1. Preferred brand : None, anything can, my last laptop was Asus A43S
2. Budget : Less than 2.5 preferable, but can until 3.2k
3. Usage : work, leisure, movies, games (tycoon games mostly and red alert series, Civilization)
4. Screen Size : 14"

Spec required: 8gb RAM min but if got 16gb will be more happy and 1TB HD (if can mix with SSD, better).

GPU: as long as can support my games, should be ok

Weight: i have been carry brick around for many years so its time to scale down on the kg, anything less than 1.8kg no more than 2.2kg