re: Looking for a laptop for my wife...Any opinions on the Dell Precision line?

Ironic that you are looking into purchasing a dell laptop for your attorney wife, because I just did the same thing for my attorney wife.

I think $2k is far too much to spend and overkill. You can get your desired specs for half the price. Furthermore, there's probably nothing that your wife will use that computer for that requires 16gb ram or an i7. Attorneys use word processing, spreadsheets, calendars and billing software.

I purchased a refurbished xps 13.... gen6 i5, 8gb ram, 128ssd for $650. I was considering getting her an Alienware line with oled screen (i7,256ssd) for $1000 but decided the portability of the xps line and $300 savings was more desirable than the oled screen.

Dell just updated the xps 13 internals with the 7th gen kaby lake chips, so there's a ton of the sky lake models on clearance which is a far better deal.

Also, be sure to purchase via chat with a sales associate as they can offer you an extra 10% off.

Fwiw- my wife's previous laptop was some big old clunky one. At first she was against the small form factor of the xps, but after first use she really enjoyed it.