hi all, any recommendation for this kind of laptop?

1. brand - anything
2. budget - 3 to 4.5k (including licenses for OS and Office)
3. plan to use it for photo editing, low & mid graphic gaming and perhaps hosting virtual machine in the future (if the RAM are cheap enough)
4. RAM - min 8GB
6. storage capacity - 500 GB (if SSD alone, might exceed budget) Q: hybrid drive ok or ot?
7. graphic card - nvidia 9 series, 8 series also ok (not sure about AMD)

considering - dell inspiron 7559, illeager Q5 or Z5, acer v nitro (newer one could be out of budget)

plan to get the one for home user (1 user) type. Double think, a bit difficult to justify it. Haha. Open to free (legal) software as well as alternative.

After months of survey with spec mentioned above, ended up getting one with lower spec due to budget constraints and needs (compromised a bit)

Bought the lenovo ideapad 500s 14 isk for rm2399 from last week Malaysia IT fair with the following spec:
1. i5 6200u 2.8 GHz
2. 14 inches full HD screen
3. hard disk: 256 GB of SSD (bought external as well to cater more storage)
4. graphic card: Nvidia GT 920M 2 GB DDR3
5. RAM 8GB (free upgrade from 4)
6. Pre loaded with Windows 10 Single Language and Trend Micro Internet Security (one year of subscription)
7. No optical drive but fine for me since won't be needing it either for now
8. Quite light for me

Got a few freebies as well like Jabra Wireless Sport headset and a carrying case / beg.

Thanks again for those replying my inquiries for laptops that you are selling. Got chance, can be your customer in the future