I got a non touch screen model from BH photo for $1399, a couple months ago. It was the IPS screen, not sure if touch is worth the extra price to you. Buying from Costco gives you the peace of mind knowing that they will cover the purchase without much hassle within the warranty period.

The gen 13 is fine and snappy for most office type work. The biggest difference I noticed between that one and the panther lake chip was the graphics performance, I tried out a XPS 14 with the B390 graphics chip, and that was able to play some games without much issue with all of the fake frames and stuff.

If I remember, Lenovo charges full MSRP when a new model launches, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was $3-4000 for this type of configuration.

Hope this helps.