I found what I think is a really good Lenovo notebook for solidworks and not crazy expensive. In fact, it seems the prices from Lenovo are much less than the equivalent system from Dell (Del 7530). The only question is the best way to configure it- faster CPU or faster video card? My models are moderately complex- furniture, toys, lamps, housewares, etc.
Option A has a slower processor, faster video, and is more expensive (about $2,700) RAM non-ecc
ThinkPad P52 Mobile Workstation
Processor : 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-8850H 6 core processor with vPro™ (2.60GHz, up to 4.30GHz with Turbo Boost Technology, 9MB Cache)
Operating System : Windows 10 Pro 64
Display : 15.6” FHD (1920 x 1080, 300nits) IPS anti-glare, 72% color gamut
Memory : 32GB (16GB + 16GB) DDR4 2400MHz
Graphic Card : NVIDIA Quadro P3200 6GB
Camera : 720p HD Camera with ThinkShutter and microphone
Fingerprint Reader : Integrated fingerprint reader
Pointing Device : 3+3BCP, Fingerprint Reader
First Solid State Drive : 512GB Solid State Drive PCIe-NVMe OPAL2.0 M.2
Hard Disk Drive : 500GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm, SATA3, 2.5"
Total Hard Drive Capacity : 1TB
Battery : 6 cell Li-Ion 90Wh
Option B has a faster processor, slower video, and is less expensive (about $2,3200) RAM is ECC
ThinkPad P52 Mobile Workstation with Xeon
Processor : Intel® Xeon® E-2176M 6 core processor with vPro™ (2.70GHz, up to 4.40GHz with Turbo Boost Technology, 12MB Cache)
Operating System : Windows 10 Pro for Workstations 64
Display : 15.6” FHD (1920 x 1080, 300nits) IPS anti-glare, 72% color gamut
Memory : 32GB (16GB + 16GB) DDR4 2400MHz ECC
Graphic Card : NVIDIA Quadro P2000 4GB
Camera : 720p HD Camera with ThinkShutter and microphone
Fingerprint Reader : Integrated fingerprint reader
Pointing Device : 3+3BCP, Fingerprint Reader
First Solid State Drive : 512GB Solid State Drive PCIe-NVMe OPAL2.0 M.2
Hard Disk Drive : 500GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm, SATA3, 2.5"
Total Hard Drive Capacity : 1TB
Battery : 6 cell Li-Ion 90Wh
So what is better- faster CPU or faster video card?