Need help deciding on a laptop for my masters degree.

Hi everyone,
I have a question..I’m planning for my masters degree abroad specialising in accounting & research.

I had confirmed with my faculty regarding the software’s required and they mentioned the following:

MS Word, Excel, Power Point and additional space to install research software such as SPSS, Nvivo, EndNote referencing software.

I was honestly thinking of purchasing the MacBook neo due its pricing.

I would like to hear more opinions on whether MacBook neo would be good or any other laptops recommendations with a similar budget would be great as well.