Laptop For Animation And Video Editing
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Animation and video editing are two of the most CPU-intensive tasks you can perform on a computer. If you're working with high-resolution images or videos, or if you have a lot of open tabs in your browser, your laptop will need a powerful laptop to keep up. The best laptops for animation and video editing have powerful processors, fast hard drives, and lots of memory. Browse the top-ranked list of laptops for animation and video editing below along with associated reviews and opinions.
Apple - MacBook Air 15" Laptop - M2 chip Built for Apple Intelligence - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Midnight
Model: MQKW3LL/ASKU: 6534606Top comment"Perfect for marketing and video editing...I've been loving every minute of it. Video editing, too! I make YouTube videos for work and for pleasure, and this machine is perfect for iMovie and other editors....From a android phone user, apple makes the best laptops for people going to school, if you don't do intense video editing, and/or gaming, this is the best looking, feeling, and performing laptop!"
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The 15-inch MacBook Air is impossibly thin and has a stunning Liquid Retina display. Supercharged by the M2 chip—and with up to 18 hours of battery life¹—it delivers incredible performance in an ultraportable design.Top comment"Perfect for marketing and video editing...I've been loving every minute of it. Video editing, too! I make YouTube videos for work and for pleasure, and this machine is perfect for iMovie and other editors....From a android phone user, apple makes the best laptops for people going to school, if you don't do intense video editing, and/or gaming, this is the best looking, feeling, and performing laptop!"
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The 15-inch MacBook Air is impossibly thin and has a stunning Liquid Retina display. Supercharged by the M2 chip—and with up to 18 hours of battery life¹—it delivers incredible performance in an ultraportable design.See all MacBooksYour price for this item is $1,169.99Save $129.01The comparable value price is $1,299.00
Apple - MacBook Pro 16-inch Apple M4 Pro chip Built for Apple Intelligence - 48GB Memory - 512GB SSD - Space Black
Model: MX2Y3LL/ASKU: 6602756Top comment"Now this is much better for my photo and video editing needs. The MP4 Pro Chip is incredibly fast and the battery life is much better....I primarily use this for coding as well as recording podcasts/video editing. Unit looks and operates beautifully."
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The 16-inch MacBook Pro with M4 Pro and M4 Max chips gives you outrageous performance in a powerhouse laptop built for Apple Intelligence. With up to 24 hours of battery life and a breathtaking Liquid Retina XDR display with up to 1600 nits peak brightness, it’s pro in every way.Top comment"Now this is much better for my photo and video editing needs. The MP4 Pro Chip is incredibly fast and the battery life is much better....I primarily use this for coding as well as recording podcasts/video editing. Unit looks and operates beautifully."
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The 16-inch MacBook Pro with M4 Pro and M4 Max chips gives you outrageous performance in a powerhouse laptop built for Apple Intelligence. With up to 24 hours of battery life and a breathtaking Liquid Retina XDR display with up to 1600 nits peak brightness, it’s pro in every way.See all MacBooksYour price for this item is $2,899.00
Apple - MacBook Air 13-inch Apple M3 chip Built for Apple Intelligence - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Space Gray
Model: MC8G4LL/ASKU: 6602764Top comment"Very powerful for its size and price. Capable of editing photos using Lightroom and Photoshop along with video editing in Final Cut Pro. ...It's perfect for professionals needing efficiency in tasks like video editing or gaming. However, the performance boost from M1 to M3 may not be huge for those upgrading from newer models."
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The M3 chip brings even greater capabilities to the superportable 13-inch MacBook Air. With up to 18 hours of battery life, you can take it anywhere and blaze through work and play.Top comment"Very powerful for its size and price. Capable of editing photos using Lightroom and Photoshop along with video editing in Final Cut Pro. ...It's perfect for professionals needing efficiency in tasks like video editing or gaming. However, the performance boost from M1 to M3 may not be huge for those upgrading from newer models."
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The M3 chip brings even greater capabilities to the superportable 13-inch MacBook Air. With up to 18 hours of battery life, you can take it anywhere and blaze through work and play.See all MacBooksYour price for this item is $899.00Save $200The comparable value price is $1,099.00
Microsoft - Surface Pro - Copilot+ PC - 13” - Snapdragon X Plus 10 Core - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Device Only (11th Edition) - Platinum
Model: ZHX-00001SKU: 6582846Top comment"She loves drawing and editing videos....It is fast and able to handle her drawing and animation apps. It is also light enough for her to carry around."
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The most flexible laptop, reimagined — Surface Pro helps you get the most out of your day with accelerated performance that unlocks a new AI era to enable Copilot experiences, and battery life₅ to keep you going all-day long. All wrapped up in an ultra-portable design that can replace your tablet, your laptop, and does more than you could ever imagine.Top comment"She loves drawing and editing videos....It is fast and able to handle her drawing and animation apps. It is also light enough for her to carry around."
