Laptop recommendations / Premium Ultrabook?

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

Country USA

Budget 1000-1500+

Are you open to refurbs/used options? YES

Screen size 13"-15" (prefer <15" for portability, open to the larger screen size if lower weight)

Weight limit<4.5lb? Macbook pro ish

Purpose Admin work, spreadsheets, video editing, coding, light gaming

Form factor Standard, touchscreen support would be nice but not needed

Intended usage Photoshop, claude code/design, excel, vscode, light gaming (catan, rocketleague, etc), premiere

Desired battery life 8+ hours if possible

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

Battery life, performance, weight, size

Info/Requirements

Essentially I'm looking to upgrade my very old ThinkPad 13 with a Core i5 8th gen and 8 GB of RAM. I currently use a 32 GB Dell for work and like it so I'm looking for at least 32 GB of RAM. Ideally the PC is in the 13- to 15-inch range and portable enough for me to travel with or use on an airplane. It should have a couple of USB-C ports. Internal storage (~1TB+) is important to me because of video editing. Ideally this laptop would be upgradable so that I can use it for a while - but I assume most in this spec list have soldered RAM. My current laptop is about six plus years old so I anticipate keeping this for a while and being able to upgrade the RAM or SSD would be great for longevity.