Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 2 - Ryzen 5650U / 16GB RAM / 512GB SSD 570.41 @ Lenovo

That should be this deal.

This is a quality machine. If you need to ask - it’s not for you. Do some research. (edited)

If it's anything like other Thinkpads I've had, this will still be working perfectly well in a decade's time.

Good luck getting that from a gaming laptop at around the £600 price point. (edited)

I asked about this and they told me as the laptop is already on 50% discount so the welcome coupon won"t work.

Unfortunately RAM is soldered and not upgradable

If you aren't out travelling a lot, then it's an easy decision

Runs cooler than Intel.

If it felt sick it probably wouldn't be very good at anything.

To be honest while I don't disagree with avoiding soldered RAM, the figure in this machine is about what people should be expecting to do most day to day tasks that a machine like this will be used for, 24/32 for most people will be wasted. For software development use at work I have a machine that has 16GB (not my choice) and while it's not ideal it's workable. I also have the same amount in my gaming PC and personal laptop. For most use cases it's fine, I'll be upgrading all of mine with the crash in prices but I think prices will dip a little more before I do.

The bigger issue is manufacturers who started offering 16GB over 10 years ago when that was the minimum recommended, then around the time of Covid they dropped the standard amount offered on mid range machines to 8GB for 'reasons' and all the sales adverts were how machines had 'huge' amounts of RAM despite it being half of what machines had even a decade ago. It was a cash grab that's generated huge amounts of e-waste and not much else.

Try one of the many key sites? (Not sure they'd like me mentioning them by name here?)

You should be able to pick up Windows 11 Pro for less than a tenner (it'll be a corp key but will work fine. This should feel naughtier, but I'm having a hard time feeling bad about Microsoft making slightly less money).

This is how I buy Office etc as well btw. None of that 365 subscription nonsense (unless you absolutely need everything it offers, and then by all means rent away). (edited)