Best Laptop Under $700 for Clinical Psychology PhD Program?

I am looking to purchase a laptop that retails for no more than $700 which I hope to use for the entirety (5 - 6 years) of a Clinical Psychology PhD program. The lab I would be joining collects mixed-methods data, so it would need to efficiently run quantitative (e.g., R, SPSS) and qualitative (e.g., NVIVO) analysis software.

The first choice I thought of is a refurbished MacBook Pro with an M1 chip which would hopefully make it future-proof enough.

Other laptops I considered includes a refurbished Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon or the latest model of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3.

I was wondering what kinds of laptops most PhD students use and if there are clear preferences for Windows vs. MacOS based on typically used data analysis software? From what I’ve read, Windows seems to work better with software like NVIVO and SPSS, whereas the MacBook is more reliable overall in terms of battery life and stability.

What I care about the most is getting a laptop that can run everything I need it to without having to worry about significantly maintaining or even replacing it in the next 5 - 6 years. I am also looking to purchase the laptop in the near future before potential tariffs come in place that would make them more expensive.

Thank you in advance for the help!