$1000 can get you pretty far this holiday season when it comes to gaming laptops. If you're willing to go through the hassle of rebates, then this 15.6-inch Aorus 5 will be a strong contender.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Gigabyte-Aorus-5-with-10th-gen-Core-i7-144-Hz-display-GeForce-RTX-2060-16-GB-DDR4-RAM-and-512-GB-NVMe-SSD-down-to-1050-after-rebates.506106.0.html
I've seen better deals last year with similar specs...
Judging from efficiency of new 5xxx mobile Ryzens, they'd completely leave those Comet Lake laptops in the dust. However, whether one needs so much power/efficiency, that's another question.