Recommend a "Mobile Workstation" for Digital Media (15.6" USA $2800)

• Total budget and country of purchase: Willing to spend about $2800 USD, but a better deal is always preferred

• Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications to your requirements for the money? Pick or include any that apply. I prefer good battery life and proper specifications. I don't mind larger or bulkier options as a tradeoff. Don't know what 2-in-1 means

• How important is weight to you? Not a factor, I'd rather have something heavy and durable than light and prone to physical degradation

• Which OS do you require? Windows, Linux, Mac. Windows, I am currently running 8.1

• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. 15.6"

• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. If you have no requirements, put N/A. Looking to get into video editing (Adobe Premier), but the primary use will be for intensive audio applications. Need a powerful processor for running multiple instances of complex NI Reaktor, Max MSP, and Ableton Live patches (as well as other audio processing/synthesizing plugins). Also need a large amount of RAM and at least 512GB SSD for loading samples in Kontakt and Ableton directly.

• If you're gaming (leave blank if you put N/A above...), do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable business grade build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Need reliable build quality for performances, plus I tend to be a little rough with my laptops (lots of moving). More usb3.0 ports the better, and a decent backlit keyboard and display would be nice. Firewire port would be nice as well, but I'm pretty sure nobody makes those anymore. NO touchscreens

• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. I've done a bit of research myself and narrowed myself down to the Thinkpad P50 series and the Dell Precision 15 7000 series. The Xeon processors seem like a good option, but I'm unsure how they compare to i7. Despite the fact that I've been thinking about a new laptop for over a year now, I might be overlooking some options. I'd appreciate any insight on my options and anything I've yet to consider

Thanks in advance