Can't really find anything comparable at this price. Especially if taken into consideration the very bright screen with 400 nits. I know that not everyone will have enough with 8GB ram, but most people will.
HN has basically the same computer, just with different model number, on special for $1298
Here a few specs
AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600U (up to 4.2 GHz max boost clock, 16 MB L3 cache, 6 cores, 12 threads)
8 GB DDR4-3200 MHz RAM (onboard)
512 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
13.3" diagonal, WQXGA (2560 x 1600), IPS, micro-edge, anti-glare, 400 nits, 100% sRGB
1 SuperSpeed USB Type-C® 10Gbps signaling rate (USB Power Delivery, DisplayPort™ 1.4, HP Sleep and Charge); 2 SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate; 1 HDMI 2.0; 1 AC smart pin; 1 headphone/microphone combo
Audio by B&O; Dual speakers; HP Audio Boost
HP Wide Vision 720p HD camera with integrated dual array digital microphones
HP Imagepad with multi-touch gesture support; Precision Touchpad Support
Full-size, backlit, ceramic white keyboard
Weight<1 kg
Satisfactory nitage