[GTALUG] Notebook Computer Recommendations

[CLIFFORD ILKAY]

Hello All,

I am in the market for a laptop with the following specs.

Supports at least 32GB of RAM. 64GB would be better if the premium is 
not too high. If the memory is not maxed out, it should be a matter of 
adding more sticks rather than throwing away what it already has 
installed. (I intend to run a bunch of virtual machines on this machine.)

At least 1920x1080 display. 3k or 4k would be "nice to have" but not 
essential.

13" to 15" display would be fine. A 17" machine had better be 
exceptional for me to consider having to lug something that big around.

Excellent full-size, U.S. English keyboard and pointing device(s). I 
have a couple of older ThinkPads (A21p and T43) and love their 
keyboards, three button mice, and pointing sticks. If it must be a 
TrackPad, it had better work as well as the TrackPad on my Mac. I do not 
know if that is possible with Windows or Linux. I do not like laptops 
that have numeric keypads because that means the keyboard is offset to 
the left of the center of the screen, which I think would be like 
driving a car with the steering wheel that is offset a little bit from 
the center of the driver's seat.

The hard disk type or capacity is not important as long as I can upgrade 
it to whatever I want.

Options:

Used ThinkPad W530 can be had for under $1000 with the 32GB of RAM that 
it supports. I have seen a few brand new W541s (the "s" is for Spanish) 
but it is not clear to me if they have U.S. English keyboards.

New ThinkPad P50 - Linux support seems iffy. Numeric keypad means the 
keyboard is offset. Expensive.

Dell and HP both have workstation notebooks. I do not know much about 
them. Any recommendations?

Any recommendations besides what I have mentioned?

-- 
Regards,

Clifford Ilkay

+ 1 647-778-8696