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BEST Laptop for Photoshop and Lightroom

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johnnyborisdk

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Hi

I am looking for the best laptop for photo editing in Photoshop and Lightroom. I am not the big tech guy, so I am hoping for a little help in here.

For what I can see I must choose between Apple Macbook pro 15 with 560 Radeon Pro 4 GB or the Dell XPS 15 9560 (1080p or 4k version)?

I am not sure if there is any other laptop I should look after - if there is, hit me up!

I know some got love/hate relationship with Apple, and some with PC. But I hope that you'll just focus on whats the best laptop for me.

Budget around 4k USD (or what the high spec Macbook cost).
 
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Razer Blade Pro Gaming Laptop - 17" 4K Touchscreen Gaming Laptop (i7-7820HK, 32 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, GTX 1080 6GB) - VR Ready https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NC071UV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ZJWTzbQWNWKZD

The 560 pro is a terrible card at that price point. Between the two, I would take the XPS 1050 and day of the week. The only reason a I would take the MacBook is for its superior build quality. If you want a great performer that won't weight 20 lbs than the laptop above is the best you can get.
Razer Blade Pro Gaming Laptop - 17" 4K Touchscreen Gaming Laptop (i7-7820HK, 32 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, GTX 1080 6GB) - VR Ready https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NC071UV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ZJWTzbQWNWKZD

The 560 pro is a terrible card at that price point. Between the two, I would take the XPS 1050 and day of the week. The only reason a I would take the MacBook is for its superior build quality. If you want a great performer that won't weight 20 lbs than the laptop above is the best you can get.
 
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