I have a new MacBook Pro 13 inch coming in a few days. Apparently the new Mac M1 chips are just blowing away intel chips.
https://www.idropnews.com/news/faq-h...models/138329/
Those new MacBook Airs with the M1 chip are likely awesome as well, will last your daughter a long time, and she will get an education discount being a student. Likely all in you will be looking at 1300 bucks. Also I have had my current MacBook Air for close to 10 years now and it still works pretty darn well the only real maintenance was having to replace the battery a couple times. The only reason I am updating is because it is getting subsidized by work.
Best of luck!