Its 15.6-inch 3.5K (3456×2160) Anti-Glare Screen is incredibly impressive, with 400-nits brightness and razor-thin Infinity Edge bezels on all four sides. We have picked what we view as the optimal combination for processing power, storage, screen quality, and price and it will run you around $2,000. That said, we think that an extra $200 is more than worth the extra expense given how much of an improvement you get. For example, if you don’t care about the 3.5K OLED screen, you can downgrade to the 15.6-inch FHD+ InfinityEdge and knock about $200 off, for example. Every spec is user-selectable without changing the entire system. The massive configuration and options that are available are a big part of what makes this our top pick. No matter your need, skill, or financial situation, there is a configuration of the XPS 15 that is going to make you happy, and, most importantly, get the job done. The key to any pick for “Best PC” on a list like this is not that it does a few things flawlessly or that it’s loaded to the brim with features that are frankly excessive for 99% of photographers, but that it does everything “well.” No laptop on this list fits that bill better than Dell’s XPS 15 (9510): it just flat-out works.

If you need power and the most you can possibly find, this is it.īest PC Laptop for Photographers: Dell XPS 15 (9510)ĭisplay: 15.6-inch, 3.5K OLED (3456×2160) For that reason, it’s not our pick for the best Mac that photographers should buy (that still goes to the MacBook Pro with M1) but we have to tip our cap to Apple: the company has made a seriously impressive machine that isn’t beat by anyone. That said, this machine is likely too much power for the average photographer, and only those with a true hybrid workflow of photo and video will really find themselves needing all that the M1 Max chip is capable of. I feel like we just said that when the M1 originally launched, and yet Apple one-upped themselves again. From a pure performance standpoint, this is the most impressive laptop we at PetaPixel have ever tested. It smokes the competition across nearly every one of our tests and has an insane battery life and near-silent operation.

Looking at the performance metrics in our testing, the new MacBook Pro is without a doubt the best and most powerful laptop money can buy.

Read PetaPixel’s Apple MacBook Pro with M1 Max Review This laptop combines an incredible display and the return of the HDMI port and SD card reader with an outstanding keyboard and insane performance. If your core focus is having access to the best possible hardware available, then look no further than the new MacBook Pro powered by the M1 Max.

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