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The most flexible laptop, reimagined — Surface Pro helps you get the most out of your day with accelerated performance that unlocks a new AI era to enable Copilot experiences, and battery life₅ to keep you going all-day long. All wrapped up in an ultra-portable design that can replace your tablet, your laptop, and does more than you could ever imagine.See all Windows Copilot+ PCs LaptopsYour price for this item is $799.99Save $200The comparable value price is $999.99
Samsung - Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 - Copilot+ PC - 16" AMOLED Touch Screen Laptop - Intel Core Ultra 7 - 16GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Gray
Model: NP960QHA-KG1USSKU: 6598567Top comment"Create laptop but......Fast and zippy great laptop for production, like editing videos. Watching online content and editing photos and drawing. ...Would love to use it for video editing and animation in uni."
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Supercharged performance with Copilot AI. 2-in-1 AMOLED touchscreen with S Pen. Seamless connectivity with Galaxy devices.Top comment"Create laptop but......Fast and zippy great laptop for production, like editing videos. Watching online content and editing photos and drawing. ...Would love to use it for video editing and animation in uni."
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Supercharged performance with Copilot AI. 2-in-1 AMOLED touchscreen with S Pen. Seamless connectivity with Galaxy devices.See all Windows Copilot+ PCs LaptopsYour price for this item is $1,699.99
Apple - MacBook Pro 14-inch Apple M4 Pro chip Built for Apple Intelligence - 24GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Space Black
Model: MX2J3LL/ASKU: 6602749Top comment"I’m interested to see how well it handles video editing in 4K....Impeccable Laptop for All...Rock solid Mac for all tasks, plus the addition of the M4 Pro chip burns through big tasks like video editing, graphics tasks, and saves minutes, even hours of compute time. "
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The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4 Pro and M4 Max chips gives you outrageous performance in a powerhouse laptop built for Apple Intelligence. With up to 22 hours of battery life and a breathtaking Liquid Retina XDR display with up to 1600 nits peak brightness, it’s pro in every way.Top comment"I’m interested to see how well it handles video editing in 4K....Impeccable Laptop for All...Rock solid Mac for all tasks, plus the addition of the M4 Pro chip burns through big tasks like video editing, graphics tasks, and saves minutes, even hours of compute time. "
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The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4 Pro and M4 Max chips gives you outrageous performance in a powerhouse laptop built for Apple Intelligence. With up to 22 hours of battery life and a breathtaking Liquid Retina XDR display with up to 1600 nits peak brightness, it’s pro in every way.See all MacBooksYour price for this item is $2,399.00
HP - Victus 16.1" Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 7-8845HS - 16GB DDR5 Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 - 512GB SSD - Mica Silver
Model: 16-s1023dx/A1SV3UA#ABASKU: 6578934Top comment"Still, I find myself wishing it took 64gb for video editing. Adobe software will always slow things down, but I find this setup bogging down faster than my last Legion laptop with a lesser GPU and the i7 cpu. ...Amazing laptop...After replacing the 512GB drive with Samsung 990 Pro 2TB and getting 64 GB DDR5 RAM (which is an overkill for the basic video editing I do) it is an absolute monster of a laptop. "
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Unlock your true gaming potential. Stop throttling your gaming potential and give your games the max graphics settings they yearn for with the latest AMD processor and graphics card.Top comment"Still, I find myself wishing it took 64gb for video editing. Adobe software will always slow things down, but I find this setup bogging down faster than my last Legion laptop with a lesser GPU and the i7 cpu. ...Amazing laptop...After replacing the 512GB drive with Samsung 990 Pro 2TB and getting 64 GB DDR5 RAM (which is an overkill for the basic video editing I do) it is an absolute monster of a laptop. "
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Unlock your true gaming potential. Stop throttling your gaming potential and give your games the max graphics settings they yearn for with the latest AMD processor and graphics card.See all Gaming LaptopsYour price for this item is $1,499.99
Samsung - Galaxy Book4 Edge - Copilot+ PC - 14" AMOLED Touch-Screen Laptop - Snapdragon X Elite 3.4Ghz- 16GB Memory- 512GB Storage - Sapphire Blue
Model: NP940XMA-KB1USSKU: 6583789Top comment"I mainly got the computer for video editing and I use DaVinci Resolve Studio that has an ARM version compatible with the snapdragon chip. ...Book4 Edge is my next laptop for college...With its incredible speed and efficiency, even demanding tasks like video editing or graphic design are no problem. The responsiveness is impressive, and with the Galaxy AI optimizing performance based on my usage, the device stays fast and responsive no matter what I'm doing. "
