Grimezy
Prolific Poster
Hello,
I've long been on the search for a photo/light video editing laptop but have held off because of the delayed arrival of the Ryzen 4000 laptops. My current PCS desktop is 8 years old and my sister in law is lodging with us in the room where it's located so I feel like a laptop may suit my needs better this time around! I don't need it to be particularly mobile though as the majority of use will still be within the house and I'm only an enthusiast right now so dont want to spend a fortune.
I've come up with the spec below and would appreciate any input. My main questions are:
1) Am I missing out on anything by going for the Fusion Pro 14 inch chassis over the 15.6 (except the obvious screen size)?
2) Is the extra cost of the 4800H CPU going to make a huge difference? My desktop is still rocking an i5-3570 so I'm expecting either to be a big upgrade.
3) Is the SSD sufficient? To afford the Samsung variation I would have to knock the storage down to 250gb and probably just involve more external drives to my workflow! In real world I dont know what the speed differences would be.
4) I've gone for 16gb RAM as my current desktop has 8gb and it's usually quite full but doesn't seem to hit 100% (unless that's on purpose). I dont do super intensive photoshop edits with loads of layers yet but I do process a few hundred images at a time in Lightroom so if more will help I'll take it.
Thanks in advance. I know this can easily turn into a £900-£1000 laptop with a few tweaks but don't want to go too crazy if I don't need to! One day I may spec a powerful desktop again so I'm not necessarily expecting this laptop to do everything a desktop could.
Chassis & Display
Fusion Pro Series: 14" Matte Full HD sRGB 100% LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen™ 5 Six Core Processor 4600H (3.0GHz, 4.0GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 6 – 1,500 MHz, 6 Core (with Ryzen 5 4600H)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
AC Adaptor
1 x 90W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery
Fusion Series Integrated 46WH Lithium Ion Battery
Sound Card
2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Wireless/Wired Networking
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.1 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.1 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language
14" FUSION SERIES SINGLE COLOUR BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Chassis
TongFang PF4NU1F (R5-4600H, sRGB 100%, Blank KB)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Price: £758.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/Fusion-pro-14/9UyAUnu55t/
I've long been on the search for a photo/light video editing laptop but have held off because of the delayed arrival of the Ryzen 4000 laptops. My current PCS desktop is 8 years old and my sister in law is lodging with us in the room where it's located so I feel like a laptop may suit my needs better this time around! I don't need it to be particularly mobile though as the majority of use will still be within the house and I'm only an enthusiast right now so dont want to spend a fortune.
I've come up with the spec below and would appreciate any input. My main questions are:
1) Am I missing out on anything by going for the Fusion Pro 14 inch chassis over the 15.6 (except the obvious screen size)?
2) Is the extra cost of the 4800H CPU going to make a huge difference? My desktop is still rocking an i5-3570 so I'm expecting either to be a big upgrade.
3) Is the SSD sufficient? To afford the Samsung variation I would have to knock the storage down to 250gb and probably just involve more external drives to my workflow! In real world I dont know what the speed differences would be.
4) I've gone for 16gb RAM as my current desktop has 8gb and it's usually quite full but doesn't seem to hit 100% (unless that's on purpose). I dont do super intensive photoshop edits with loads of layers yet but I do process a few hundred images at a time in Lightroom so if more will help I'll take it.
Thanks in advance. I know this can easily turn into a £900-£1000 laptop with a few tweaks but don't want to go too crazy if I don't need to! One day I may spec a powerful desktop again so I'm not necessarily expecting this laptop to do everything a desktop could.
Chassis & Display
Fusion Pro Series: 14" Matte Full HD sRGB 100% LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen™ 5 Six Core Processor 4600H (3.0GHz, 4.0GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 6 – 1,500 MHz, 6 Core (with Ryzen 5 4600H)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
AC Adaptor
1 x 90W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery
Fusion Series Integrated 46WH Lithium Ion Battery
Sound Card
2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Wireless/Wired Networking
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.1 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.1 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language
14" FUSION SERIES SINGLE COLOUR BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Chassis
TongFang PF4NU1F (R5-4600H, sRGB 100%, Blank KB)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Price: £758.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/Fusion-pro-14/9UyAUnu55t/