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Need advice for 5-year Engineering/ Simulation Laptop: ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 vs Dell 7560 (RTX A5000) vs New Acer Predator (RTX 4060)? Hi everyone, I am about to go into my 3rd year of university (Physics/Engineering) and I need a laptop that can handle heavy simulations (specifically MuMax3 and IC Design tools). My goal is for this machine to last at least 5 years. I'm currently torn between three options within my budget (~$1,100 USD / 30 mil VND in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam): 1)Dell Precision 7560 (i7, RTX A5000 16GB) 2)Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (i7, RTX A5000 16GB) 3)Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 2024 (i9-14th Gen HX, RTX 4060 8GB) - Brand new My dilemma: MuMax3 is extremely dependent on GPU VRAM, so the 16GB on the A5000 is a massive advantage. However, after reading through forums, the Dell 7560 seems to suffer from terrible thermal throttling and BIOS issues. Should I go for the ThinkPad P15 Gen 2? Is its thermal management (with PTM7950 repaste and ThrottleStop) significantly better and more stable than the Dell? Or should I just bite the bullet, sacrifice 50% of the VRAM (going down to 8GB), and buy the brand new Acer Predator for peace of mind and warranty, assuming both the used workstations are too problematic to maintain? Or the Acer one for more blance in cpu and gpu for more flexible study/work? Any insights from workstation users would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!