Since battery life is the most important, and you are going to use this for general use, I would recommend this Acer Aspire 5 because
Slim, sleek.
The lid of the device has a matte finish on its aluminum material. On the other side, the plastic material on the rest of the chassis is retained.
Its lid cannot be opened with a single hand. On the bright side, it is sturdy and prone to flexes. Moreover, we see an upgrade in the hinge department that leaves them a lot stronger than before.
The narrow-bezel design offers more real estate for amazing images. Crisp, true-to-life colors come alive on a 15.6” Full HD IPS display with Acer Color Intelligence.
Battery life advertised Up to 9.5-hours Battery Life.
you can upgrade RAM up to 32GB.
According to https://eu.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/acer/aspire-a515-44-r41b
Comes with a range of ports, including USB 3.1 Type C Gen 1 port, 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports, USB 2.0 port and HDMI port.
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Since you prefer upgrability, I would recommend this Acer Aspire 5 because
Slim, sleek.
The lid of the device has a matte finish on its aluminum material. On the other side, the plastic material on the rest of the chassis is retained.
Its lid cannot be opened with a single hand. On the bright side, it is sturdy and prone to flexes. Moreover, we see an upgrade in the hinge department that leaves them a lot stronger than before.
The narrow-bezel design offers more real estate for amazing images. Crisp, true-to-life colors come alive on a 15.6” Full HD IPS display with Acer Color Intelligence.
Battery life advertised Up to 9.5-hours Battery Life.
you can upgrade RAM up to 32GB.
According to https://eu.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/acer/aspire-a515-44-r41b
Comes with a range of ports, including USB 3.1 Type C Gen 1 port, 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports, USB 2.0 port and HDMI port.
Please note this is a U.S amazon link, if you click it from outside of US, you might be redirected to your country’s local Amazon. Please double check the name of the model and the specs mentioned in my comment
Please note I'm using affiliate links which means I'll receive a small percent of the purchase if you use this link at no extra cost to you