recommendation?
1. Preferred Brand
Any. Had bad experience with ASUS though - high noise fan + overheats VERY easily on my 4 yo A series.

2. Budget
<RM3k

3. Usage
uni/work, music, photo editing, very mild gaming, movies.

4. Preferred laptop/screen size
14". Prefer portability instead as I have a wider external monitor to connect to.

5. Others: good cooling system with less noise issues + no SSD please need higher storage.