Which Windows laptop could replace a MacBook Pro?

Patrick says Macs are now out of his price range so he's looking for a Windows laptop to replace his old machine

Now that Apple Macs have gone up rather steeply in price, they are finally out of my price range. I would like to replace my MacBook Pro with a PC that matches it as closely as possible: well-built, robust, reliable, fast, and with a good, sharp screen. I use my Mac for all the usual surfing, watching videos, listening to music and so on. I also use Adobe Photoshop pretty heavily and video-editing software more lightly. I'm open to either a laptop or a desktop. Patrick

As the old saying has it: "Good, cheap, fast - pick any two." This is particularly true for Windows laptops, where dozens of companies are competing mainly on price.