> What computer[...] I'll take you literally there ;-) I know laptops are becoming more and more capable, but if you don't really work on the go (it's not cle

> What computer[...] I'll take you literally there ;-) I know laptops are becoming more and more capable, but if you don't really work on the go (it's not clear from the post): I've had great experience using a refurbished quality laptop for non-demanding stuff (e.g. ssh and off-time surfing, reading,...); and a capable desktop computer to do the heavy lifting at home (at the office I use the workstation that's supplied by my employer). My Sandybridge system is out-dated, so no use of giving specs, but Ryzen 1800X, and i7-8700k should all be well in your price range (plus a nice monitor or two; assuming you don't need an expensive GPU for your work). Maybe even Threadripper 1920X or the next iteration of the i7-7820X. All of these should easily beat anything that's the size of a MBP (my CPU cooler alone weighs over 500g = 25% of a 2015 2000$ MBP).