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TL;DR I pick Dell Precision 5530 on Sep 2019
UPDATED-2: after 6 months, I still feel good with this choice.
UPDATED:
- 97Wh battery and Full-HD monitor for full-day mobility working
- 32GB RAM, no time to upgrade
- Core i7 gen8, close to top performance, but reliable (avoid over heat problem of i9 and Xeon on small chassis), and is the best performance/price
- ~2kg for everyday carrying
Final list
- Lenovo P1 (mobile workstation/performance line)
- Lenovo P72 and Dell Precision 7730 (true mobile workstation, big and powerful)
- Lenovo P52, Dell Precision 5530
- Dell XPS 15 (2019) or Lenovo X1 Extreme Gen2 (business line)
Some takeaway statements
- P1 is 1.7kg, a bit more lightweight than XPS 15, Precision 5530
- P1 is much more lightweight than P52
- P72 is too heavy, 3.4kg, similar to Precision 7730
- P52 is 2.4kg
- I have W520 which is 2.7kg, hard to carry easily
- Over heat problems…
