Training models on a laptop is counter intuitive. It will eventually kill your battery and damage the laptop. A laptop doesnt have the airflow to allow intensive project run for long periods of time. Apple runs cooler but you’ll eventually realize you are better off building a server and use the laptop to log in to remotely train/ running inference or buy online pods.

lol i have just finished identical system just a tad stronger…x299x mobo, i9- 10980 XE, 2 x 3090TI, 256gb. 72TB HDD (WD reds) + 4TB Samsung 990 Pro for 3.5k

to tax deduct anything you have to earn. and most users here are students ( undergrads/phd’s/ masters) that make less to deduct 10k in pc hardware.

Best way is to ask your program "( phd) for sponsoring, or if undergrad to apply to scholarships