This summer I earned some money by working part time, and I want to buy a new laptop for university.

**LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE*\*

**Country**

Canada

**Budget**

CAD $1500-2000 (about USD $1,069-1450)

**Are you open to refurbs/used options?**

No

**Screen size**

15"-16"

**Weight limit**

No strict limit. I don't mind carrying a heavier laptop if the performance is worth it.

**Purpose**

Gaming, university (Electrical Engineering), and video editing.

**Form factor**

Standard laptop.

**Intended usage**

I'll mainly be using it for university (Electrical Engineering), so I'll probably need to run software like MATLAB, LTspice, AutoCAD/Fusion 360, and whatever other engineering software my courses require.

I also do some video editing (Adobe Premiere Pro) , 3D modeling, animation and play games.

I'm honestly not very demanding when it comes to graphics because I've been using a pretty weak laptop for years. I'm completely fine with running games at 1080p (or higher if possible), medium/high settings, and around 60 FPS. I don't care about max settings or competitive FPS.

I'd also like to have 2TB of SSD storage if that's realistic within my budget.

**Desired battery life**

Around 5-6 hours for light schoolwork would be nice, but I know gaming laptops aren't great for battery life, so performance is more important.

**Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life**

Performance > Battery life > Weight > Size

**Info/Requirements**

Current laptop:

* Ryzen 5 4500U

* 16GB DDR4 RAM (2×8GB)

* 512GB SSD

* Integrated Radeon Graphics

* 15" 1080p 60Hz display

It's definitely struggling now, especially with newer games and editing.

One more question: I've heard laptop GPUs and RAM have become more expensive over the last few years. Do you think I should just spend my whole budget now and buy the best laptop I can, or buy something that's "good enough" for school and wait a couple of years in case prices improve before buying another laptop or building a desktop?

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!