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Money is no object (within reason); Which do you pick?

Hello good people of /r/Thinkpad. I'm in the market for a new Thinkpad this season. I typically get 3 or 4 years out of each one. My first was a T60 which I used through 2012, followed by a T530 and most recently an X1C5. I've loved the light weight of the X1 but the thing gets hotter and whines more than I care for. As I look forward I want something beefier than the X1 but not so heavy as the T530. A built in Ethernet Jack sort of heft so no dongle. I like the 15 inch models but hate the numeric keyboard making the total keyboard non symmetrical. My work load used to include web development with virtual machines but more recently I'm doing more record keeping and don't really need power but would like it just the same for midlife vanity reasons. I use Arch Linux (BTW) and am suspicious of any Thinkpad with a GPU for that reason, plus I do not game. I was looking today and believe the model that fits these specs best would be a tricked out P1 Second Gen, but what do you think? What would you get if money was no object, (within reasonable limits).

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