Best Laptops for Video Editing in Kenya 2022

Whether you are a content creator or just trying to edit videos for fun, you need a reliable editing  laptop.  The basics of video editing like cutting, trimming and merging can be achieved by cheap laptops. Cheap laptops will however compromise the video quality.

Cheap laptops are mostly built for light office work, using them to edit stretches them too much. These laptops do not have  infrastructure to carry out such demanding tasks. The purpose of a laptop is among the 5 five things to consider when buying a  laptop .

The best laptops for video editing boast of dedicated graphics card, high resolution display and strong processors most preferably a Core i7.  Read more about processors here Core i3, Core i5, Core i7  .

Affordable laptops that achieve average editing results will boast mid range graphics cards like NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU. A very  thin fine line differentiates gaming graphics cards and video editing ones. However, gaming graphics cards can not achieve most of the renders compared to video editing dedicated graphics cards.

Dedicated media creation systems run with high end graphics cards like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 and NVIDIA Quadro.

Best Laptops For video Editing in 2022

1. DELL XPS 15 OLED

Dell XPS 15 OLED is an ultra thin laptop with a spectacular high resolution. It is powered by the intense NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 and built on a premium extra slim aluminum chassis hence very light and portable. The spacious keyboard and spread out touch pad enhances your editing experience. The 15″ high-res 3.5K OLED screen ensures a crisp and clear  display. What Dell did not put much consideration when creating this editing laptop is the battery life,  can be a bit disadvantageous when creating content in a remote location.

 

Specs

GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050Ti

CPU: Intel Core i7 -11800H

Display: 15.6″, 3456 x 2160, 3.5K OLED

Storage: 512GB

RAM: 16GB

Weight: 1.95 kg

Size: 13.6 x 9.1 x o.7 inches

2. MacBook Pro 16″

This laptop is a super machine when it comes to video editing. The brand new design with a massive 16.2″ XDR display gives you detailed and rich video with bright whites and deep blacks. The laptop has a superb selection of ports and memory card slot to ensure you do not need an adaptor anytime you are sharing your videos across gadgets and external monitor. You can work from the remotest island in the world with the MacBook Pro 16″ because of its reliable battery life.

Specs

GPU: Integrated 16-core – 32-core

CPU: Apple M1 Pro 10-core – M1 Max 10-core

Display: 16.2” Liquid Retina XDR 3456 x 2234

Storage: 1 TB

RAM: 64GB

Weight: 2.2 kg

Size: 9.77 x  14.01 x 0.66

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3. Dell XPS 17 

This a very close competitor to the MacBook Pro 16″ but comes at a more affordable price. It is equipped with some of the most advanced and modern video editing components in the market. A dedicated Nvidia RTX GeForce 3060 graphics card gives you an edge when editing 4k high res videos. The 17″ display  makes the editing experience a great one. It  is built on an aluminum chassis hence can not be thrown into the back pack when you are on the go. The downside here is, the number of ports may not be enough for an ideal video editing laptop.

Specs

GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060

CPU: 11th Generation Intel Core i9-11980HK

Display: 17.0″ FHD+ (1920 x 1200) InfinityEdge Non-Touch Anti-Glare 500-Nit – 17.0″ UHD+ (3840 x 2400) InfinityEdge Touch Anti-Reflective 500-Nit

Storage: 4TB

RAM: 64GB

Weight: 2.2 kg

Size: 14.74 x 9.76 x 0.77

These laptops are some of the most preferred editing machines and provide stellar results and high res videos. Others in the list include

• MacBook pro 13″
• Microsoft Surface Laptop 4
• Acer Concept
• Dell XPS 13″
• Apple MacBook Air. ( available here at the most affordable price in Kenya)