At the level of components you want I would recommend a gaming laptop. Being built with high performance components meant for gaming, it turns out that like games; 3D modeling can also leverage the same high performance GPUs and CPUs available for gaming laptops that complex 3D games do. As an added plus, gaming laptops typically ship with anti-ghosting linear switch keys that make for a great typing experience. I would recommend the [MSI GL62M 7REX-1067][1] ($1,100) at Newegg ----------------------------------------- [![MSI GL62M 7REX-1067][2]][2] Key features on the laptop include a powerful **GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB GDDR5** and an **Intel Core i7-7700HQ**. These components are much more than adequate at driving the latest 3D modeling software. It also comes with a full **16GB of DDR4 RAM** which have faster RAM clock speeds than the usual DDR3 for faster application loading speed as well as a glorious **512 GB M.2 SATA SSD** with **sequential read and write speeds in the 2 GB/s range**. This laptop ships with MSI's signature linear switch laptop keyboard. This laptop is overkill for your purposes but at a price tag of **$1,100** makes this laptop perfect for you and will hold you over for a very long time. ---------- Additional notes: I would like to mention that you're unlikely to find laptops that feature 6 hour battery life (even among power saving laptops) without compromising on the performance of the laptop. Intel, for example, purposely has it's U series processors which offer power savings at the trade off of cost. [1]: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834154623 [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/tl1wK.jpg