any brand but not acer or asus,sobrang madami lang akong bad experience sa brand na yan.but the choice is his/her.
let me enlighten a bit.usually halos lahat ng manufacturer or brands ngayon is from china,they mass produce laptops,pero yung quality degraded na.kaya 1 or 2 yrs lang,may defects na.but anyways i prefer
core i5 or i7 4th to latest gen.
6-8GB RAM
SSD for OS
HDD for data/files
Geforce prefered dedicated gfx
intel 30000-4000 for integrated gfx.