1. Preferred Brand : Asus, Lenovo, HP, Dell, Acer in that order, but NO APPLE
2. Budget : MYR 2000 - 2500, max 2999
3. Usage : College student, assignment,light usage
4. Preferred laptop/screen size : 13" at least, dont mind up till 15". Must be IPS panel (NO TN), Full HD (1920x1080) at least. NO TOUCHSCREEN
5. Specs prefered : Intel i3 to I7 CPU, no Atom or Celeron please. Core M maybe ?
: 8 GB RAM with option to add more
: SSD minimum 240 GB
: Onboard Intel graphics nice to have, dont mind Discrete Graphics (920M ?)
: OPTICAL DRIVE optional - have not used CD, DVD, BD, for the last 6 years
: NO TOUCHSCREEN - will add cost to a feature I would never use
: Must Have HDMI, No Need VGA
: The usual suspects - RJ45 LAN Port, BT 4.0, WIFI ac, Webcam, SD card slot
: All USB 3 ports preferred.
: Backlit keyboard would be nice to have
: Battery Life, dont care
: Thickness, dont care, but due to lack of Optical Drive, should be an Ultrabook
: Weight, dont care, again, should be light
: Build material, prefer Aluminium for better heat dissipation, but plastic also OK
6. Software : FreeDOS / Any Linux (I already have my own Windows license),
If no choice, die die must pay M$ tax, Windows 10 preferred, Windows 7 if no choice...