I am in need of a laptop for a fairly specific workload. I just can't seem to put all of the pieces together for what I want EVEN IF i am willing to lay down some real cash.
Workload
-simple to complex Solidworks CAD parts and machines. I do not have Solidworks Simulation. I will work with assemblies up to the full size cars but not production levels of detail. I do not need the laptop to do well on the large assemblies. If it can view and do simple editing at that level I would be happy.
-Typing
-Occasional Gaming
Here is my list in order of priority. some of these are easy, some are not.
CPU-- i7-8750H or better (single thread is the most important by far)
GPU-- Quadro T1000 or better performance in Solidworks. I am not opposed to RTX 20xx cards
SCREEN-- 4K preferred or 144Hz. 15" prefered but i could be convinced for a 17"
Keyboard-- Must be excellent for long periods of typing. I prefer higher actuation force (I'm used to a Aero 15x)
Ten Key Pad-- Is very important but I can get a Bluetooth one if i have to
Thunderbolt 3-- If the graphics card isn't enough to handle the big assemblies I will get an EGPU Quadro RTX
Storage-- NVME 1TB or larger. Dual drive of any kind would be very nice
things that are not important to me
Battery life
RGB
webcam
touchpad quality
IO other than Thunderbolt
Fan Noise
Speaker Quality