Need help finding laptop

[Schraufabagel]

I'm trying this again. I figured out that for my desires I needed to increase my budget to meet more of my important needs. I'm a computer science major, and I'm looking for a small laptop with a long battery life for use in college.

 

Budget: $1000

Country: US

Size: 13.3"/14"

Weight: Under 3lbs

Battery Life: At least 8 hours when tested using streaming or wifi testing

CPU Cores: 4

DRAM: 8 GB

Storage: 256 GB SSD or more (NVMe or sata)

I don't care about upgradable ram, thunderbolt, or screen resolution. 

 

I was considering an LG gram 13 which Costco had for $800 for an i5 (now sold out). Their i7 version is $900. I was also looking at the Asus UX333. Also saw that B&H has an Asus zenbook 13 UX331FAL for $750. I've heard the XPS 13 9380 is VERY highly recommended. But that is at the top of my price range, currently $1,176 at Dell.com. $976 after their 17% discount and my student discount. So ideally the best for the price the better is what I'm going for. I'm willing to spend the money, but I want to know that the investment is good and that the laptop will last me at least 3 years at minimum. 

[genexis_x]

Lenovo Thinkpad T480s 20L7S1KW00 - manual SSD upgrade, upgradable RAM, low sRGB display

Asus UX391UA-XB71-R

Asus UX333FA-DH51

Lenovo Ideapad 730s 13 81JB000AUS - inconsistent battery life

Lenovo Yoga 730 13 customize (or any premade Yoga 730 13 / Yoga 720 13)

Huawei Matebook 13

Asus UX430UN-NB71 - runs a bit hot (or any UX430UA/UN)

HP Envy 13t customize (or any Envy 13-ah)

Asus UX331UA-DS71 (or any UX331UA/FA)

 

XPS 13 9380 also an excellent choice (or XPS 13 9360 / 9370 with KBL-R CPU)

[Schraufabagel]

7 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Lenovo Yoga 730 13 customize (or any premade Yoga 730 13 / Yoga 720 13)

How long does the battery last on the yoga? I heard that it wasn't very good

[genexis_x]

1 hour ago, Schraufabagel said:

How long does the battery last on the yoga? I heard that it wasn't very good

>8 hrs