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I'm fairly new to photography and have basic Nikon D3200 and lenses. My old Samsung laptop is my editing machine. I am becoming more frustrated with the quality of photos and not sure if its just my lack of photographic talent or the monitor colours which are making me doubt my own basic skills. My photos are looking bland and lacking detail and quality. Even after editing. A guy at work says the pics look fine to him. Its time I had a new screen or laptop. Ive heard the Dell Ultra sharps are excellent but i would prefer to utilise a laptop and screen in one. I don't have a lot of money to spend so what can people advise. Maybe £500 if i stretched myself.
 
Hi

Laptop screens are not good for editing, so you would have to go via the laptop and screen route.

Dell ips screens are good, but you would also have to factor in the cost of a calibrator.

Why not post some pictures you are not happy with and see if people can suggest any editing help or confirm if the issue is with the monitor.

Thanks
 
Jason
Just a quick question, what editing application are you using. Can you view them on another machine to see if they are as bad as you think, or maybe you just need a newer display
 
Laptop screens are absolutely fine for editing photos for none commercial use. Can it be better, yes sure it always can but how far do you want to go. Lots of people edit their photos on their screen, first step I would begin with is to use the in-built calibration tool to help you on your way. You'll be surprised how many people have set their screens in such a way you can't see detail, or wrong white point etc.

If you want to go for an external screen I would prefer an IPS based screen, and depending on your requirements you can choose what you like size wise. I'm very happy with my Dell 2415Q 4K screen, it is my screen of choice for most activities and actually off factory it comes with a calibration sheet where they have confirmed the settings. But I'm equally happy with my Dell 3008WFP screen, everything is that bit bigger. Very good in a different way.

£500 does not buy a lot of laptop, but it does buy a lot of screen :) So it all depends on what you want, what display connections you have on your laptop, and whether you actually have an issue or just have it wrongly calibrated. I wouldn't spend any money yet until you know whats what.
 
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