1.) Preferred brand: ASUS/GIGABYTE/DELL
2.) Laptop characteristic: Preferably 14"/15"/17" of screen size. 4GB and above for RAM.
3.) Budget range: RM2000 to RM3000
4.) Usage: Will be taking ICT/Software Engineering course in my future university, which is happening next month.

I know a lot of you professionals here have better suggestions for me instead of what I stated above. If you think you have a better suggestion for me and I should totally just bail what I stated above, just feel free to tell me. Thanks for helping.

I will also need SSD. Is it included with these 2 models? Both are solid suggestions. Also about the RAM and storage. Are they upgradeable or soldered?

How about this? Can I add the SSD on my own after I buy it? Or do you have any other suggestions that come with SSD?

So, I can actually add a SSD, change the RAM modules and expanding storage in that 2 laptop you stated?

Well, can I just request for those staffs at the retailer to do it for me?

How about options that have SSD included, just suggest a few for me. I'll see if I can add some more budget.

OH WOW! The price is surprisingly higher. I thought it would only be like RM200 to RM300 different.

Edit: Because a normal SSD cost only around that amount of price.

This post has been edited by JkzsBlog: Apr 19 2014, 05:58 PM

Okay, thank you for the solid suggestions. So, no more other options for me to look at?

1.) Preferred Brand: DELL(Reason: Trusted Warranty Services)/ASUS(Reason: Well Known)/Lenovo(Reason: Putting Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro in consideration)
2.) Budget: RM3500 Tops or maybe more, but not too much
3.) Usage: Light Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Access production & light programming in the future
4.) Size: 13" or higher

I have already owned a MBA(it's free though), but it is not suitable for my programming usage(although I'm not doing any of it now, but in the future). Plus, it has been a pain in the ass whenever I have done working on Windows with MS Office stuff, it will all run out of alignment when I am switching over everything to MBA to edit. You guys can also just ignore the preferable specs I stated above if you have something better and similar to suggest, of course the cheaper the better. One more thing about Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro, I'm thinking of which to choose between Intel i7 or i5 model. According to what others told me in of the the very early replies in this thread, I should go with i7. I don't really need HDD, but it would also be better if it is included with SSD. SSD capacity like 128GB is already enough for me, I will just get an external drive if I really need storage. PEACE!

Edit: I went to Lowyat yesterday, most of the retailers there recommend Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro which is also why I am considering it.

This post has been edited by JkzsBlog: Jun 20 2014, 10:39 AM