Approximate Purchase Date: Before the end of the month
Budget Range: Price isn't necessarily an issue, but would like to optimize value. So yes, the $3,000 is surely better, but is it THAT much better than the $2,000 ones? And will the $3,000 even work well or last long in a laptop with the heat I assume it would generate? That said, I would like something higher end so that it could potentially not be too out of date should it still be working well in 4-5 years or longer (I can hope, right?)
System Usage: Being able to multi-task. Don't run any crazy games (may look into doing some light video editing in the future), but generally I like having lot of programs running (Blender, Virtual DJ, Firefox with 25+ tabs, Chrome with 5-10 tabs, Excel, Second Life which is the only game I really play). Last few laptops I've had broke due to hardware problems & less than sturdy builds (HD failing, hinges breaking, etc), so if there's a way to determine sturdiness or if a particular brand is associated with sturdiness, by all means suggest it
Country: USA
Anyway, have found these laptops in my search:
1: Sager NP9175 - 17" (1920x1080), i7-8700K, NVIDIA GTX 1070 (8GB), 2TB FireCuda SSHD, 32GB (16x2) 3000MHz RAM, Win 10 Home, IC Diamond Thermal Compound (to help with heating?) for $2,559
2: Tracer III 15 Xtreme VR 600X (via cyberpowerpc) - 15" (1920x1080), i9-8950HK, NVIDIA GTX 1060 (6GB), 1TB M.2 SSD (with 32GB Optane), 1TB 7200RPM HD, 16 GB (8x2) 2666MHz RAM, Win Pro for $1,700 (17" option available with same specs for $2,000)
3: EON17-X (via originpc) - 17" (1920x1080), i9-9900K, NVIDIA GTX 1070 (8GB), 2TB FireCuda SSHD, 16GB (8x2) 3200 MHz RAM, Win Pro, GELID GC-Extreme Thermal Compound (for heating?) for $3,071
4: Lenovo ThinkPad P52 - 15" (1920x1080), Xeon E-2176M, Quadro P2000 (4GB), 1TB 7200RPM HD, 16GB (8x2) 2400MHz Ram, Win Pro for $1,972
5: Lenovo ThinkPad P1 - 15" (1920x1080), Xeon E-2176M, Quadro P2000 (4GB), 1TB SSD PCIe-NVMe, 16GB (8x2) 2666MHz Ram, Win Pro for $2,264
Budget Range: Price isn't necessarily an issue, but would like to optimize value. So yes, the $3,000 is surely better, but is it THAT much better than the $2,000 ones? And will the $3,000 even work well or last long in a laptop with the heat I assume it would generate? That said, I would like something higher end so that it could potentially not be too out of date should it still be working well in 4-5 years or longer (I can hope, right?)
System Usage: Being able to multi-task. Don't run any crazy games (may look into doing some light video editing in the future), but generally I like having lot of programs running (Blender, Virtual DJ, Firefox with 25+ tabs, Chrome with 5-10 tabs, Excel, Second Life which is the only game I really play). Last few laptops I've had broke due to hardware problems & less than sturdy builds (HD failing, hinges breaking, etc), so if there's a way to determine sturdiness or if a particular brand is associated with sturdiness, by all means suggest it
Country: USA
Anyway, have found these laptops in my search:
1: Sager NP9175 - 17" (1920x1080), i7-8700K, NVIDIA GTX 1070 (8GB), 2TB FireCuda SSHD, 32GB (16x2) 3000MHz RAM, Win 10 Home, IC Diamond Thermal Compound (to help with heating?) for $2,559
2: Tracer III 15 Xtreme VR 600X (via cyberpowerpc) - 15" (1920x1080), i9-8950HK, NVIDIA GTX 1060 (6GB), 1TB M.2 SSD (with 32GB Optane), 1TB 7200RPM HD, 16 GB (8x2) 2666MHz RAM, Win Pro for $1,700 (17" option available with same specs for $2,000)
3: EON17-X (via originpc) - 17" (1920x1080), i9-9900K, NVIDIA GTX 1070 (8GB), 2TB FireCuda SSHD, 16GB (8x2) 3200 MHz RAM, Win Pro, GELID GC-Extreme Thermal Compound (for heating?) for $3,071
4: Lenovo ThinkPad P52 - 15" (1920x1080), Xeon E-2176M, Quadro P2000 (4GB), 1TB 7200RPM HD, 16GB (8x2) 2400MHz Ram, Win Pro for $1,972
5: Lenovo ThinkPad P1 - 15" (1920x1080), Xeon E-2176M, Quadro P2000 (4GB), 1TB SSD PCIe-NVMe, 16GB (8x2) 2666MHz Ram, Win Pro for $2,264