Thank you for making the exact same post I needed, I'm replacing a 2011 15" MacBook pro.

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The leading names: Asus Zenbook HP Spectre Lenovo 9i (7i not as good but also decent) Other leading names, according to the some: Microsoft Surface (some claim... I'm biased against Microsoft hardware) Dell XPS LG Gram Other considerations given the time scale: You'll need 16Gb RAM, since you're looking for a long term laptop. You should aim for 12th gen Intel or 6th gen AMD processors. i7 and Ryzen7 are your best bet. 512SSD should be sufficient for you (most likely anyway), 1TB will be better. Unless you're doing gaming, a GPU isn't necessary. Avoid Intel's dedicated GPUs, they're not great. Not yet anyway. Five years is a long time. Laptops do not usually live that long. The spectre seems to have the most solid build, and the 13.5 isn't too heavy. Btw, I do mean solid, this thing is a freaking tank (for a laptop, that is). Do not trust anyone who gives you affiliate links. I'm in a similar boat, and right now I'm considering the Asus ZenBook 14inch, HP Spectre 13.5inch, and Lenovo 9i 14 inch. All with the i7 and 16GB RAM versions, but I'm trying to find 12th gen so that makes it harder. Keep in mind I do not know if they fit your budget. But so far, my research points me to those. More on reddit.com

It is currently out of stock and being overpriced so If you are not in a rush, then I would suggest lenovo flex because it comes with everything you need, AMD Ryzen 5 4500U CPU, 16GB of ram, good SSD storage of 256GB for faster boot up and loading, 14 inch Full HD IPS touch screen, high build quality, backlit keyboard, supports pen. More on reddit.com

Personally, I would recommend getting a surface pro as it's a pretty good 2 in 1 laptop. In terms of tablet usability, the touch screen is pretty response and if you get the surface pen it's basically the same as a normal conventional tablet. Most of the surfaces as well come with decent specs so for general laptop use it is pretty good (however since it lacks a graphics card) for things like gaming and video editing that require a lot of processing power. Having used it I found it pretty reliable, but as I mentioned earlier because it's a 2-in-1 although being fairly good in both categories, it's excels in neither due to its limitations. In terms of weight it's really late weighing around the same as a laptop and battery life are pretty good.

A pretty good laptop recommendation on the other hand would be the Dell XPS 13. This is a pretty good laptop with really good specs and has a lot of versatility in its use. The only problem is price wise, being almost similar to that of a MacBook.

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