I bought a dell xps laptop for video editing after watching reviews on Youtube… I saw that I could add a second SSD harddrive myself (there was a spot for it) and how to upgrade RAM myself. I bought a 17″ version, the new 17″ versions are the size of what 15.4″ laptops used to be (smaller edges around the screen), spent over $2,000 so it wasn’t cheap but I LOVE it, so maybe check the dell xps series out. If I were a writer I think I’d get an HP instead, I like the key touch of HP laptops more than Dell. (Bought off Amazon FYI)