For a desktop PC to be well-suited for the purpose of photography, one must have plenty of memory in the computer. Personal computers are designed for different purposes and come loaded with various features and software to suit your requirements. A PC that is well-suited for photography must have a DVD burner so that you can create a backup onto a DVD whenever required. Also, in case want to do photo shows, you should be able to burn direct to DVD for clients. Also, a good video card is a must for photography purposes. Besides, a quad core processor would be great, even though the dual core 2 is quite fast and will serve the purpose well. An external HD is a must besides a 500gig internal (7200 rpm) to start with along with a 500g-1tb external for storing your images and backing up onto.

Since photography is all about visuals, a good quality monitor with a high resolution is also a must. A good monitor at least 20-22 inches that gives crisp and sharp images is vital. Dell has 24 inch screens that are good for photography purposes. Personal computers and desktop PC models can be bought ready or even custom tailored to your specific requirements. Some well-known brands in PCs for photography could be Alienware, Dell, HP, Sony, Packard BEll and Hewlett-Packard. Some popular models of PCs suited for photography purposes are Packard Bell iXtreme x6719uk, Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion Slimline s5128uk, ASRock ION 330, Acer Aspire X5810 (97.IEF7Y.UAP), Acer Aspire Revo R3600, Dell Inspiron 545, Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion Elite m9765uk, Acer Aspire X1300 (98.JQFEM.UYP), the Hewlett Packard HP TouchSmart IQ545uk (VC919AA#ABU), Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq Presario CQ5115uk, Hewlett-Packard HP TouchSmart IQ845uk (VC918AA#ABU), Acer Aspire X3810 (98.OEF7Z.UAP) and the Sony Vaio JS2ES.