Quote from: George on March 03, 2024, 19:34:09and runtime & battery life.
In this niche of laptops, this is the least significant factor.
First of all, of course, the screen, hi-res 220-230ppi+ with perfectly clear, filigree sharp text. Minimum 1500:1. And then a full keyboard with a full classic numpad (and full, in height, Esc, F1..F2) with ideally elastic and clear feedback, and not like now. These are two key priorities.
Colorspace is of course strictly from 100% sRGB in the minimal case. For designers AdobeRGB 95%+ with dE<1.
Next comes - the noise level of the device at the required level of performance and tasks. In office workload and surfing with a load of no more than 30-35% of cores on average, the laptop should be as quiet as possible (no more than 26-27 dB), and it is better not to turn on the coolers at all.
Then there are upgrade possibilities (2 memory slots, 2-4 (RAID10) SSD slots, etc.) and a comfortable arrangement of ports, their number and capabilities, squeezing out everything possible from the capabilities of the SoC.
Further warranty - from 2 years and above.
Next comes battery autonomy and everything else like that.