The vast majority of my time in Linux is spent in terminal windows. All other uses, outside of being a server, are better handled by Windows or Mac.

Yeah. With the CAD stuff, you're going to need cores, horsepower and RAM. That's for sure.

The ThinkPad I am looking at can be equipped with Xeons and go to 64GB of RAM which struck me as ludicrous but, apparently, there are folks who actually require that power in a laptop.

// @kdfrawg