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Get a refurbished one?
MacBook Pro
Something similar to a Lenovo Legion with RTX 3050/4050 and above based on your price range should do the job. These can cost around $1k-1.5k or lower if there's an offer.
Downsides: battery life will be far less compared to your macbook pro. The laptop's performance drops when not plugged in the socket.
I just had to upgrade a very recent well specced macbook air because it can’t handle creative suite. Got a mac studio.
Mentor
I'd look at an older M-series MacBook Pro or a refurbished model. Even the M1 Pro MBPs still fly.
Mac mini with an external portable monitor
Totally agree on getting a second-hand or refurbished MacBook. I have a surface laptop studio 2 for work, and there’s a huge difference. everything feels slow compared to a MacBook