Can you elaborate on what type of animation and rendering you do? If it’s the typical fare of I.D. turntables and renderings, I’d say this laptop is serious overkill.
Since you say you’re not working with complex scenes, then I also won’t try to talk you into getting a desktop instead of a laptop. If we were having that conversation I’d mention that a desktop could get you much better specs for 1/2 the price.
If you want a laptop, that means you want portability. This thing is over 1.25" thick! Feels nostalgic…
For Solidworks, Keyshot, etc., I think Lenovo’s S or X lines are more than capable; some of them even have i7 processors available. These are also way thinner and just better looking, and 33 - 50% of the price. I think a Macbook Pro with the retina display would also be a better investment than the W series.
Asus also makes good laptops.