Windows laptops and MacBooks with a wide-color or OLED screen, a fast processor and at least 16 GB of memory, so your edits look right and RAW files open quickly.
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55 models
Matching configuration: Snapdragon X2 Plus · Built-in · 16 GB · 256 GB · 13" 3K OLED
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 258V · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" 3K OLED 120Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 13.4" 2.5K IPS 180Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: AMD Ryzen 7 260 · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" Full HD+ IPS 180Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 258V · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 14" 3K OLED 120Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 285H · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 14" 3K OLED 120Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Apple M5 Pro · Built-in · 24 GB · 1 TB · 14.2" 3K OLED
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 386H · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" 3K OLED 120Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 355 · Built-in · 24 GB · 512 GB · 16" Full HD+ OLED
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: AMD Ryzen AI 7 445 · Built-in · 24 GB · 1 TB · 14" Full HD+ OLED
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" 3K OLED 120Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 285H · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 · 32 GB · 1 TB · 14.5" 2.5K 165Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 · 16 GB · 1 TB · 16" 2.5K OLED
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra X7 358H · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" 3K OLED
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 355 · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" Full HD+ OLED
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 255H · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 · 16 GB · 1 TB · 14" 3K OLED
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 · 16 GB · 512 GB · 16" 2.5K OLED 240Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti · 32 GB · 1 TB · 18" WQXGA 300Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Apple M5 · Built-in · 16 GB · 512 GB · 13.6" 2.5K IPS
Full specsMatching configuration: Apple M5 · Built-in · 16 GB · 512 GB · 15.3" 3K IPS
Full specsMatching configuration: Apple M5 Pro · Built-in · 24 GB · 1 TB · 14.2" 3K 120Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Apple M6 · Built-in · 16 GB · 1 TB · 14.2" 3K 120Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Apple M5 Pro · Built-in · 24 GB · 1 TB · 16.2" 3K 120Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" 2.5K IPS
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: AMD Ryzen 9 270 · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 · 16 GB · 1 TB · 14" 3K OLED 120Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core i5-13450HX · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 · 16 GB · 512 GB · 16" Full HD+ 165Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 386H · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 14" 3K OLED 120Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 255H · Built-in · 16 GB · 256 GB · 14" Full HD+
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra X9 388H · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" 3K OLED 120Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop · 32 GB · 2 TB · 14" 3K OLED 120Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 255H · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 · 16 GB · 1 TB · 14" 3K OLED 120Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core i7-14700HX · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" 2.5K IPS 240Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Snapdragon X2 Elite · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 14" 3K OLED 120Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 356H · Built-in · 16 GB · 1 TB · 14" 3K OLED 120Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X · NVIDIA Blackwell RTX 6144-core GPU · 64 GB · 2 TB · 16" 3K OLED 120Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 · 16 GB · 1 TB · 16" 3K OLED 120Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: AMD Ryzen 7 250 · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 · 32 GB · 1 TB · 15.3" 2.5K OLED 165Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti · 16 GB · 1 TB · 16" 2.5K OLED 165Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core i9-14900HX · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 · 16 GB · 512 GB · 16" 2.5K IPS 240Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" 2.5K OLED 240Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: AMD Ryzen 7 250 · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 · 16 GB · 512 GB · 15.6" Full HD IPS 144Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core i7-13650HX · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 · 16 GB · 1 TB · 15.6" Full HD IPS 144Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" 4K OLED
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 258V · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 14" 3K OLED 120Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 258V · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 15.3" 3K OLED 120Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra X7 358H · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 15.3" 3K OLED 120Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 256V · Built-in · 16 GB · 1 TB · 14" Full HD+ OLED
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 355 · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 14" 3K OLED 120Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 355 · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 14" 3K OLED 120Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Snapdragon X2 Plus · Built-in · 16 GB · 1 TB · 14" Full HD+ OLED
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 · 32 GB · 2 TB · 18" 2.5K IPS 240Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core i9-14900HX · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 · 32 GB · 1 TB · 15.6" 2.5K 165Hz
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti · 32 GB · 1 TB · 18" 4K 240Hz
Specs and configurationsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra 7 356H · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" 3K OLED
Full specsMatching configuration: Intel Core Ultra X7 358H · Built-in · 32 GB · 1 TB · 16" 3K OLED
Specs and configurationsPhoto editing lives and dies on the screen. Every laptop on this page has a wide-color or OLED display, a fast processor and at least 16 GB of memory, running Windows or macOS, so your edits look right and your RAW files open without a wait.
Start with the display. A wide-color screen covering DCI-P3 shows the deep reds and greens a standard laptop screen clips, which matters when you’re judging skin tones or a sunset. OLED panels add near-perfect blacks and contrast. Resolution helps too: a sharp 14 or 16-inch screen lets you check focus without zooming in every time.
A fast processor keeps you moving. Importing, building previews and exporting hundreds of RAW files is processor work. Recent Intel Core Ultra 7, AMD Ryzen 7 and Apple M-series chips make culling a shoot feel quick.
16 GB of memory, or 32 GB for big files. Lightroom catalogs and layered Photoshop files grow fast. If you shoot a high-megapixel camera or stitch panoramas, the larger configuration is worth it, and on most thin laptops you can’t add memory later.
Don’t forget the card reader. Many slim laptops have dropped the SD slot. If you offload cards daily, check the ports on each spec sheet or budget for a reader.
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The screen. If it can't show the full range of colors, you'll make edits that look different on other displays and in print. Look for an OLED panel or one that covers DCI-P3, then a fast processor and 16 GB of memory.
16 GB is comfortable for most photographers. Large batches of high-megapixel RAW files, panoramas, focus stacking and Photoshop files with many layers benefit from 32 GB.
No, but it helps with AI tools. Lightroom's Denoise, Photoshop's Generative Fill and similar features run faster on a capable GPU. Apple's chips and recent Intel and AMD processors with strong built-in graphics handle everyday editing well.
Yes. OLED shows deep blacks, high contrast and a wide color range. It's glossy, so reflections can be a problem in bright rooms, and some panels can show static elements after long use.