Comment by dangus

OP needs to do some actual research on laptops before buying rather than just blindly buying used Lenovo and Dell systems.

Those brands aren’t really the end all be all like they used to be.

Based on the requirements that OP has I think they’d be really happy with a Framework system.

OP could also run Linux on the MacBook Pro M1 that they already own.

For laptop reviews, I’ve been enjoying Just Josh on YouTube, and he has a website associated with it. There’s also rtings.com

Another Lenovo model that’s getting acclaim as a solid premium laptop is the Lenovo X9 15 Aura Edition.