Most budget gaming laptops are made by the same companies as expensive ones (take Lenovo LOQ vs Legion, Asus TUF vs Zephyrus/Strix, etc). The cheaper brands are usually less well-built (more plastic) and have less premium screens (IPS instead of MiniLED/OLED, max brightness, contrast, color accuracy, etc). The budget lines usually have better price to performance ratios however.

IMO best budget lines are LOQ and TUF, then Nitro, Victus, Katana. There aren't any with long battery life on a good sale right now; check gaminglaptop.deals every now and then. Look for a Ryzen CPU that's NOT 7435hs to get good battery.

Honestly, I would go for a ROG Strix G16 with RTX 4060 and i7 13650HX which is available on amazon for about 1000 - 1100 dollars. You could also go for the Acer Nitro V with RTX 4060 and i9 13900H at a price of 950 USD.
However, do keep in mind that H series processors are usually 30 - 40% slower than HX series processors, in this case I'd say the i9 13900 H is about 25% slower than the i7 13650HX. If your going for the ASUS ROG Strix G16 grab it as soon as possible because it's available on an offer.

Legion 5 ryzen 7 is a banger for 1k

For that range of price, maybe your best shot is to look for something with a max-p 2060 or 1660 ti gpu with an 6-8 core intel or ryzen cpu, minimum 16gb ram,

Since the 3000 rtx series arrived 3 months ago, prices dropped like 15 to 20 % in many machines, many of them in the 850 to 999 dlls us.

Find an open box deal from Best Buy on an ASUS Zephyrus G14 with the Ryzen 9 and RTX 2060. Might stretch your budget just barely. But it's a competent mid-range gamer with a POWERHOUSE CPU and a real 7-10 hour battery life for office/school stuff. Cons are no webcam, and a bit of ghosting (motion blur) from the otherwise good screen.

Don't know of any, but it would be a good idea to include the games you plan on running.

Are you in need of good to decent battery life?

Maybe look into the HP Victus reviews (whenever they come out)

Could also try the Acer Nitro 5 (3050 ti) which is $1100, but maybe Black Friday/Cyber Monday to get under $1000

If you are open to used products, look into Best Buy's "Open-Box" program; The Asus G14 (2060) could be found for under $1000 with that program (but watch out for some QC issues)

Asus TUF (3050 ti) at $999: I believe to have a nice battery but runs hot

MSI GF65 (3060), but I am not sure about the battery

Legion 5 (1660 ti, i7)

Sorry for the long list lol, I hope you find something that will make you happy!

Definitely spend some time looking around for deals, but I see an Omen or the more budget friendly A16 has some pretty nice 32gb, high storage options on amazon if you're in the US.

Make sure you understand what size you want (14 is portable, 15/16 are pretty standard, 17/18 is large), and go over reviews for different models as not all 4060s are built equal and obviously different brands/models have different build materials and styles.

TUF, LOQ, and Nitro are popular budget lines. Omen, Predator and a few Legion/Zephyrus models are some mid tier options.

There are plenty of 4060 and 4070 laptops in the $1000 price range. Either laptop should be able to handle newer games for at least a couple of years, although some games you will have to play at lower graphics to get playable frame rates.

You want a minimum of 16gb of ram and ideally 32gb if in budget. You’ll probably have to get a 1080p or 1200p screen and ssd with 512 storage or maybe 1tb. As for processors, it’s a personal preference, but I’d try and find a laptop with an amd ryzen. If you live in the us check best buy or amazon for deals.

https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/omen-173-inch-gaming-laptop-pc-a7jp9av-

Its will cost 1074 with offer for 1tb storage.

If you mean under 1000 USD:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1811271-REG/lenovo_83dv009mus_15_6_loq_15_laptop.html

Look on eBay - Just got the last refurbished Acer predator 14 on there for a little under 1k tax included ($899+ tax) while the original price was 2k. 55% off is a good bargain imo

Look at Best Buy open box, they have sub $1000 zephyrus laptops, which are good if you want a macbook like thin professional looking laptop that’s portable and powerful enough for games. Otherwise if you’re ok with a thick beast look at the lenovo legion sales. The lower end versions of these would be the Tuf and LOQ series respectively. Really try to get something with at least 8 gigabytes of VRAM; it’s basically a requirement these days for any new game at the very minimum, so don’t get any Nvidia graphics card that ends in 50

If you have a microcenter near you, this is a great value imo...

http://www.microcenter.com/product/507831/hp-omen-15-dc0051nr-156-gaming-laptop-computer---black

I picked one up and I'm very happy with it.

The Legion Y520 is a decent entry level gaming system with a very gamerish look. If you can stretch your budget a bit, consider taking a look at the new -> Legion Y530. It packs the latest 8th gen 6 core processor and GTX 1050 TI. Here's one video review to give you a better idea. Best if you can check it out at your local stores and see if it works for you. Good luck!