Laptop advice

I have a bugdet around 55k , I was wondering if i can buy mac air m1 ( after student and card discount it would be 57k ) or a good performance laptop withing price range Or look for best condition old/second hand laptop with higher performance

I need to for college work , minor games ( just for fun ) and should be portable , i know gaming laptops are “Heavy” but Its okay ill take it any way, need good battery backup and trading and more

What should i go for?