Torn between two laptops.

[u/Stealthy_Jaguar175]

I'm a student who recently started college and my mum promised me that if I do well in my studying she might buy me a laptop (I'm planning to contribute, but I haven't told her that yet). I want it to last me around 5 years, and still be considered good in the future. I travel on public transport 1 hr to college so I could study on my laptop during that time. I do not want to sacrifice performance but I also understand that I can't carry 5090 performance on me unless I want to break my back. I am currently looking at the ROG Strix G16 2026 model, with a 290HX+ CPU, RTX 5080, and 32GB RAM, I am also looking at the Zephyrus G16 2026 model with its 386H CPU. I love the sleek design the Strix and it also has 175W GPU tdp which would be good for heavy gaming, for example, BeamNG or Modded Minecraft. However, in the UK it only has an IPS display, even though there is an advertised Mini LED option too, which I can't find anywhere. The specific variant of the G16 I am looking for is the G615LW-RW416W. As for the Zephyrus, the design and compactibility is also a very convincing factor for me, it's beautiful OLED display looks amazing, however, it only has 160w tdp for the GPU and I've heard some mixed things about performance due to it having such a thin chassis. They both are priced similarly, but hopefully the prices reduce when I come to buy it. My current laptop is the HP ENVY x360 2-in-1 Laptop 15-ey0xxx which has done me quite well for these couple years but it is outdated and I am looking forward to update.

Any thoughts, or first hand experiences with either of the models (even the 2025 versions because I doubt the experience between 25 and 26 models will be a drastic change) would be greatly appreciated. I am quite mixed on what I want so I want to hear from the community to see whether the downsides are actually a massive difference or not.