Just wanna hear your opinions; i'm wrestling between two upgrade strategies. To put things into proper perspective:

- i don't travel much;
- i don't lug a laptop around daily, but occassionally i may need to bring one for support calls.
- 13 inches seems like a sweet spot for me -- too much scrolling going aroudn on an 11- incher
- i really don't need the extra power, Celeron or Pentium M should be fine for me -- mostly browsing, reading docs, Excel, coding(possibly Eclipse)
- most of the time it will be used around at house, >6 hours battery life is a want, not a need




1. Buy cheap, light notebook, 20-30k(Dell Inspiron 11/13 or Asus X series), upgrade every 2 years

Pros:
- upgrade options(bump up RAM to 8GB, storage to SSD)
- if it gets stolen or damaged, hindi masakit
- don't mind the extra thickness/weight


Cons:
- build quality generally sucks at this price range
- extra weight
- typical battery life of 4-5 hours
- i expect to upgrade every 2 years




2. Buy midrange/ultrabook, 35-60k(Asus Zenbook, Dell XPS 13), upgrade every 3 years

Pros:
- super light
- >6 hour battery life
- while cost is an issue, i don't mind spending extra if it lasts longer


Cons:
- cost
- not too many upgrade options; expensive to upgrade
- i'd expect to upgrade every 3 years or so
- masakit kung masira/manakaw




The upgrade options are a gray area; who knows by the time i need to, baka phase out na rin yung components.
tia