I think for gaming.A laptop with 9600GT will do as cheap gaming laptop.Gaming needs a better GPU than CPU.Still,the CPU cannot be too crappy till it become a bottleneck.

How about BenQ S42? It comes with a 9600GT but im not sure is it DDR2 or DDR3.It has Centrino 2 too.Price is about 3-4k.Perfect for gamers but quality,im not sure.

already in the 14" list and it's DDR3 .

continuing to put more stuff in now

to everyone reading, this is just a small list of good laptops to help people narrow their choices down. I won't be putting down every single laptop model there

great job there.

it will come handy when i wanna upgrade in future

This post has been edited by vhs1: Nov 1 2008, 01:38 AM

xps 1530 outdated? >.< just thought of getting that lappy soon. but anyway im wondering how much xps 1530 with 8600gt costs when it was newly released? has it drop now? or the price remain the same all the while. I hv no idea coz b4 this i didnt even noe what does laptop mean -.- any idea when is the replacement of 1530 coming out? how soon?

any recommanded gaming laptop which cost 3500-4000 beside benq s42? its hard to find any laptop with class 2 graphic card at this price range..

This post has been edited by blackmarket: Nov 1 2008, 05:03 AM

how about the HP Pavilion dv5t or Toshiba Qosmio F50 as mentioned in the 1st page? with an nVidia 9600GT both almost touches Rm4k.

This post has been edited by corad: Nov 1 2008, 05:16 AM

Hp pav dv4t i found one in garage sale costs about rm4600 . considerable.. and i coulnt find any toshiba f50 in garage sale.. tried google it, although no price given but i believe it cost most than rm5k.
n sry for getting out of topic

This post has been edited by blackmarket: Nov 1 2008, 06:22 AM

you want to buy the laptops online? I would suggest Dell for that

and the dv4t is a 14" while the XPS m1530 is a 15.4" . i'm quite sure the HP dv5t goes for slightly less than RM 4k without the blue ray drive. you can go for the cheaper dv5z too, it comes with an AMD proc. you could ask a few shops for quotes on the toshiba since some of them offer better discounts.

M1530 is almost a year old.I dont think it's a good idea to get it now as the new model is coming out soon at end of the year.

The GC is a bit too slow for today's games,if you are a gamer who play demanding games,find a laptop with 9600GT.

oops.. i didn't mean dv4t, it was a typo, should be dv5t didnt know that they allow change the blue ray room to a dvd room. thanks for the help anyway! most probably will make the decision at end of Nov , looking forward for the new model of 15 inch xps!

This post has been edited by blackmarket: Nov 1 2008, 06:52 AM

13" MacBook

It may have a few more features here and there, but design and price aside there's nothing much to set it apart from the rest of the 13" already in the list. The MacBook Air however, is in a class of it's own .... for the time being

any good recommendation for 14" with budget 3k?

I suggest you refer to the 1st post ? good and 3k for 14" don't really go togther. The best i can come up with is the Dell Inspiron 1420

8600m gt is a bit slow? i dont think so. at least the gc can handle such games maybe i can say for another 1 year?

I think the reason Cheesenium said that is because this thread is meant to give you the better buys of the market. The XPS M1530 is still a good laptop, but it no longer qualifies as a recommended gamming laptop There are newer laptops out there within the same price range that boast better stuff.

It's slower compare to 9600GT.If you are a gamer,you should be always try to get a faster GC,if the price is the same.

Since 9600GT is out for a few brands,might as well buy a laptop with 9600GT or wait for Dell to release new models.

No doubt that M1530 is a good laptop but it isnt the best option for a gaming laptop now.



Yeap,thats what i say.

Netbooks should be in separate category. They're a whole other playing field compared to regular notebooks.

I should think seperating them by screen size would suffice after all , only a few netbooks are avaible in malaysia, and it's not that hard making a decision on which one to get yet.

Nearly all the netbooks can obtained here. Only the obscure names you can't like Everex Cloudbook. Acer, Dell, ASUS, Lenovo, HP,etc. are available here.

i think vostro 1310 can fitted into your 13 inch laptops for those who are using the laptops for assignments or project use.
what do you think??