I need a new laptop

>>61613547
What kind of budget do you have?

>>61613594
I don't mind spending a bit over 1000, but the cheaper the better

>>61613547
Thinkpad T430
Samsung SSD (your size you want)
SSD Caddy. Remove optical drive add ssd.
More ram
Backlit thinkpad keyboard.

>>61613547
http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/productdetails/inspiron-15-7567-laptop

>Budget
Thinkpad E Series
>Wannabe Premium
Thinkpad L Series
>Premium
Thinkpad T Series
>XPS Replacement
Thinkpad X Series

All of these laptops must be upgraded with an ssd.

W530

>>61613547
Macbook, regular 2017 edition. Its only a pound and you can bootcamp windows.

X1 carbon for spec and weight
Asus Zenbook UX3300UA for budget ultrabook

Asus E200HA if ultrabudget assuming you run your own clouds

>>61613547
>Need enough power to game and work.
My personal recommendation is the Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming (7567).
It's upgradeable, easy to work on, and comes with one of 2 processors (Intel Core i5 7300HQ, or Intel Core i7 7700HQ), and one of 2 GPUs (4GB Nvidia GTX 1050, or a 4GB Nvidia 1050Ti).

It's cheap, well built, upgradeable, and starts at $800. It's commonly called the best gaming laptop under a grand.
I have the very base entry model and it's good.