LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

~1700 USD

Are you open to refurbs/used?

No, rather buy new.

How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

Build Quality and Performance come first. 7-8 hours of battery life would be nice as well.

How important is weight and thinness to you?

Low profile, ideally under 5 pounds. But I'm willing to sacrifice size for a slightly larger chassis for cooling.

Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

~15"

Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

Looking to run a Linux VM with Windows boot. Learning Scala for data management. Gaming/Programming Streaming netflix as a tertiary consideration.

If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

DotA/Subnautica. High FPS preferred for DotA, Subnautica at Med/High Graphics.

Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

Reliable build quality would be great. Looking to use as primary laptop for ~5 years.

Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

Based on the community's responses to other people I'm specifically looking at the Zephyrus G14.

Here's another that focuses less on gaming and moreso acts as a functional work station. Lenovo ThinkPad P53s

However the Thinkpad's P520 graphics card is a major turnoff for

Thanks again for your time. I'd love to hear if you all have any other recommendations on laptops or suggestions for a good config.