What is your ideal laptop?

I have been considering a replacement laptop for my aging laptop (6 years old now). I am one to buy the one of the top tier spec going at the time and rely on it to keep me going (>4 years) before repeating the same process. I have been looking at Clevo laptops as they have a desktop CPU and near enough desktop capable GPU. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a laptop that fits my requirements.

I'm not a on-the-move gamer, so having good graphics at home when i'm gaming is important. Just to note that a laptop is important as I like to use my laptop on the sofa or in the bedroom. I don't have enough room for a dedicated desktop environment but have room for a desktop tower near by but without the monitor etc.

These are the ideal laptop types I would like to exist:

1. A laptop with moderate graphics (and cheaper price) that also accepts HDMI input (or WIDI but latency will be too high for gaming) so I can connect it to a slim desktop unit that has a powerful GPU and be able to switch the laptop to displaying the output of the desktop + audio and the ability for the laptop to control the desktop with the laptop keyboard and mouse wirelessly. I know an alternative is that Alienware do a Graphics Accelerator but they are too expensive for what I consider reasonably priced laptop. Maybe a good eGPU is what i need?

2. A laptop like the P771DM-g or P775DM-g (with the next gen 10xx dGPUs) but with the ability to switch between iGPU and dGPU (in BIOS setting is required) to the internal display if the worst comes. Apparently as of now the MXM dGPU is tied to all the display outputs including the internal display so if the MXM card goes bad you're out of luck until you can source a replacement, the laptop is effectively dead until then. In my mind this is not a good situation as you have to source a compatible MXM card which will be expensive and/or difficult, a CPU is not a problem if it dies as it's easily replaceable. I am a supporter of a "desktop replacement laptop" so that's why I like the idea that I don't have to replace the whole motherboard if the CPU or GPU fails.

If either of these laptops would exists I would buy it, but considering the 1st option does not exist it would be number 2 when it's released but without switchable iGPU/dGPU and having to deal with the potential consequences.

Pipe dream I know.

I miss 1920 x 1200 displays, I'm used to the added height but they seem to be extinct!

What is your ideal laptop?

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What is your ideal laptop?