Hardware Picking a decent laptop to last me through High School?

[Pikm]

So, because the 10+ year old piece of shit I'm typing on is no longer capable of completing schoolwork in record time, my dad wants to get me a new laptop to last me through High School. I'm trying to go for something with a bit of power, but preferably under $1k in USD. Right now, I've been looking at computers with core i7s and NVIDIA graphics chips. These are the ones I've considered so far:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XFGF7SN/ref=psdc_13896615011_t1_B015PYZ0J6

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LD4MGR6/ref=psdc_13896615011_t1_B01N11JKA3?th=1

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0721DVQ4Q/ref=psdc_13896615011_t1_B072QT88DG

For my studies, at the minimum I need to be able to cleanly run Finale (high end music composition software, I'm a music major), MS Paint (a.k.a God's Gift to Humanity), and basic office suite stuff like Google Docs, or the Libre suite without hiccups. I also may want to play games at a hobbyist level, so I'm also looking for something with preferable 2.5+ Ghz of processing power, 8GBs of RAM or more, and a dedicated graphics card. Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[Purple_Heart]

like @Felek666 said avoid intel if its possible. AMD is better

 

[gnmmarechal]

Finale is nice.

 

[Pikm]

@Felek666 Is there much of a difference between NVIDIA graphics cards and AMD? I've been trying to find a laptop with an AMD processor but NVIDIA graphics, and I've not had much luck.

 

[Pikm]

I've also been looking at the Acer gaming laptops, like this one https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Predator-Helios-GeForce-G3-571-77QK/dp/B06Y4GZS9C/

 

[SSQ]

Do what I did choose an HP 2000 laptop lasted me for like i think 5 years only reason it broke was caused i accidentally ripped the HDD connector off.