Thank you so much for responding!!
Looking at the difficulty of using the non-existing middle mouse button on the trackpads of these laptops (when I'm home I can use a mouse but I'll be using this on the go a lot), I'm seeing the benefits of getting a touch screen laptop, but they all come with ...

Hello! I am looking to get a new laptop to learn CGI on, and want to use it while commuting for modeling in Cinema 4D and previewing in Octane, then when I get home/work I can finish my render on the real desktops.
I'd like something fast, so I'm gonna stick with the 8th generation processors, max ...