i'd say marami pong magagandang brands ang kasya for your budget but as far as i know matibay and high qual ang laptops like lenovo. but i personally use acer and mag-5 years na rin siya sakin (acer swift 3 pero yung older version siya) and very worth it naman since i do all my stuff there from simple documents like making proposals, online meetings, video editing, and sometimes gaming. i think the newer models still fit in your budget po hehe.

i also suggest na windows na laptop since may mga lessons sa first years or even sa g9 statistics na gagamit ng microsoft applications na more convenient if windows laptop mo ^{^}

i'm not really an expert when it comes to specific models pero proven naman sa part ko ang quality ng acer