I’m actually looking for a 13 or 13.3” laptop that’s not too bulky, has a non-glossy surface & comes with built-in dvd rom. I’m torn between these 5 laptops. I think their specs are about the same. My budget is abt rm3.5k-4.5k. Can anyone suggest which is better?

1. dell inspiron 13z
2. dell vostro 1320
3. fujitsu s6421
4. sony vgn-sr55gf/b
5. toshiba portege m900

Btw, what’s the difference between a wxga tft screen & a wxga led screen?

usage? any specific weight? battery life?

led is supposed to have brighter screen with less power usage.

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Nov 5 2009, 03:24 PM

i'll be using it more for office applications, net surfing, music & a bit of download. it should come preloaded with windows 7, weight less than 2kg & have a 4- 6 cell batt i.e. long lasting, preferably.

This post has been edited by kimmiz: Nov 5 2009, 03:49 PM

non-glossy surface is kinda hard, even the dell vostro 1320 lid is glossy.
toshiba m900 is not that good in battery life also weighted at 2.2kg.
sony sr55 with hd4570, for your need you wouldn't need the dedicated gpu, since its just wasting battery life and produced more heat.
fujitsu, no comment. looks like it has glossy body.
inspiron 13z, have the best battery life out of those, but performance wise is weaker than all of them, but sufficient for office and net surfing.

1)TOSHIBA SATELLITE 14' NOTEBOOK/LAPTOP L510-P401
INTEL PENTIUM DUAL-CORE 2.0GHZ T4300,
3GB DDR2 RAM,
320GB SATA HDD,
14"
OS
PRICE : RM1899


2)TOSHIBA SATELLITE 14' NOTEBOOK/LAPTOP L510-P4011
INTEL PENTIUM DUAL-CORE 2.1GHZ T4400,
1GB DDR2 RAM,
320GB SATA HDD,
14"
OS
PRICE : RM1899


3)ASUS K40iJ-VX034L
INTEL PENTIUM DUAL-CORE 2.0GHZ T4200,
4GB DDR2 RAM,
320GB SATA HDD,
14"
OS
PRICE : RM1999


4)ASUS K40AB
AMD ATHLON X2 (2.1GHz)
14" (GL,LED)
ATI RADEON HD 4570 WITH 512MB
2GB DDR2 RAM,
320GB SATA HDD
OS
PRICE : 1999


5)HP COMPAQ C515
AMD ATHLON X2 (2.1GHz)
14" WIDE SCREEN
ATI RADEON HD 3200
1GB DDR2 RAM,
250GB SATA HDD
OS
PRICE : 1699

6)HP COMPAQ C510
INTEL CORE 2 DUO 2.0GHZ T5870,
14" WIDE SCREEN
INTEL GMA 4500M HD
1GB DDR2 RAM,
160GB SATA HDD
OS
PRICE : 1899


7)ACER ASPIRE 4736Z-431G25L
INTEL PENTIUM DUAL CORE 2.1GHZ T4300,
14.1" WXGA CRYSTALBRITE
INTEL INTEGRATED 3D GRAPHICS
1GB DDR2 RAM,
250GB SATA HDD
OS
PRICE : 1699


8)ACER ASPIRE 4736-661G32L
INTEL CORE 2 DUO 2.2GHZ T6600
14.1" WXGA ACER CINE CRYSTAL
INTEL INTEGRATED 3D GRAPHICS
2GB DDR2 RAM,
320GB SATA HDD
OS
PRICE : 1999

PLEASE some1 help me?which one is better? only need laptop to serve net, do some office job and watch movies sometimes...please,give me some guide...OR SHOULD I GO FOR ACER ASPIRE (cheaper but how about the quality?) and how about DELL INSPIRON?? I WANT A GOOD LAPTOP WITH REASONABLE PRICE...I

for your need, any of those would do.
out of those, if interested in gaming, go with asus k40ab, it also got 2 years international warranty.
if still want better warranty, get dell inspiron and up the warranty.

Thanks Lee for your wonderful opinion..BenQ S42 is definately out of my range..haha..too expensive for me...

Dell Studio 15 is on my mind now for the affordable price with graphic card, 4gb ram and 2.0 megapixel camera at the price of RM2699..only think i dun like is they are heavy..

Dell Studio 14 might be on my list too if the price is lowered a little bit..

Anyway..PC Fair is just around the corner..so i will go there and have a look before making my final decision..

Thanks a lot once again..

i suggest u dont buy during pc fair as the price will be almost the same as LYP and u will risk urself being cheated also

This post has been edited by Fantasia: Nov 6 2009, 12:39 AM

hi guys,
Im looking to get a laptop with the following criteria and usage

14inch or smaller
Used browser and normal stuff and Photoshop
RM2200 max
No Acer pls
Just sold off my Acer 5920G
Any suggestion??


Right now looking at HP DV2 1003AX, i can get employee price at RM1999 with external dvd drive.

This post has been edited by StormZ: Nov 6 2009, 12:50 AM

im looking for a laptop which can use for gaming, i dunno anythin about the graphic card and stuffs... can help me out ma? can support fully games like COD4 and above ... =) my budget is below 3.5k... hopefully can find one =x thanks ya!

benq s42 at 3k, if can up abit budget, benq s57

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Added on November 6, 2009, 4:04 am
you do realize that hp dv2 1003ax is using single core?
better stick with dual core when comes to photoshop.

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Nov 6 2009, 04:04 AM

Yeah this is a no brainer. You are unlikely to get a more powerful gaming laptop at that price. The fact it has a low native resolution means better frame rates for your games.

actually studio 15 is light considering its 15''.
if want similiar spec but less weight, Toshiba l510-s438, it *might* have the same performance as studio 15, but still no users confirming the vram being used on the hd4570.

how about my question? hope some1 else can give some advice to me..wanna buy the laptop dis weekend at LY

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Added on November 6, 2009, 7:44 am


can suggest me a laptop from the list above and the reason...my budget a bit limited but i don't to forsake the quality....

This post has been edited by hamzah_18: Nov 6 2009, 07:44 AM

Thanks for ur comments...really appreciate it... i saw fujitsu & d surface is not glossy..

btw, wat's d function of d gpu on sony? is it for gaming?

is it true that Intel T4xxx series processor's performance really limited??

depends on how u define the word limited...

it's fine for normal day-to-day use... but games and stuff, u can really tell the difference...

hi,

thanks for the reply.

If you dont mind, can suggest some other laptop for me with the criteria i wantd?

Dell Inspiron series or Asus K series...

k40ab comes with two years warranty, but doesn't comes with OS.


gpu is for displaying image on the montior, but can be separated into dedicated and integrated gpu, which dedicated has better performance in gaming but eats more battery, on the other hand, integrated gpu is fine for everything except gaming.


depends your usage, if just watching movies, net surfing, office, no difference.


asus k40in/k50in for 2 years warranty
dell inspiron for onsite warranty.
G450-T6600 (Dos/G) Nvidia 5902-4335