Yeah, it's looking a bit bleak for anything new and even then inventory is drying up. I've been researching for a couple of months now and while there's plenty to pick from in terms of what's under the hood, it gets really difficult to find laptops with decent displays for under $2500. Acer had one that checked all the boxes for me but it sold out right away back in the spring and was never restocked. Otherwise looking at $3K-4K which is way too much for me.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/acer-p...orce-rtx-4080-1tb-ssd/6548464.p?skuId=6548464