better go for Dell inspiron 14r as its GPU is better
RAM can be upgraded later

erm.. how much is dat laptop ? N82JV ?
rm3999 or rm4999 actually ??? ????

i taught that also.. GPU is better..

I believe the New Inspiron is better. Even though it's using 5450 but you still can oc it, no problem . It's also using W7HP, don't you think it's better?

hahaha.. 14r also new.. Let the expert talk about it.. i dunno leh..! confuse..

I just got back from Harvey Norman.. I've seen the 4745G and 5942G, am just worried about the size.. For the performance per price I think I'll opt for the New Inspiron 15. Actually.. I wanted to get the Inspiron 13R but then I realised it doesn't have a optical drive.. Sad case Anyone have other better options to recommend? I wanna make this confirmation another time, is the HD5450 performing better than the HD4570 and HD5145? I've seen in the notebook check, the HD5450 stands behind both the 4570 and 5145..

This post has been edited by eugene_tan6: May 4 2010, 08:41 PM

I need some suggestions.
Ve been searching for a laptop which is,

Brand = ASUS (my bro insists to buy this brand, he said the cooling system is much better than other brands, is that true?)

Budget = <2500

For = watch HD movies, listen songs, programming, and some lite gamings like dota aka warcraft 3

All ASUS laptops come with glare screen right? Erm is the glare screen of any use to us?? Its kinda annoying when u r watching some movies and the screen reflects smth on it =_=

thanks for helps

below than RM 3999

In term of gaming, 14R is better. But overall, Inspiron win; more RAM, Win7HomePremium somemore which better than Win7HomeBasic.
Both card basically at the same level; Class 2.


+1 for this.

U might want to consider this:
Lenovo Y460 @ RM3599



U might want to consider this:
A42JK-I350WHP2G500GDL 14" HD (GL, LED) @ RM2569


More options:
Notebook Garage Sales

thx for advice,
but 14" seems too big,is there any smaller screen laptop??

thx for helping

My suggestion:

Alienware M11x @ RM3499 :


Inspiron 11z @ RM2199


Inspiron 13R @ RM2099



This post has been edited by elmo666: May 5 2010, 04:44 AM

hi please suggest me notebook below RM 2200
use:
1. programming
2. office and presentation
3. internet browsing
4. gaming - if can play Heroes of newerth(HON) and left 4 dead in high detail resolution better

brand : any brand except acer
OS : free dos is better

thx b4

This post has been edited by panjibuloe: May 5 2010, 04:35 AM

HP dv6t extreme performance laptop,
i7 processor... any recommendation which is equivalent to this one?

what is your budget..?

The y460 is way out of my budget already . Sigh.. I'm only worried bout the performance of the 5450..

Dell Vostro 3700 looks like a good deal.

For the GC part, how does Nvidia GT330M compare with other ATI GC within same price range? I find it strange that for a larger screen and better GC can be more cheaper than 15" and weaker GC, some more it's from Dell lol.

Also for the price of RM 2849, is it included the shipping cost already?

U might want to refer here:
http://www.intel.com/consumer/shop/notebook/core_i7.htm

In that case, u might want to refer here:
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1363185

If not for games, better take integrated GPU, less heat and more battery life...
consider Asus A42F, i3 350M + GMA HD, freeDOS@RM2099
Same spec with Acer 4745G would be Asus A42Jr, i5 430M + ATi HD5470@RM2799 but it already phased out, so might be hard to find it...
closest is Asus A42Jk, i5 430M + ATi HD5145@RM2899, similar gaming performance but you lose the switchable GPU feature on Acer...

Since its for oversea, better take the one with international warranty, consider Asus N82Jv, i5 520M + Nvidia GT335M@RM3999
BluRay not really necessary unless you buy BluRay movies/disc...

Void only the ram warranty, the rest no.

Asus N61Ja is RM4999, its out of your budget, but since you considering it, you might as well consider Acer 5942G, i7 720QM + ATi HD5650@RM4799...
Though if you want the best out of your money, consider to import Sager NP8690, i5 520M + ATi HD5870, still under RM5K with shipping...

Well, the thing is Dell Studio spec is quite old and when it refresh is still unknown, but they do have the better after sales services...

Can consider Dell Inspiron 13R, i3 330M + ATi HD5470@RM2299, note that it don't have dvd drive, but it comes under 2KG...

Better go with 14R, you can always upgrade the OS and use the coupon to reduce it by RM50....

RM3999...

Well, you can also overclock HD5470...

Why not take 4745G? Should be able to get it down at RM2599...

Most notebook now with glossy screen, unless you go with business notebook...
If you are fine with low performing games, can consider Asus A42F, i3 350M + GMA HD, freeDOS@RM2099
else, try to up the budget, Asus A42Jk, i3 350M + ATi HD5145@RM2699

HP DM1, SU4100@RM2199

out of budget abit, can consider Dell Inspiron 13R, i3 330M + ATi HD5470@RM2299 and use FCRS8ZLJBKLRWR to get it down to RM2249...

If under price range of HP DV6, can consider
Acer 5745G, 15.6'', i7 720QM + Nvidia GT330M@RM3799
Acer 5942G, 15.6'', i7 720QM + ATi HD5650@RM4799
Dell Studio XPS 16, i7 720QM + ATI HD4670@RM4899
Dell Vostro 3700, 17.3'', i7 720QM + Nvidia GT330M@RM4199
Lenovo Y560P, 15.6'', i7 720QM + Nvidia HD5730, 6GB DDR3@RM4999

Well, GT330M is the most powerful you can get under RM 3K for now
ATi at this price range is mostly ATi HD5470, HD5145, HD5450, HD5430, which is weaker than the Nvidia GT330M...
The Dell Vostro is having cash redemption of RM650, hence the cheaper price...

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: May 5 2010, 03:04 PM

Hmmm.. Everything you say makes complete sense . I heard there's ventrilation problem on the 4745G, is there?

Never heard of it...