Yay first one to ask in v.31.I t's a long one, please bear with me

Budget:
4k +-, max 5k if really necessary, but prefer to spend as little possible as long requirements met

Usage: college use, Visual Studio, web surfing & video streaming. Wanna try video editing and make some youtube videos but that will be just secondary hobby (does discreet GPU help? Sorry if noob question), no gaming

Requirement:
- RAM and SSD must be DIY upgradeable (not soldered)
- Battery life: min 4-5 hours of web surfing or office work. User removable battery a plus.
- Display: no size preference and no need high-end display. Plan to use external monitor in future
- Weight: no preference
- Brand: no preference but must be reliable and don't die within 2 years. International warranty a plus.
- Discreet GPU if it is important for video editing
- Good keyboard
- No need: touch-screen, convertible/2-in-1, thin and light, nice appearance

Thanks all sifu

Prefer regular laptop as I read that gaming laptop tend to have bad battery life, no?

The reliability requirement is more about avoiding brands that often have cases of their laptop die early. So need suggestion from you experts since you have more knowledge on this issue.

Any concrete suggestion if I narrow down to:

- traditional laptop
- dGPU
- non-soldered RAM
- support NVMe SSD
- with international warranty

No need TB3. Got USB 3.0, USB-C and HDMI enough.

You mean CPU right? Ya must be 8th gen, and is AMD a good alternative in your opinion?

Can't wait dy, i need to buy one by early Oct then go study oversea. Laptop in the destination country is much more expensive than MY

Hi ZM, you have also recommended this A485 to me. How will you compare it with E485? Pro and con of each?

This post has been edited by Msnine: Sep 28 2018, 01:02 AM