If you do decide to go with one of those laptops. Get yourself a 1tb SSD and install it most laptops have a space as the one supplied is usually a small M2 type.
Also alongside an external DVD drive get a 2.5 inch drive enclosure, take the HDD out of your old machine and put it into the enclosure, you can transfer the files you use onto the new machine and the ones you don't leave on the old disc.
