Thanks for the info will definitely have a look.
Thanks Graham

Hi Steve great info and will check everything. I used to have my pics on an external drive and one day it packed up, luckily I also had my pictures backed up on DVD so only lost a couple.
Will get the weekend over with and set the buying process in motion.
Thanks Graham

Hi Steve thanks for the reply. One of the reasons for the mini pc is that you can also upgrade which on a laptop you can’t, is it difficult to do ?.
Thanks again
Graham

Hi me again, well after looking at all the great info I have been given and checked the piggy bank I have decided on the following

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And I kindly ask if someone could tell me if they think my choices are ok
Thanks Graham

Hi everyone, I have received a lot of info for which I am very grateful for because if I hadn’t asked I could have spent a lot of money and ended up no better off. I am now checking my budget to see which is going to be the best option. I am leaning towards a mini desktop computer and a decent monitor. I won’t be printing from home and it will be used to get my pictures edited and hoping the prints I get back are exactly the same.
Thanks once again to all the members of the forum for the info.
Graham

Actually Steve no I don’t need a laptop so a mini desktop and monitor would make a lot more sense thanks for that. I will look to see what’s available.
Graham

Thank you all for your advice, wondered whether the laptop was going to be a bit to long in the tooth so I will see whats on the market. I have an ipad which I use for most things and didn’t want to have to change the laptop but technology doesn’t last forever and thinking more about when I bought the laptop it is 10 years old which is a lifetime in technology years .
Thank you all for you for the help
Graham

Hi everyone. I am wanting to get a Monitor around the £ 300 range for Wildlife/ animal photo editing. All I want is to be able to edit a photo maximum A4 size using my laptop and then send away for printing and the laptop screen has very washed out look to it.
I will be doing basic editing using photoshop7 and the photos will be for putting on the wall or made into Christmas/ Birthday cards.
Having looked into it it seems that maybe the laptop specs won't be up to the job and being totally useless with computer stuff I was wondering if anyone can check.
These are the Computer Specs


I am using Windows 10
Thank you

Thanks for the info,I have thought about a bridge camera but still prefer the DSLR route. Thanks again,
Graham

I am in the same same position. I have a K5ii and use a 50-500 Bigma. I have spent a few years in Spain so the Bigma worked very well, now back in the UK it hunts a lot unless in good light. Its weight is not a problem as I use a wheelchair and either monopod or beanbag. Hoping to get some good shots in foresty type areas in autumn
winter time and I know the Bigma will struggle which is why I am looking at the DA 300. Could somebody tell me if it will work ok with the K5ii ?
Thanks Graham