Whatever your reason for being here, in this post I am going to give you some advice on the very least expensive Mac and PC options that should do… well … ok. Maybe you are like me and started into photography not very long ago only to find the computer you have is just not really working as you are trying to learn post-processing.
You are here because you are looking to get a computer that can run Lightroom and Photoshop and have a very tight budget. That will take more financial investment and I have recommendations for those with a bigger budgets in my Mac Mini, MacBook Pro, iMac, and PC buying guides for photographers. Let’s start off our discussion by saying that you shouldn’t expect any of these recommendations to be the fastest way to run Lightroom and Photoshop. So you are a photographer on a tight budget in need of a computer to run Lightroom and Photoshop. Add the ViewSonic VA2719-2K-SMHD 27 Inch display for about $220 and a 4TB hard drive for another $100. The best budget Mac for photo editing is the 2019 Mac Mini for about $900 and the best budget PC is the Dell Inspiron 3670 for about $650.
