A bit late to the party but still my 2cents:

I was in the same position as you a few years ago. Thats what made me switch from Windows to MacOS and never look back:) no Windows laptop at this time will be light enough and powerful enough and at the same time have long battery life. Macs will do that. I was reluctant to get into MacOS after working with Windows OS for 25+ years but then after configuring everything to my needs (it is highly customizable) I loved it.

When deciding between Macbook Air and Macbook Pro it all depends on the type of work you do - is it sustained workload or short term burst? If its short term burst - MBA is great. If you do some sustained workload where CPUs will be working at maximum speed for prolonged time (>10 minutes), then you will need Fans to sustain that workload which Macbook Pro has.

Macbook Pro has better speakers, better Screen (+120 Hz), should last longer on battery (but again if you do heavy stuff unplugged it will still drain relatively fast and Windows laptops will be draining even faster). With MacOS additional memory can get swapped into SSD (similar to Windows cache but much better) and I sometimes have 24GB RAM + 66GB of swapped memory used on my Macbook Air M2:) when I do coding.

Both MBA and MBP are beasts with M4 chip. Get 24 or 32GB of RAM, the rest will get you covered with Swapped Memory:) enjoy

Update: forgot to mention great Webcam on M4 and both MBA & MBP are light. MBP will be a bit heavier but depending on the screen size you pick MBP can weight as much as MBA.

The one in the picture SL7 with Intel

X1C aura edition

Buy a Mac

I ended up pulling the trigger on a Lenovo Legion 9i Aura Edition.

Intel 285H, 32Gb RAM, RTX 5050 and 1TB SSD. $1600 seemed like a good deal.

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/yoga/yoga-pro-series/yoga-pro-9i-gen-10-aura-edition-16-inch-intel/len101y0063

I purchased a MacBook Pro back in 2017 and still love it. It’s fast, still works like new & I can seamlessly start something on my phone & pick it up on my laptop or iPad. With Office 365, I can use the basic Microsoft programs I need. Considering it’s 5 years old already and works beautifully, it’s been a great investment.

Lenovo Thinkpad T series, you will never go back. Get the three year accidental damage warranty with battery coverage and you wont have to think about it again for three years.

Cheap Dell refurbished.

M1 MacBook Air - super lightweight and you can run your whole business from it. Webcam is better than most PC laptops. If you want a PC option, LG Gram is a good choice.

Chromebook. They are cheap and easy to use and secure. Especially if you use Google apps.

MACBOOK AIR 13

HP VICTUS

HUAWEI MATEBOOK X 13 inch

I’m on a 2020 Acer Predator i7 - as a video producer it has been great for editing on site/to go and still does heavy lifting when building with replit.

Although battery is starting to go and prob getting a little bloaty.

Planning to get a new laptop in a year or so

ThinkPad.

From Linux to macOs nowadays:

MBPro 16in - 48GB MBAir 15in - 24GB

Well, I'm using two desktops, two customized desktops, and one MacBook Air M4. That's for compiling, you know, mobile app, iOS. Yes, the customized one, they have 64 GB of RAM, you know, powerful CPU, and a hard disk that writes 7, I think it was 7 GB per second. I've got two of those desktops, one for researching, and one for cursor and cloud code. Yes, I don't just stick to just one laptop, you know, because you need power for a lot of things. You know, VSC with Claude Code or Cursor with CC their resource intensive. Go up to, you know, go for a big RAM, and things like that. so those are the things that I use.

Based off of what you are looking for I can recommend the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12, HP Elite Dragonfly G5, Dell XPS 14, or the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Gen 9.

bro, if you are looking for easy travel and lightweight , so you can also go with MSI Prestige 14 is a great option.

I second the recommendations for a ThinkPad X1 Carbon.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon, newest one sits at around £2 400 iirc. Fits your needs and your price.

If you're looking for a laptop for business purposes and need to perform multitasking,I think an MSI laptop could be a great choice. It handles business applications well and has a sleek look that I really like.

If you can wait for Black Friday or cyber Monday, it’ll be ideal for you. Unsure of your budget.

Are you planning to game? If not get a current gen intel or and with at least 16gb ram.

The company you’re working for should be providing you the hardware and software you need to do the job.

I’ve never had a single role where I was responsible for the computer I needed to work with.

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get a refurbished. Its better than new for two reasons

1. cheaper

2. an actual IT technician looked and fixed the issues that are wrong with it, so its guaranteed, plus theres good warranty mostly offered for free.

I got a fairly heavy duty gaming laptop from Costco. It's an Asus rog laptop. It was only $3k but it's been serving me well for a few years. I can work on it from home and I can also take it to client meetings.

I hardly do any gaming on it though. But its been coming in handy for data crunching.

Anything but a Mac. I can’t get an inkling of anything done on those things besides watching movies, playing in GarageBand and listening to Spotify. I regret spending 2,700 on my last one. I’d rather use my windows computer thats literally got a broken screen (because I picked it up roughly by the screen rather than base). Unless u wanna drop a few thousand, my suggestion is to shy away from Apple and go for a newer ThinkPad. I have been using my TP for CPA studies most recently

M2 MacBook Air and don't look back. Look at Apple Refurbished items - excellent under-the-radar discounts with same warranty.

What kind of business?

For business use, look to HP, Lenovo, Dell. For personal use, graphics I’d go Mac. I prefer windows based PCs for business as there is more software available.

I understand the integration between macs and iPhones but that is not a selling feature for me… maybe for you. Every user is different.

You can get some good refurbished ones at/under your price with warranty.

I strongly recommend refurbished business-class notebooks. You could get a very decent 2-3 y.o. Lenovo or Dell i7 with 16gb RAM and 512 SSD for like $300-$500.

I'm overwhelmed by the HP 17; you definitely get the most bang for your buck.

Well, I think if there is one brand and laptop that anyone can vouch for is the Lenovo ThinkPad X1. These can get expensive if you look at the latest gen models, but you can find some cheaper ones if you are okay with older gen specs.

You say you currently use Dell with pro support but you never stated which model(s). I’ve worked with Dell Latitude & Precision laptops for 25 years and never had any issues with build quality.

ThinkPads all the way. Not other Lenovo stuff. Only ThinkPads. Avoid E series. That's the lowest of the lowest ThinkPads. The rest is very good. Even the L budget series (that's only a small up from E series) is a built to last and very serviceable, but a bit bulky.

I know this might ruffle some feathers but the best business/work laptop is no doubt the MacBook Pro

The lenovo T,P and W series may not look the best but they are rock solid

HP ProBooks or Elitebooks.

Which latitude series are you buying? The 3000 series are junk. The 5000 series is our baseline.

Lenovo T series are the best

We have had good luck with HP Zbooks.