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!

 

[Tron1982]

Hello,
Could you provide the configuration link please ?

But for what I'm seeing right now:
I'd change the SSD (samsung is not the best nowadays), I'd take the golden warranty and the dead pixel guarantee
What Ekans said is true
The laptop should be able to handle a 4k display