best computer for photo editing mac or pc

PC for Photographers: The Ultimate Guide Post-processing By Jeff Harmon Mac vs.

PC. A debate that live on for years to come, but there is really only one that is best for photographers.

Oct 2015 Update: Be sure to check out the Windows Photo Editing SUPER Guide article for updated recommendations on the best low price options for PCs that will run Photoshop and Lightroom well including what hardware is worth spending more money on and what is not Short Answer If you like this article, pin it on Pinterest It depends I hate it when photographers do that to me.

OK, so bottom line is that either can work fine, but you have to spend the money to get the hardware you need.

Really this article is mostly for the PC user who are into photography.

If you are a Mac user, I doubt you are tempted to switch to a PC because you are a photographer.

In fact, you may be a Mac user because you are a photographer, and that is great.

You Mac users may be interested in the end of the article where I provide recommendations on which hardware upgrades are actually worth the money to make sure it can do a good job editing photos.

You are probably hearing constantly about doing photo editing on Mac.

You may be seriously tempted to get a Mac just because you hear so much about it from the photography community.

Maybe you are curious about if it really is better than the PC.

You may want to give it a try and determine for yourself, especially if it is time to invest in a new computer, but if things are going fine for you with editing your photos on a PC then my recommendation is to stick with what you know.

Why put a kink in your workflow and go away from what you know There, a photographer just gave you permission to use a PC for editing photos.

Instead of switching platforms from PC to Mac, your photography will improve much more by investing in lenses (check out my article recommending a nifty fifty lens as the second thing a beginner should buy ), other equipment, and training (check out Jim and Darins awesome training courses at photoclasses.com ).

Whether Mac or PC, I know how seriously frustrating it is to try and edit photos on a computer that doesnt have enough power.

Maybe you are still using the computer you had before you started into photography, and it isnt up to the challenge.

Read the long answer to go through reasons to pick one over the other, but really neither has a huge advantage and I think it makes the most sense to stick with what you know.

Check out the last two sections of this article for help in the specifications of what you need in a computer (PC or Mac) for a good photo editing experience.

Long Answer I think it would be easier to discuss religion or politics than to take a side on the Mac vs.

The discussion is a little easier when you put a photography related slant on it, but it can still be fairly heated.

Still, as the hobbyist editor here at improvephotography.com my job is to take a view on these kinds of things and recommend something based on my own experience as well as what I have learned from other great photographers.

Remember this when you comment on the post, but please do comment.

At some point it is likely to become necessary to get a better computer than what you had when you started into photography.

Photoshop, Lightroom, and many other photo processing tools run much better when you have a good computer.

That machine you bought online for 200 last Christmas is simply not going to work well.

Best Computer For Photo Editing Mac Or Pc