i planning to buy a new laptop budget <4000.. for multi task, music, pic video, web browsing and some uni work. i was thinking whether mac or dell? any suggestion?

Why not these?
Asus N82Jv, i5 520M + Nvidia GT335M@RM3999
Vaio EA16, i5 520M + ATi HD5650@RM3999
Lenovo Y460, i5 540M + ATi HD5650@RM3599

thx.. oh yea but i was considering a 13- 14 inch with battery life around 5-8 hours.. because currently i using the vaio 17..with lousy batt life..so i wan something diff

Im looking for
1. minimum 15" screen,
2. graphic card good enough to play crysis/devil may cry etc.
3. mainly for entertainment purpose (HD)
4. budget RM3.5-4.5k

About brands I heard that ASUS is very good.. No Dell/Acer/Sony for me

Thank you for the recommendations

If want that long battery life, can consider Asus UL30Vt/UL80Vt@RM2899-2999...


If want >15'' Asus with good graphic card, need RM4999 for Asus N61Ja, i5 520M + ATi HD5730...
or you can consider to import Sager NP8690, should be able to get 15.6'', i5 520M + ATi HD5870, 1600x900 around RM4.5K excluding shipping...

2GB can upgrade, just pay little more may be RM xx - RM1xx can do.

hey i wish to get a laptop
acer 5942G build for gaming? or can u introduce other?
prefer i7 pros.. with a good graphic.. GT330M or HD5650 better?
price 4k-5k
gaming and movie..

ty..

This post has been edited by loocerom: May 2 2010, 01:29 AM

HD5650 is better.
Acer 5942G is one of the best available if you want locally.
If you want the best out of your money, can consider to import Sager NP8690 from Singapore, i7-720QM + ATi HD5870, 1600x900@RM4.9K or upgrade to FullHD@RM5.1K excluding shippings.
Its one of best 15.6'' gaming notebook.
http://www.mucro.asia/index.php?/vmchk/Muc...ger-NP8690.html

What do I look out for when buying a laptop? I mean like how to check the laptop / what to check out for when dealing to prevent any defects

Sealed box, even if they want to open the seal, ask to do it in front of you..
check the external, hinge, keyboard
start the notebook, check the spec and try to find if there's any dead pixel by changing the wallpaper from one colour to another colour...

alright, thank you

i think i'll be buying lenovo Y460...after got advice from sifus here... question is;

1. in KL area where is the most cheapest/honest/suitable place to buy? i live in pahang btw but i always make a trip to kl.

2. how can i request for an extended warranty? izzit from the seller or directly from lenovo?

thank you.

Better ask here
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1391187
They would have better answer than me

okay.... thanks~

my frens need recommend for laptop
price RM 2000 - RM 2500 ( cant over budget )
i3 / i5 , with graphic
any brand oso can

tyvm for ur recomandation but if i try to import Sager.. how long it will take? and is it only way to order is from internet? for gaming i5 or i7 is better?

Dell Vostro 3400/3300
Compaq CQ42-188TX,
Dell Inspiron 13R
Acer 4740G

Roughly around 1-2 weeks, better ask the Sager user, all of them import it...
The only way is to import it, you won't find it being sold on shops...
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/820915
for gaming, its more concern on the graphic card rather than cpu, i5 or i7, they are sufficient, get i7 if you have the budget....

if u dun mind u can go for Studio 14, spec are :
Intel® Core™ i5-520M Processor (2.4GHz, 4 Threads, turbo boost up to 2.93GHz, 3M cache)
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit (English)
McAfee™ Security Center (Multi-Language) - 15 Months Version
14” High Definition + WLED (1600x900) Display with TrueLife™
4GB (2GBx2) 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (Work at 1066MHz for Intel Arrandale CPU)
500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Combination Drive with dual layer write capabilities
Integrated CREATIVE Sound Blaster® X-Fi MB Audio Software Solution
9-Cell (85WHr) Li-Ion Primary Battery
Dell™ Backlit Keyboard with Touchpad (English)
No Carrying Case

RM 3979, these spec are after i finish customized.

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Added on May 2, 2010, 11:40 amur fren need it for wat usage? or else u can pick me this package if ur fren need it for studies
i3-330M
2GB RAM
320GB Hard Disk
Windows 7 Professional 32 / 64 bit
nVidia GeForce 310M
Bluetooh Module
The rest default

RM 2440

This post has been edited by alex890628: May 2 2010, 11:43 AM

goin to buy a laptop..maybe take DELL/ ASUS..not acer, bad experience with tat brand...aihs....

The laptop will be used for doing daily report, admin works, on9 shopping, watching video....will keep some games in the laptop perhaps....budget 2.5k-3k...

i had customize my dell laptop & have choose the Asus A42Jr..pls advice which 1 value for money...

dell Inspiron 14
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T6600 (2.2GHz / 800MHz FSB / 2MB Cache)
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Basic 64bit (English)
McAfee® Security Center™ (36 Months)
14.0 " High Definition+ (1600x900) LED Display with TrueLife™
4GB (2x2G) Dual-channel DDR2 SDRAM
250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
8X DVD+/-RW Drive with DVD+R double layer write capability, with Roxio Burn 1.0--For WIN 7
512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330
48WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
90W AC Adapter
2 years warranty

Online Price RM 2,736.00

Asus A42Jr, i think about rm2699

- Intel® Core™ i3-350M Processor (3M Cache, 2.26 GHz)
- 2GB DDR3 1066 MHz SDRAM
- 500GB Hard Disk Drive
- 14' HD (1366x768) LED backlit
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64 Bit)
- ATI Mobility™ Radeon® HD 5470 1G DDR3 VRAM
- 8x Super Multi Dual DVDRW Drive
- Asus 802.11b/g/n WiFi
- Integrated VGA web camera
- Bluetooth
- 48.84WHrs, 4400 mAh, 3S2P 6 cells battery pack
- 1 x Headphone-out jack
1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor
3 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
1 x HDMI
- 34.9 x 23.8 x 3.65 cm (W x D x H)
- 2-year limited global hardware warranty

erm ...for dell, do i need buy the McAfee for up to 36 mths ???should i take it off and buy kapaserky from pasar mlm???

then should i buy on9? or go to their shop and buy....will tat be cheaper if i buy on9??

pls advice...thanks.....u are welcome to suggest any other brand/model to me tat you think is suitable to me....thanks....

Better take the Asus if you want to game better, but A42Jr phased out already, replaced by A42Jk...
no need to buy the McAfee, there's other antivirus better than that...
If you want customize the notebook, can only buy it online, shops don't give customization or they can help you order online, which is the same like you order yourself...

Are you fine with 17.3'' notebook? You can consider Dell Vostro 3700...

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: May 2 2010, 11:55 AM