The Best Laptops for Video and Photo Editing

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Videographers and photographers on the move need a laptop that can keep up with quick deadlines and handle any task from color grading to rendering 4K video.We recommend the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i, which handled large 4K exports faster than any of the other laptops we tested. It has an accurate OLED display, offers a helpful selection of ports, and costs less than the competition. If you prefer Macs, the Apple MacBook Pro (M4 Pro, 2025) was a bit slower in some of our tests but was quieter and more energy-efficient. Its OLED display is even more accurate than the Lenovo model’s, and macOS allows it to work seamlessly alongside other Apple devices.The more budget-friendly 15-inch M4 Apple MacBook Air has a superb display for a laptop of its price, as well as a processor that’s easily capable of editing 1080p footage.