I think you first need to decide if you actually need a laptop, or if you want a desktop, or a workstation, or something else such as a rack server. Obviously, a desktop form-factor PC is easiest to build, but you wont get the new Apple M3 etc. to go with it.
You really need to first decide just how much memory and storage you want to accomodate, and then what form-factor you want it in.
I think you first need to decide if you actually need a laptop, or if you want a desktop, or a workstation, or something else such as a rack server. Obviously, a desktop form-factor PC is easiest to build, but you wont get the new Apple M3 etc. to go with it.
You really need to first decide just how much memory and storage you want to accomodate, and then what form-factor you want it in.