Laptop for mainly home office work and occasional gaming and 3d modeling
My current laptop is a Dell XPS 13 from 2016 i5-6200U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics 520, 13.3" FHD display. I run sketchup, onshape and World of Tank Blitz on it.
I'd like to start using Fusion or maybe Solidworks for 3d modeling only, no analysis. I would also like to run Assetto Corsetta and other racing sims. I plan to dock it to a Dell docking station and have a large screen.
LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE
- Country
USA, California
- Budget
$1000-1500, I can go higher if it necessary but looking for deals, sales, might be open to refurbs
- Are you open to refurbs/used options?
yes but preferably new
- Screen size
15-16 in and up
- Weight limit
Not really a concern, will mainly stay docked and moved around my house. Won't travel with it much.
- Purpose
General purpose. I use MS office for my home business, browse the Internet a lot. 3d model and run Orcaslicer, model on Onshape, SketchUp, if like to use Fusion. Only game I play at this time is world of tanks blitz mobile/app version. I'd like to play Assetto Corsa at some point, doesn't necessarily need to run the highest settings.
- Form factor
standard clamshell
- Intended usage
Mainly use MS office products to run my small business. Sketchup, Onshape, Fusion360, Orcaslicer. I'd like to run Assetto Corsa and some other racing sims.
- Desired battery life
Not so much a concern as it will be plugged in most of the time but 4hrs on its own would be nice.
- Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
Performance, size, battery life, weight
- Info/Requirements
16gb ram upgradable to 32 (or already 32), 1TB SSD, I don't know much about CPUs but keep reading that single thread is more important in this scenario.
Some laptops that look interesting and I found on Slickdeals. Thoughts and suggestions?
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1911050-REG/acer_anv16_72_73vj_16_nitro_v_gaming.html