I looked at an Acer Swift Go 14 a friend had but it seems a bit cheaply made physically. I also talked with someone who uses a Lenovo Thinkpad E16 he got new for less than $650 and uses mostly for writing and online research. He says it’s been reliable but doesn’t challenge it much. I don’t think either of these are good suggestions - I’m just starting and not very knowledgable about hardware.