Laptop recommendations

[Fireninja]

I have an ASUS vivobook-15-x571lh, and I wanted to ask, what are laptops I should and shouldn't buy?
my current laptop has quite the horrible battery uptime, and my old battery and charger stopped working, so i got new ones.
it gets a bit hot, other then that it is ok.
Also, i would love some recommendation on which laptop i should buy to replace mine, and also when, since mine works currently.

Out of US, need to work with games, CAD and blender, needs GPU and at least 16GB ram, needs to have an ok battery, display, and weight, and at MINIMUM 3 USB-A ports - all of that at a cost below 1.5k$ - i need to have it in a store in my country or shipping (ill check that myself).

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

If you don't mind used given your budget (I'm ruling out all gaming notebooks as they're all pretty the crappiest most unreliable things out there), perhaps take a look at something like a HP ZBook Studio G8.

 

I would gravitate towards enterprise and business hardware since unlike their consumer counterparts even from the same brand, they're built to last. And since they're used in corporate environments where in-house technicians maintain them, replacement parts are easier to find. 

 

Equally many organizations simply utilize warranty contracts and retire these devices right after the 3-year extended warranty. So there's always plenty of still powerful and serviceable machines flooding the second-hand market.  

[Fireninja]

4 hours ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

If you don't mind used given your budget (I'm ruling out all gaming notebooks as they're all pretty the crappiest most unreliable things out there), perhaps take a look at something like a HP ZBook Studio G8.

 

I would gravitate towards enterprise and business hardware since unlike their consumer counterparts even from the same brand, they're built to last. And since they're used in corporate environments where in-house technicians maintain them, replacement parts are easier to find. 

 

Equally many organizations simply utilize warranty contracts and retire these devices right after the 3-year extended warranty. So there's always plenty of still powerful and serviceable machines flooding the second-hand market.  

ok, thanks, but... WHEN should i buy it? im currently still using mine because it works and i want the market to "evolve" you know, get better parts and older stuff cost less.
(also it seems that in my country a lot of the laptops cost more, like, i found listings of this laptop at 2k-2.7k$)

[Hugejack]

I recommend the following specs, These specs are very humble and not above and beyond :

 

Cores/Threads: 24 cores / 48 threads
Base Clock Speed: 3.8 GHz (performance cores)
Max Turbo Frequency: 5.8 GHz
Cache: 72 MB Total Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP): 95W
RAM:

Type: DDR5
Capacity: 256 GB
Speed: 6400 MT/s
Latency: CL28
SSD:
Type: M.2 NVMe SSD
Interface: PCIe 5.0 x4
Capacity: 16 TB
Sequential Read Speed: 14,000 MB/s
Sequential Write Speed: 13,500 MB/s

 iGPU Ultra
Compute Units: 512 Compute Units
Graphics Frequency: 2.0 GHz
Features:
Ray Tracing Support
AI Acceleration
8K Video Output
Advanced Graphics APIs
WIFI: Wi-Fi 7 Plus
Ethernet: 10 Gigabit Ethernet
Bluetooth: Version 5.4
Display:
17-inch 4K OLED Touchscreen
Brightness: 1,000 nits for excellent outdoor visibility
Color Accuracy: 100% DCI-P3 color gamut
 Battery with 99.9 Wh capacity
Smart Power Management for efficiency
Ports:
2 x Thunderbolt 5 (high-speed connectivity)
2 x USB 4.0 Type-A
HDMI 2.1a
SD Express 8.0 Card Reader
Sound System with enhanced speakers and microphones
Fingerprint reader, IR camera for facial recognition