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Originally Posted by Katsunami
Until two days ago, I basically worked the same way as you do. However, I *do* do the same things on both my main system and laptop, and I need the data to be available on both. That means I'll have to transfer and sync data all the time, which is a bigger hassle than a docking station.
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For that, I like USB thumbdrives. I got a 128GB USB3 thumbdrive for under $20 US at a local retailer. Depending on the data, I might keep it on a thumbdrive, and simply plug the drive into whatever machine was current. (There would be another thumbdrive as a backup copy, with something like a once-a-week sync pass with the master.)
How much data are you dealing with, and what type is it?
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I've actually splurged on this laptop; it has a Quadro M2000M (which is the professional version of the GTX 960M/965M, and it falls right between them in terms of speed), and the one thing I use it for is the occasional, mostly older game. The only new game that's going to run on this notebook will be the Witcher 3 (which isn't new anymore, already), and probably, Tides of Numenera after it is released (and patched for at least 6 months to a year...)
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It may simply be a matter of familiarity, but while I've had an assortment of laptops, I've never been comfortable trying to use them as my main machine.
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This laptop has the most powerful CPU and graphics card available in a 15.6 inch model at the time of purchase, and has 32GB RAM and 2TB of storage. It's slated to go along for at least 5 years, which is the term of warranty for this thing. After that, it'll run until I either replace it, or it breaks.
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Given your stated use cases, I agree on the strategy. Get the biggest most powerful machine you can afford, to give yourself headroom to handle inevitable growth.
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Dennis