I wouldn't go with a laptop. I purchased one in January and now have big regrets. I didn't think about the screen having angle issues. If you turn it up or down slightly, then your colors. lighting, etc changes dramatically. I have the HP Pavilion dv7-4285dx with the big screen and it is still too small to properly edit with. I was originally thinking portability. Now, I am thinking of editing and clarity, and true colors, etc. A laptop just doesn't have it. Go for a desktop or use a large monitor with your laptop via HDMI cable. No matter how big I get my image on my laptop, it still isn't big enough to edit with. Hope this helps!