Ideal Laptop Specs

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Screen

• 144 Hz (or 120Hz/165Hz, no need for 300 Hz panels)

• Slim Bezels

• 15 to 16 inches

• FullHD resolution (no need for QHD or 4k)

• Color accurate

• Bônus -> 16:10 aspect ratio

Keyboard & Trackpad

• Horizontally centered, both of them (that means, NO numpad)
• Large Trackpad
• Backlit keyboard, pure white or RGB

Features

• Webcam: 720p or better

Ports & Connectivity

Lateral ports, distributed on both sides (frequently used):

• USB type C
• USB type A
• Audio and Microphone jack
• SD Card Slot

Back ports, between both back exhausts (less frequently used, or docked):

• Power
• HDMI
• Ethernet

Performance

• Mininum 6 cores / 12 threads CPU (Ryzen 7 / Intel i7 Class CPU or above)
• 2x non-soldered Memory Slots - allowing for 32 Gb Dual Channel RAM
• 2x non-soldered NVMe slots - allowing for 2 Tb drives on each slot
• Video Card - 8 Gb VRAM (RTX 2070 Max-Q class GPU)
• Must have a MUX Switch

Cooling System

• Must be dead silent on idle (no fans spinning)
• Must be very silent on light to medium tasks
• Temps must remain below 85 deg C on stress test, even if some performance is left on the table
• Exhausts located on the back of the device (if necessary, additional exhausts on both sides)

Battery

• Largest possible that you can carry on an airplane

Overall Design

• Symmetrical Design

• Horizontally centered keyboard without numpad

• Large horizontally centered trackpad

• Compact

• Slim bezels

• Non-plastic chassis (ex: magnesium alloy)

• Lightweight (must remain portable)

• No large chin below screen

• No large chin above keyboard area

• No large chins anywhere

• No large unused spaces around keyboard

• Power connector, hdmi, displayport, ethernet, and other less frequently used ports on the back of the device

• Usb ports, audio, SD Card, and other more frequently used ports on the sides of the device

• Of course, great materials and build quality

Available devices on the market that are good references

• Intel-TongFang QC7 (Ex: XMG Fusion 15 / Eluktronics MAG 15)
• Razer Blade 15
• Asus ROG Zephyrus G15/M16 (very good, but: too much space around the sides of the keyboard, ports crammed on left side)
• Dell XPS 15 (dealbreaker: screen is only 60Hz, insufficient cooling system)
• Lenovo Legion 7 Gen 6 and Legion Slim 7 Gen 6 (dealbreaker: keyboard has a numpad, trackpad is offset)
• Acer Predator Triton 500 SE (dealbreaker: trackpad is offset, chin above keyboard is too large)
• MSI Creator Z16 (dealbreaker: trackpad is too small, chin above keyboard is huge)