Refurbished laptops for video editing and design
Creative work needs more from a laptop than office work does.
For design (Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma)
- A sharp, colour-accurate screen: Full HD at minimum, Retina or 4K is better
- 16 GB RAM for large files
- A four-core processor or better
For video editing (Premiere, DaVinci, Final Cut)
- An H-series i7, Xeon or Apple M1/M2 chip
- 16–32 GB RAM
- A dedicated GPU (or Apple silicon)
- A fast SSD, plus an external drive for footage
Our picks
- MacBook Air/Pro M1 or M2: excellent for Final Cut and DaVinci
- Dell Precision 5530/5540: 4K screen, slim workstation
- ThinkPad P1 / P15 or HP ZBook: workstation graphics
