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Whether you’re a professional with a thriving photography business or a hobbyist experimenting with your first camera, nothing takes your photos to the next level like a good photo editing program. While there are many programs available to help you touch up your best shots, none of them will work well without the right computer for photo editing.

What specs does your computer need to make these programs work? And which HP PCs are preloaded with all the technology you need? Here are the best photo editing PCs you can buy today to make your photos brilliant tomorrow.

As home and office workers spend more time connecting and collaborating with colleagues, clients, and acquaintances using their personal PCs, you need systems that can handle the surge in videoconferencing, working, and creating.

In this HP Elite Dragonfly review, we’ll take a look at how this laptop goes beyond expectations to deliver the most advanced collaboration experience in a business convertible with a 5-megapixel camera.

Wireless printers offer a number of benefits. First and foremost, they give you the ability to print from wherever you are without a direct connection to your computer, freeing you to install them virtually anywhere. You’ll also be able to use and share them between multiple devices that lack built-in cable or interfaces - such as smartphones and tablets - eliminating the need to run a series of wires or cables to them. They’re easy, convenient, and functional.

Setting up an extra display or replacing an older monitor with a new multiscreen configuration is an excellent way to improve your overall computing experience. A second monitor adds substantial screen real estate; a serious perk for both work and play.

While some artists may choose to use a tablet for drawing by connecting it directly to a PC, the truth is that you can gain a lot more accuracy with your work by drawing directly on your laptop screen. Not only is the process simpler, but laptops are now designed with higher-resolution screens that can compete with graphics tablets. Along with more sensitive pens, artists now have a competitive alternative to a separate tablet.

These days, laptops are increasingly used in ways that make them a substitute for more traditional desktop setups. The effort to miniaturize critical components centers on finding the right balance of portability and performance to give consumers a product that’s versatile and easy to move around with them.

Cloning a hard drive comes with several benefits that make it an easy way to get the most out of your storage solutions. Cloning allows you to create a 1-to-1 copy of your hard drive, which is useful when you need to backup or transfer data. Even better, it also allows you to copy over your Windows 10 installation with your preferences and settings completely intact.

For years, many have wondered if there would ever be a single, universal port that would work with a variety of devices. Over the past few decades, the ways we’ve stored and transferred data has changed greatly, from floppy disks to flash drives.

However, the latest iteration of USB ports, the USB-C™, has a number of features that indicate that it could solve this problem by working with several types of systems.