Should I buy Laptop? A YouTuber's Viewpoint

For example Mr Beast, Dude Perfect, and Casey Neistat. These are a few of the top YouTubers who started their YT channel only on their smartphones.

This one might be the most asked question by new YouTubers when they think of starting a YouTube channel a little seriously: “Should I buy a laptop if I want to start a YouTube channel?”

It is not possible to answer this question with a simple ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. Do not come to a conclusion hastily in this case. Consider all the aspects before buying a laptop.

Should I buy Laptop for my YouTube channel?

First, why do YouTubers buy a laptop?

There are two main reasons: to do smooth and advanced editing and to use all the features of YouTube Studio.

The features of video editing software like Premier Pro or FREE software like Da Vinci Resolve can never be available in smartphone apps. And the YouTube Studio smartphone app shows only 10% of data as compared to the YouTube Studio web.

But smartphones, nowadays, are also significantly smart.

Can’t you do any kind of editing using your smartphone? Yes, of course, you can. Using Free video editing apps like VN (Click Here) you can easily do a good level of video editing. Just search “best videos edited in VN” on YouTube, and you will get tons of videos that you will be able to believe to be edited using a smartphone. And to learn how to edit videos like that, just search “how to edit videos in VN” and you will get tons of tutorials.

On another hand, even though the YouTube Studio app shows significantly lesser data, you can still access the YT Studio web version using your smartphone. To do so open studio.youtube.com in google chrome. And click on “CONTINUE TO STUDIO”. That’s it.

When to buy the Laptop?

Sooner or later, you will have to purchase a laptop, if you are into the business of content creation. There is no question on that. But if you are just starting and you have a tight budget, there is no need to drop the plan of becoming a YouTuber or overspend money on a laptop. You can start with the phone. Yes, it is a little difficult to edit your videos and access the creator studio from a smartphone. And there are tons of more benefits of having a laptop. But there are so zillions of YouTube channels that have grown only using their phones.

For example Mr Beast, Dude Perfect, and Casey Neistat. These are a few of the top YouTubers who started their YT channel only on their smartphones.

In short, it is totally possible to start a channel only with a smartphone. And purchase the laptop as soon as you have the budget for it.