[fredred10]

hi,

i am going to get a new laptop, and its main role will be photo editing using photoshop and lightroom.

i have whittled it down to the HP envy 14 or the HP envy 17, and am now finding it hard to decide which to go for.

on the one hand, if the envy 17's screen is sufficient for photo editing i will probably go with that, however if not, then i will probably go with the 14 for portability, and get a monitor for at my desk. if i was to get a monitor then it seems that the HP LP2465 is one of the best monitors in my limited budget range??

i would obviously like to be able to produce the best images possible, and with this in mind is the envy 17 screen good enough for my amateur needs? or would there be a marked difference if i was to get the envy 14 with a secondary monitor.

if anyone has any opinions on whether there are more appropriate laptops out there, then i would be very happy to hear them as well.

thanks for your time