I can’t really comment on the battery life as I’ve only used it on mains power so far but a deciding issue for you may be that the battery is built-in. There is no option to swap batteries over without going inside!
As for the noise, the fan can be a bit ‘noisy’ but that is really down to...
I recently ordered a new laptop computer from PC Specialist after my previous work/game laptop was fried during a lightning storm - electrical surge through the LAN cable!
I received confirmation of the order and was a little disappointed that the expected build & delivery notification was...