QUOTE(shagalot @ Dec 6 2018, 04:18 PM)
Those not so important for me (Weight/Battery Life/Display Size). I only look at
Processor - 8th Gen I5 (8250U) - Dont mind AMD if can save a few hundred.
Memory - 8Gb (LPDDR3/DDR4)
Storage - 256GB SSD (Must be SSD)
Screen - 14Inch
Graphic - Intel 620
My application is for general purpose, not for gaming or graphic processing. I know lower specs can support what I want, but I want to squeeze best performance for $ to make this machine last as long as possible.
You can get a cheap yet decent Lenovo Ideapad 320s/330s 14, just need RAM+SSD upgrades.
Acer Swift 3 SF314-54 with RAM upgrade, however the included SSD is only 128GB
Try to find Lenovo Yoga 520 (i5-8250U) with RAM upgrade
If you don't mind weaker battery life, HP Pavilion 14 ce0082/83tx +RAM and Dell 7472 (DFO) also good