Laptop for Engineering Student?

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Did a quick search and couldn't find anything on this. My son is starting in the fall and he's been recommended these three options. Any engineering students, parents, or others have any input on why he should choose one over the others?

We'll be buying through 12thman TechnologyI'm sure a version of all 3 of these will suffice, but just thought I'd ask before making a $$$ purchase. Anything really worth spending the extra money for?
TIA - crossposting on Nerdery


Here are the minimum requirements posted on the College of Engineering website:
Approved Devices | Texas A&M University Engineering (tamu.edu)


Dell Precision 5690 - 16in monitor [url=https://shop.12thmantechnology.com/dell-precision-5690-16-i7-16gb-512tb-a1000.html]Link to 12th Man Technology[/url]
Processor Memory Storage Graphics Price
Intel Ultra 7 16GB 512GB Nvidia RTX A1000 $2709.99
Intel Ultra 7 32GB 1TB Nvidia RTX A2000 $3249.99
Intel Ultra 9 64GB 2TB Nvidia RTX A2000 $4499.99

Dell Precision 7680 - 16in monitor Link to 12th Man Technology
Processor Memory Storage Graphics Price
Intel Core I7 16GB 512GB Nvidia RTX A1000 $2709.99
Intel Core I7 16GB 1TB Nvidia RTX A2000 $2949.99
Intel Core I7 32GB 512GB Nvidia RTX A2000 $3044.99
Intel Core I7 32GB 1TB Nvidia RTX A2000 $3090.99

Laptop Studio 2 - 14.4 in monitor Link to 12th Man Technology
Processor Memory Storage Graphics Price
Intel I7 16GB 512GB Intel Iris Xe $1799.99
Intel I7 32GB 1TB Nvidia RTX 4050 $2639.99
Intel I7 64GB 1TB Nvidia RTX 4060 $3090.99
Intel I7 64GB 2TB Nvidia RTX A2000 $4090.99
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https://www.microcenter.com/product/663011/asus-rog-strix-g17-g713pi-xs96-173-gaming-laptop-computer-platinum-collection-eclipse-gray

This is the one we ended up with last summer. It appears to be working fine and able to handle all TAMU requirements. Plus it can be serviced at MSC if needed.
Another Doug
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I got a higher end Surface Pro for my daughter. As far as the PCs go, I think they have the best form factor and battery life.
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