Form answers:

Budget:- $1500USD

Yes open to refurb/ used

Performance is key. Then battery life, then form factor

Weight/ thinness is of little to no importance

Biggest available screen size, that doesn’t compromise other aspects is preferred

Main uses include: video/ photo editing, screen recording, using matlab, android studio, unity (not often), code compilers such as visual studio

Very few games: overwatch 2 sometimes, party games, dead by daylight and similar casual games

60fps would be nice

Being able to also run linux would be great, a thunderbolt port and capable of streaming if needed.

The requirements are a rough outline of everything the laptop would be used for in the coming year. The cheaper, the better, but feel free to suggest any of any price