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Need help choosing between 4 laptops

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Hello.
 
In my quest to find the perfect laptop to buy I have narrowed it down to 4 options. My many focuses are on display quality, colors, and size. My plan is to use this laptop for general school use (writing essays, taking notes, etc.) and content consumption (streaming movies & tv, youtube, etc.) The 4 laptops are below:
 
Option 1: HP ENVY x360 Convertible Laptop - 15t-es000PC touch
  • Specs
    • Price (No tax): $1109.99 ($1064.99 with student discount)
    • CPU/GPU: i7-1165G7 with Intel Iris Xe GPU
    • RAM 16 GB DDR4-3200 (2x8 GB)
    • Display: 15.6" diagonal FHD, IPS, micro-edge WLED-backlit, multitouch-enabled, edge-to-edge glass, 400 nitsB (1920 x 1080)
    • SSD: 512 GB
  • Pros
    • Big Screen (great for multitasking and content consumption)
    • Great sound (Built-in Bang & Olufsen)
  • Cons
    • Average display ( 350-400 nits, sRGB=99%, ADOBE RGB=76%, DCI-P3=75%)
    • Heavy (~4 lbs, not the easiest to use in tablet mode; I could probably get used to this)
    • Mushy keyboard
    • Bit-depth unknown (probably 8-bit, could be 6-bit)
 
Option 2: Lenovo Yoga 9i 14"
  • Specs
    • Price (No tax): $1,469.99 (No student discount)
    • CPU/GPU: i7-1165G7 with Intel Iris Xe GPU
    • RAM 16 GB LPDDR4X-4266
    • Display: 14.0" FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, touchscreen with Dolby Vision™, 400 nits
    • SSD: 512 GB
  • Pros
    • Good size screen (balance between size & tablet-mode/portability)
    • Good tactile keyboard
  • Cons
    • Average display (350-400 nits, sRGB=99%, ADOBE RGB=74%, DCI-P3=75%,)
    • Most expensive option
    • Sound not as good as other laptops (Mainly HP & Dell)
    • Bit-depth unknown (probably 8-bit, could be 6-bit)
 
Option 3: Samsung Galaxy Book Flex2 Alpha
  • Specs
    • Price (No tax): $1,049.99 ($679.99 with student discount)
    • CPU/GPU: i7-1165G7 with Intel Iris Xe GPU
    • RAM 16 GB LPDDR4X
    • Display: 13.3" FHD QLED
    • SSD: 512 GB
  • Pros
    • Beautiful Display (400-600 nits, QLED, sRGB=99%, ADOBE RGB=N/A, DCI-P3=96%, 8-bit)
    • Tactile keyboard
    • Light and portable
  • Cons
    • Small screen (not that good for multitasking and content consumption)
    • Sound not as good as other laptops (Mainly HP & Dell)
 
Option 4: Dell XPS 13 (9310 2n1)
  • Specs
    • Price (No tax): $1,449.99 ($1,371.99 with student discount)
    • CPU/GPU: i7-1165G7 with Intel Iris Xe GPU
    • RAM 16 GB LPDDR4X-4267
    • Display: 13.4" 16:10 FHD+ WLED Touch Display (1920 x 1200)
    • SSD: 512 GB
  • Pros
    • 16:10 display
    • Display is above average (450 nits, sRGB=100%, ADOBE RGB=78%, DCI-P3=79%, 8-bit)
    • Great sound
  • Cons
    • Expensive
    • small-ish display (not the best for multitasking and content consumption)
 
The main conflict is display size vs display quality as well as price. The HP ENVY has the largest display which I love but the display isn't as good as the Flex2 Alpha or XPS. Same with the Yoga 9i, it has the best display size in my opinion but the worst quality display and is the most expensive. The XPS has the second best display and is 16:10 which is great for productivity and has great audio, but it is the second most expensive and the display is small-ish. The Flex2 Alpha has the best display out of the 4 but also has the smallest display.
 
I know that which laptop to get ultimately comes down to personal preference, but I have been going over it for days and just can not decide on which one to get.
 
Which of the 4 laptops would you get and why?
 
Thanks for all the advice.
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