Is this laptop good for photo/video editing and Programming?

[aaronmkts]

Hello everyone,

It is my first time building any type of PC/laptop and I am trying to build a laptop for photo/video editing and programming, mostly machine learning and quantum computing (which is very CPU and RAM intensive). Im looking at the PCSpecialist 16" Recoil laptop range and have specced out a laptop that I believe can handle these tasks.

Like I mentioned, I mostly do photo editing so I am slightly concerned about the screen on this model, An additional question is, will this laptop be able to run a 4k monitor as a second screen to overcome this? Any other advice on specifications would be very helpful, I wanted to run it by others to check if it makes sense. If theres any advice that people could give on these specs it woud be very appreciated!

Chassis & Display
Recoil Series: 16" Matte QHD+ 300Hz, 500nits, sRGB 100% LED Widescreen (2560x1600)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 24 Core Processor 275HX (Up to 5.4 GHz) 36MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair 5600MHz SODIMM DDR5 (2 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 5070Ti - 12GB GDDR7 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.2
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 990 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe 4.0 & 5.0 NVMe (up to 7250MB/R, 6300MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor
1 x 330W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Battery
Recoil Series Integrated 99WH Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
PHASE CHANGE THERMAL PAD COOLING (PTM7950)
Sound Card
Nahimic by SteelSeries 2 Channel HD Audio
Wireless Network Card
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® KILLER™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i + BT 5.3
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x THUNDERBOLT 4 + 1 x USB 3.2 (TYPE C) + 3 x USB 3.2
Keyboard Language
RECOIL 16 SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Google Chrome™
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED IR+FHD Hybrid Webcam
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days

 

[Ekans2011]

I don't have much experience with photo/video editing tasks, so I recommend you wait for a proper advice from a more knowledgeable user on the subject. However, I would certainly advise against using an INTEL chassis and believe that the Recoil 16 AMD is much more suitable, if only because it does not have the same long-known issues as the INTEL chassis.

It would also be good if you could provide your max budget and which photo/video editing software you use the most so that we can provide more specific recommendations, particularly on the RAM and GPU requirements.

PS. I'd remove Norton malware anyhow; it slows down the system without providing any further protection.

 

[aaronmkts]

Thank you for your reply! I will take a look at the AMD chassis instead of the INTEL. My max budget is ideally in the range £2000-£2300 If the specs are worth the additional cost. In terms of software I use Adobe Lightroom, photoshop and premier pro. Programming like I mentioned as well is mostly for machine learning tasks.

Also thanks for the Norton Malware Advice!