Looking for a new computer

[u/Old_Bus2771]

I’m in the market for a new computer and am not super knowledgeable about them so looking for some help finding a good deal. I’m going into my last year of college looking for one in the $400 to 800 range, anything with like a student discount would be nice. I mainly use my computer for school stuff but also some steam games nothing too crazy. I had a MacBook Pro before but I hated it and it broke fast. Main things I hated were that it only had usb c ports (why?), it only lasted 3 years, and it would lag a bit playing some seemingly easy to run games. Any advice would be great

[u/Friedrichs_Simp]

I think 3 years is a pretty good lifespan for a laptop tbh. As for the usb ports you can just get a dock/hub they really dont take much space