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Transform all you do and how you do it with Galaxy Book4 Edge, the first Galaxy PC built for AI, now with Copilot+ PC. With an innovative Snapdragon X Elite processor powering industry leading intelligence, it’s designed to help you unlock higher levels of productivity, communication, creativity and more. Galaxy Book4 Edge revolutionizes your PC experience with intuitive AI-powered features right at your fingertips. Searching for a document, email, or web page on your PC? Now you can just describe how you remember something, and Recall* will find it, instantly. Just provide a short description of what you remember and let your PC do the rest. Controlling your Galaxy AI phone is now easier too — call, text, set reminders and more from the convenience of your PC.³ From international webinars to chatting with others overseas, get accurate subtitles in real time with automatic Live Captions¹ that translate 44 languages into English. And when you’re feeling creative, light your spark with Cocreator² and amplify your artwork on the stunning 3K AMOLED touchscreen display. Embrace the power and unlimited possibilities of AI with Galaxy Book4 Edge.Top comment"I mainly got the computer for video editing and I use DaVinci Resolve Studio that has an ARM version compatible with the snapdragon chip. ...Book4 Edge is my next laptop for college...With its incredible speed and efficiency, even demanding tasks like video editing or graphic design are no problem. The responsiveness is impressive, and with the Galaxy AI optimizing performance based on my usage, the device stays fast and responsive no matter what I'm doing. "
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Transform all you do and how you do it with Galaxy Book4 Edge, the first Galaxy PC built for AI, now with Copilot+ PC. With an innovative Snapdragon X Elite processor powering industry leading intelligence, it’s designed to help you unlock higher levels of productivity, communication, creativity and more. Galaxy Book4 Edge revolutionizes your PC experience with intuitive AI-powered features right at your fingertips. Searching for a document, email, or web page on your PC? Now you can just describe how you remember something, and Recall* will find it, instantly. Just provide a short description of what you remember and let your PC do the rest. Controlling your Galaxy AI phone is now easier too — call, text, set reminders and more from the convenience of your PC.³ From international webinars to chatting with others overseas, get accurate subtitles in real time with automatic Live Captions¹ that translate 44 languages into English. And when you’re feeling creative, light your spark with Cocreator² and amplify your artwork on the stunning 3K AMOLED touchscreen display. Embrace the power and unlimited possibilities of AI with Galaxy Book4 Edge.See all Windows Copilot+ PCs LaptopsYour price for this item is $1,349.99
Apple - MacBook Pro 16" Laptop - M3 Max chip Built for Apple Intelligence - 48GB Memory - 40-core GPU - 1TB SSD - Silver
Model: MUW73LL/ASKU: 6534614Top comment"Absolutely a superpower of laptops. I use this primarily for 3D CAD rendering, 3D Printing Slicer Software and video editing....Great computer for motion graphics and animation"
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The 16-inch MacBook Pro blasts forward with M3 Pro and M3 Max, radically advanced chips that bring massive performance and capabilities for the most extreme workflows. With industry-leading battery life—up to 22 hours—and a beautiful Liquid Retina XDR display, it’s a pro laptop without equal. Now in a new color: Space Black.Top comment"Absolutely a superpower of laptops. I use this primarily for 3D CAD rendering, 3D Printing Slicer Software and video editing....Great computer for motion graphics and animation"
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The 16-inch MacBook Pro blasts forward with M3 Pro and M3 Max, radically advanced chips that bring massive performance and capabilities for the most extreme workflows. With industry-leading battery life—up to 22 hours—and a beautiful Liquid Retina XDR display, it’s a pro laptop without equal. Now in a new color: Space Black.See all MacBooksYour price for this item is $3,199.00Save $700The comparable value price is $3,899.00
Apple - MacBook Pro 14-inch Apple M4 chip Built for Apple Intelligence - 16GB Memory - 512GB SSD - Space Black
Model: MW2U3LL/ASKU: 6602741Top comment"Overall great performance use it for work and personal video editing apple did not let down with this one...Equipped with the M4 chip, the MacBook Pro delivers outstanding processing power, outpacing high-end Intel laptops. This performance is suitable for demanding tasks such as video editing, 3D rendering, and scientific simulations."
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The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4 chip gives you spectacular performance in a powerhouse laptop built for Apple Intelligence. With up to 24 hours of battery life and a breathtaking Liquid Retina XDR display with up to 1600 nits peak brightness, it’s pro in every way.Top comment"Overall great performance use it for work and personal video editing apple did not let down with this one...Equipped with the M4 chip, the MacBook Pro delivers outstanding processing power, outpacing high-end Intel laptops. This performance is suitable for demanding tasks such as video editing, 3D rendering, and scientific simulations."
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The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4 chip gives you spectacular performance in a powerhouse laptop built for Apple Intelligence. With up to 24 hours of battery life and a breathtaking Liquid Retina XDR display with up to 1600 nits peak brightness, it’s pro in every way.See all MacBooksYour price for this item is $1,599.00
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