Planning to get a laptop for my sister for uni use.
1. Preferred Brand: none, but hopefully not Acer, had bad experience on its built quality?
(unless anyone can convince me they wont die within a year or 2)

2. Budget 1.5k +- (see note)

3. Usage (general light usage n work processing, movies)

4. Preferred laptop/screen size 14" - i think its the best ratio between portability and screen size...

AND with USB 3.0

Note:
I have an issue, tho. I prefer SSD over hdd, esp 5400rpm which is bloody slow. But I cannot find and laptop below 3k with good SSD. ( not including SSHD)

I am considering a cheap core i3 with 2gb ram lappy, and buy a 256gb ssd and slot it in, and add in myself another 2-4gb of ram if needed (i think 4gb is bare minimum for windows 8/10 )

1. Anyone knows any 2k+- lappy with SSD?
2. If not, would swapping out the HDD void the warranty of the laptop?
I think adding a ram shouldn't b a problem but swapping the HDD would be an issue.

Any suggestions?

This post has been edited by perseides: Jul 2 2015, 12:08 AM