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They are all important. But they are all inter-related, so it is best to have a balanced system. For example, if you have a lot of RAM, you will hold more in memory, and do less paging (to disk), so the HD will be in use less often, and so HD speed would be less important. If you skimp on RAM, and don't have enough, the HD will be used more, data will be ...

I know everyone always hates "it depends" answers, but that's true to some extent here. If, in this case, you're talking specifically about processing a single image when you say "image editing", then I'd agree with Mike's answer wholeheartedly, including his reference to speeding up CS6. If, on the other hand, you're talking about processing lots of ...

Processor and Ram are most important. Both are in the category of "you can never have too much", when it comes to image processing. For the processor, on the minimal side, you want at least a mid-range Core i5 (assuming you're going the PC route), with a midrange Core i7 being ideal. All things (or clock speeds) being equal a Core i7 will have smp ...

What processing application do you use ? Its worth checking that it actually uses GPU (graphics processor), not all do. If it doesn't, dedicated graphics is only worthwhile for the dedicated memory, because it'd mean its not using RAM from the main system. Lightroom for example does not use the GPU. RAM and CPU are the most important things. CPUs are ...

That would be the Lenovo W530. It's display covers 95% of sRGB color space and there is a version (linked) that has a built-in color-calibration sensor to calibrate the display and keep colors accurate. There are 1600x900 and 1920x1080 (additonal cost) options for the display which are both high-resolution enough to make it comfortable for working with ...

Recently, laptops with IPS screens (or PLS in Samsung's case) have started appearing, such as Asus Zenbook UX31A or HP Envy series. There are not many models yet, but some high-end models do provide IPS (as an option in many cases, so make sure to check the specs of the actual machine you're going to buy). HP calls its IPS screens Dreamcolor; Dell sells ...

This is the most comprehensive post I have found. I would copy and paste but there are lots of pictures so here is the link: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4528/the-2011-macbook-air-11-13inch-review/7 :)