Hi Chuck!
I actually just replaced my laptop with the Dell new XPS Plus 13 with an i7-1360P
Below are the CPU marks of my former laptop on the left, my desktop NUC in the center, and the new Dell on the right.
I do not have a dedicated GPU (Intel Iris Xe only) on purpose, to be “on par” with the vast majority of what our users are using, either as a Composer or a Player machine.
I also went with the 13’’ because of my lifestyle / mobility needs, but I use it with a dock station and 2x24’’ external monitors (1x24’’ is touch, the laptop is touch too) most of the time.
So far, I’m happy with my choice, even though it’s not the “best of the best”.
Some of my colleagues got the 15’’ with NVidia RTX 30xx or 40xx.
Regarding the trigger & action panel, feel free to share your XP with me so I can give it a try on my laptop and see how it behaves.
A newer / higher end CPU will help with this, while a higher GPU card probably won’t change anything.
The best thing to do to avoid latency in this T&A panel is to have a clean, well-organized and optimized XP. Again, feel free to share it with me so I can take a look (probably after InfoComm though).
Seb