P15 g2 vs. T15 g2 buying advice
TL;DR:
Are there any big differences between the P15 g2 and the T15 g2?
I have to decide between a T15 g2 with 32gb, i9 11950H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070, 1TB SSD for 750€ and a P15 g2 with 128gb, i7 11850H, Nvidia GeForce RTX A2000 for 950€.
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Full info:
Hello again,
I am looking for a long-lasting, repairable/upgradable machine I can use daily as an animation filmmaker, mostly for Photoshop, Toon Boom Harmony, occasionally After Effects and blender. Weight is not an issue.
Ideal specs: at least 32gb RAM, i7 11th gen. or better, RTX 3070 or better, 512gb SSD, built to last many years (My previous Lenovo G550 died at age 14).
I found two options, maybe you can tell me which one is better for what I need:
#1: T15 Gen. 2, 32gb RAM, CPU i9 11950H, dGPU Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070, 1TB SSD for 750€ (870usd)
#2: P15 Gen. 2, 128gb RAM, CPU i7 11850H, dGPU Nvidia GeForce RTX A2000, 1.5TB SSD for 950€ (1150usd)
I am drawn to #1 because of the GPU and the price, and because I don't think I will need the 128gb RAM. The following questions I cannot answer, though, so please help:
Is the T15 built way more cheaply than the P15 (will the case/ports etc. break more quickly/hardware is less accessible etc.)?
Is either of them prone to overheating (can overheating be mitigated/is it bad for the hardware?)?
I know that CPUs and GPUs become obsolete over time, is that even more true for RAM or less so? If I only need 32gb RAM now, will the same programs likely require 128gb or more in the near future?
Is the T15 gen 2 - RTX 3070 - i9 11950H - 32gb RAM a "bad combo" with a bottleneck spec?
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Thanks again, lovely community!
Felix