We only need the laptop for editing photos in RAW format in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.
For (semi-) professional image processing 8 GB minimum, better 16 GB RAM is required.
You also need a good graphics card, the CPU should already be an Intel i7 the 8th Generation, the operating system and Adobe Progs on a fast SSD, if much data is required, an additional large HDD. The screen does not have to be big (14 "are enough), because you better use an external monitor.
For the first research I recommend the Notebookberater of notebooksbilliger.de:
4 Gb would be the lowest limit, I advise you to 8gb, so it can work, if the rest of course fits. Especially Adobe Lightroom requires some memory, there's recommended by Adobe 12 GB, 4gb you need at least, but 8gb would be more advisable. For Photoshop, Adobe recommends 8gb. The processor at least intel core 2 Duo 2,4Ghz with 64bit, I advise you to a little better from Intel or AMD. GPU does not have to be that pretty, as you think I do not need the GPU acceleration for your purposes.
Are 4GB of RAM sufficient?
Are 4GB of RAM sufficient?
4GB was much too few years ago! Today 8GB are almost too short, 16 would be better and future-proof
Which criteria should you pay attention to when buying?
Basically, you should be aware that you can work without a screen with sufficient color range only very limited color correct, because you can't see a majority of the colors on the screen. And laptops with usable screens are very scarce and not cheap. Therefore, with a simple standard device you will always have to be aware that what you are seeing is not what the picture really is! Especially if a picture needs to be printed sometimes, you may get completely different results, and you may also have artifacts that you do not even see because your screen does not show them to you
