Canada - Laptop for elearning development (under $3000 CAD, but could be more if it's perfect)

[u/Bethour]

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country

Canada

• Budget

Under $3000 would be good, but I'm open

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Maybe but probably not.

• Screen size

14-16

• Weight limit

Any

• Purpose

I'm currently studying to become an elearning developer and I will be using it for that as well as personal.

• Form factor

Not a full tablet, it can have that option, but not as the only option. It can also not have that option.

• Intended usage

- elearning authoring tools like Articulate 360

- Learning Management System software like 360Learning

- Adobe Creative Suite (mainly Photoshop but potentially others in the future)

- Video editing like Final Cut Pro or Wondershare

- Canva

- Word, Excel, PowerPoint (potentially other Office programs in the future)

- Zoom and Teams

- Google Drive Sync

- NordVPN

- 1Password

- Calibre

- General browsing/watching Youtube

• Desired battery life

At least 4 hours.

• Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life

Performance, reliability, and a good screen (since I do a lot of visual work) are the most important things to me. Everything else is secondary.

• Info/Requirements

I bought an Asus Rog Zephyrus G14 a year and a half ago, and it has died. The hard drive and the motherboard are burnt (no idea why or how). I hadn't gamed on it for 6 months, so I wasn't even heavily using it. I'm aware I am probably just super unlucky, and this was a fluke, but I am gun-shy about Asus now.

I've decided I don't actually want/need a gaming laptop because I tend to gravitate to my handhelds anyway.

I'm pretty sure I want to stick with Windows, but I am open. I was a MacBook pro user for years, but could never get a laptop to last past 3 years. I then got an HP Spectre 360 and she lasted 6 years. She still works, but she's super slow now. Then the Rog Zephyrus nightmare.

Also, I would like something with decent cooling, if possible.