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Thank you very much, I plan to, I already tried but ran into something that prevented me from going further so when circumstances permit I'm likely gonna make another post about that

Ahh thank you very much for your help. I plan to attempt installing pop os to an external ssd that well be able to boot to multiple computers so I'll likely make a separate post asking for help with that as I've already had a problem trying to install pop os to an external SSD that I'm unsure of how to fix or what it means Again, thank you so much for the useful tips

Ahh, I read it but I didn't know if it meant to run "apt get update" or something and I didn't want to start trying random commands so I was hoping for more clear instructions, thank you very much!

After seeing the video I wanted to try pop os out on a USB stick, however, I find that whilst in demo mode, I can't install steam at all, it downloads until the bar is halfway then says running and never moves again. The only app I can consistently download is gnome tweaks, is this due to pop os running in demo mode or am I missing something? I also tried to use the terminal and I typed, " sudo apt install steam" and got an error message that I'll add as a picture. Any help would be much appreciated

Based on everyone's suggestions, (thank you for your time btw) I believe the XPS 13 as you mention is likely the best choice, I keep portability, Thunderbolt 3 with 4 PCIE lanes, acceptable gaming performance and possible graphics work on the eGPU, thanks again for the input and helping me narrow down my choice

I have no experience with undervolting or LM(which i dont even know what that is) is that a simple process? Will it void the warranty?

basically no partying, I'm not a very social person. and medium studying Also, what thermal issues are you referring to on the XPS 15, looking at pricing the XPS 13 seems to be the same price for way worse performance (at least on Dell's Website) as long as it doesn't throttle to the point of performing consistently at the level of XPS 13's components and the battery life is similar I would think it should be fine, am I misinformed?

I'm attempting to find the best solution for an all-in-one solution for gaming and schoolwork, I currently have no clue as to a career path but i was hoping to have a system that would be the most applicable to a majority of degrees, currently I'm looking at: XPS 15 9570 (I7 256 ssd 16gb ram) XPS 13 9370 (I7 256 ssd 16 gb ram with a GTX 980ti via thunderbolt 3) Dell G7 7588 (I7 128 gb ssd with 1Tb HDD 16 gb ram) my current PC is: I7 6700k GTX 980ti 32 gb ram 1 TB Samsung 850 Evo 2.5" (boot drive) 1 tb Crucial bx100 ssd I'm trying to avoid taking my current tower to university for space concerns, MacOs is not an option, I live in the U.s and the max budget (peripherals included) is $2,000 USD (though below or close to $1,500 would be far easier to swallow), preferably the battery would last 6 or more hours doing light tasks such as web browsing. Thunderbolt 3 is a must have as i wish to keep the laptop for several years. I'm very hopeful for guidance as I really don't have a clue as to what I should do. Thank you for your interest in assisting me.