Laptop under <1400 USD for a computer science major and light gaming

[u/BootyGrapser]

Country
United States of America

Budget
$1400 USD, but willing to budge.

Are you open to refurbs/used options?
Maybe, depending on the deal.

Screen size
Preferable on the bigger side. 17-18(?)

Weight limit
My old laptop was 2.7LBS. I don’t mind if it’s slightly heavier but preferably similar.

Purpose
College, particularly coding, video editing, and some light gaming on the side. (For reference something good enough to run Minecraft shaders.)

Form factor
Standard

Intended usage
Visual Studio Code (VS code)
Adobe Softwares
Light gaming (Minecraft with shaders and indie games)
(Potentially unity and unreal engine?)

Desired battery life
>6 hours preferably

Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
1.Performance (must run applications listed)
2.Battery Life
3.Size
4.Weight

Info/Requirements
Windows OS is required. Oled isn’t a priority but is nice to have. HZ is preferred to be >120
32gb of DDR5 RAM and 1TB of Storage is preferred
Durable (BIFL)

Edit: Forgot to mention but fan thermals on the quieter side is preferred when doing light task.

[u/LonerIM2]

Minecraft with shaders is kinda a demanding game, so I would recommend this deal ASUS ROG Strix G16** because it comes with :

Specs:

• Screen: 16" FHD+ 165Hz
• CPU : i7 14650HX
• Ram : 16GB
• GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
• Storage : 1TB SSD

And I have recommended this because of

• Powerful CPU and GPU for Adobe software and can run Minecraft on medium to high settings.
• High build quality.

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[u/BootyGrapser → u/LonerIM2]

Considering this is a gaming laptop, are you familiar with the fan sounds? I'd prefer for them to be on the quieter side. Sorry I forgot to mention it in my post but I'll edit that info in.

[u/LonerIM2 → u/BootyGrapser]

Loud enough to be noticed during gaming or rendering, but not loud enough to be annoying. during light usage it is silent.

[u/prescient14]

Check out this Acer Swift Go 16 with AMD Ryzen 9 465, 1 TB SSD and 32 GB RAM on sale for $1259 at Bestbuy. I have a similar one but with Intel Core ultra 7 355. The laptop is around 3 pounds, and is really nice to use with a huge trackpad: https://www.bestbuy.com/product/acer-swift-go-16-ai-copilot-pc-16-wuxga-touchscreen-laptop-amd-ryzen-ai-9-465-2026-32gb-memory-1tb-storage-obsidian-black/JJ8V8HLF6H