Hi there,
First off a disclaimer- I'm not a pro in the field by any means, so my opinions are purely for a general productivity use-case and years tinkering and observing the market.
First off a few tips:
1. When choosing a laptop try sticking to the most recent hardware generation (i.e. i7-7000 series processors are the newest currently out, so prefer them over the equivalent earlier generation processors). Over the last couple of years we had quiet large steps forward with the move to a 14nm architecture, enabling for much better power consumption and heat management for both CPUs and GPUs.
2. More cores is always better- try getting at least a quad core processor (i.e. i7-6300HQ (4 cores/4 threads) or i7-6700hq (4 cores/8 threads)) to increase your rendering speeds and keep the machine snappy under load.
3. Get plenty of RAM- I would recommend looking for at least 16 gigs or 32 gigs if you plan to tackle large files.
4. GPUs are a tad limited with laptops, as Quadro/Firepro cards come pretty much only in workstation laptops, while the consumer ones have mediocre cards most of the time, unless you opt for the top-of-the-line version, so I wouldn't focus too much on that.
Regarding specific recommendations- since you haven't given a budget it's hard to know what budget we are trying to squeeze into, so I can give you only very generic pointers here:
1. Dell Inspiron/Precision series laptops. Dell is a safe choice with good warranty conditions and generally solid build quality and good reliability.
2. Asus ROG series laptops- just like Dell laptops they are reliable and the ROG series also boast nice cooling solutions (at the expense of the laptops being bulky). Asus also makes workstation versions that are worth checking out.
3. MSI Workstation laptops- like Asus they have a solid build quality, but are thinner in their design and have hardware specifically aimed at productivity.
The specific configurations are up to your budget (some probably fall way out of it), so I would suggest shopping around and seeing if there are any good deals around you to pick a laptop from the series I mentioned or any other that has good specs.
Anyway, hope this helps! :)
Best regards,
Motiejus, CGTrader team.
