I think the i9 used to run into some throttling and performance issues. I'm not sure if that's been fixed yet - in general an i7 might be better bang for your b

I think the i9 used to run into some throttling and performance issues. I'm not sure if that's been fixed yet - in general an i7 might be better bang for your buck in a laptop anyway since you're going to struggle no matter what with a laptop to take advantage of an i9