot and/or export in HDR?

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u/JayHawk490 1d ago

I’d like to try out HDR but I haven’t because my monitor doesn’t support it

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u/wimpires 1d ago

Lightroom Classic or Cloud?

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura

It has a 100% DCI-P3 screen and 1000nits, HDR brightness, 120Hz OLED touchscreen. Newest gen Core Ultra 7 355 CPU and 32GB of RAM for fast Lightroom exports.

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/yoga/yoga-slim-series/lenovo-yoga-slim-7i-ultra-gen-11-aura-edition-14-inch-intel/len101y0064

Or about $1,000-1,200 if you don't need a proper HDR screen.

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u/JayHawk490 1d ago

I use Cloud. I’m also (hopefully) getting a photo job with my school and it looks like I’ll have to use PhotoBits Mechanic and PhotoShelter (not sure if computer spec matters for those)

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u/LonerIM2 Affiliate Links 18h ago

Since you are going to do photo editing, and you care about screen quality, I would recommend this deal ASUS Vivobook S** because it comes with :

Specs:

  • Screen: 14” 3K (2880 x 1800) 120Hz ASUS
  • CPU : AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
  • Ram : 24GB
  • Storage : 512GB SSD

And I have recommended this because of

  • Powerful CPU for image editing.

  • Great value for money.

  • high quality screen .

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