solidworks Windows laptop recommended for solid works.

[hillbill549]

Hello all! I'm looking for recommendations on laptops capable of smoothly running solid works and other engineering software. 

Budget is whatever it takes but the cheaper the better. Ya know best. Bang for ya buck. 

Must be windows. 

[scarecr0ww]

To add a little more context to this (I'm the person hillbill is asking for recommendations for) - I'm starting a new engineering job and need to get a laptop capable of running Solidworks, with the potential to run other engineering programs as well (ie. Simulation package, Ansys, COMSOL, etc). As far as I know, most of my work will be in Solidworks, but I may need to use those other programs as well. I will be using my student-provided Solidworks subscription for as long as I can (recent grad), if that makes a difference. The baseline requirement is just being able to run the programs I need for work, but ideeeeally it won't be too heavy or too large either since I'll be taking it to/from work with me every day. (Recommendations for sturdy laptop bags are also welcome!) The reason I need a laptop over a desktop PC is that I will be moving soon and working remotely from then on, and I already have a capable personal desktop PC at home. The laptop will be pretty much only for whenever I am working in the office before I move/not at home after I move. 

 

Some cursory Google/Reddit searches led me to this: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpadp/thinkpad-p16-(16-inch-intel)/len101t0041#tech_specs - does anyone have any opinions on the Thinkpad series? Pros/cons?