Laptop specs for premiere?

[Greg Janza]

In a word, no.

If you have a color critical work flow then you need a real calibrated monitor. I wouldn’t rely on a laptop monitor for any serious color work. And since the XPS15 has HDMI, you can easily connect a reference monitor to it for real color monitoring.

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[Dominic Reagan]

If I had to color grade a video for a client on the go, would I be able to get by with the color accuracy of the 1080p screen?

[Greg Janza]

absolutely yes but I would recommend that you calibrate the laptop monitor with a real calibration tool like a spyder or x1 pro.

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[Dominic Reagan]

Thank you very much.

[Dominic Reagan]

New question. I have the option to get a 4k display version with the same specs as the 1080p version (except the screen) for the same price. What should I do?

[Greg Janza]

go for it.

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