Current Laptop
HP Spectre x360
Intel i5-8250U
Memory - 8GB
Space - 256GB
Intel UHD Graphics 620
1080p Touch Screen
Great Battery Life even after 3 years of using it (still can squeeze 10 hours of work in it)
Problems that I have with this laptop
1. Run into memory constraints when doing work, (i.e Solidworks (It constantly bugs me for more RAM) and chrome (It gobbles up my ram like its fries))
2. Space Constraints (256 GB is not enough for my things I am using it for with the programs I want to install on it)
3. Processing files take a long time (Photoshop and Lightroom)
4. Keyboard get stuck occasionally
Current Budget ($2000, but I can go a little higher)
Things I am looking for:
Need:
Ample amount of space and memory to run workload (I am thinking 16GB RAM, at least 512 GB memory on SSD)
Laptop (I do not have enough space in my dorm to fit a PC, and I want to work in different settings)
Able to handle sustained workload
I plan to use this for the next 5 years, so a high end laptop
Runs on the Windows OS
Want (I can go without it)
Touch Screen with pen support
2 in 1
Moderately Light (I know that if it is thin, it will be hard to manage cooling, but I would like to carry it around)
Battery Life (At least 2 hours of normal load, but I will be near a charging port at most times, so it is not a major problem)
Current Laptops I am looking at:
1. Dell Precision 5530 with Quadro T1000
2. XPS 15 2 in 1
3. Razer Blade 15
4. HP Spectre x360 15 , 2in1
5. Maingear Element with 1660Ti
6. P53 Thinkpad (suggestion from nerdslayer1)
Note: I will still be using my x360 for classes, but I will use this new laptop for assignments and light gaming.
If there is any other suggestions I will be happy to accept it. Thank you for your help!