Just realized got one notebook with price drop.
Asus U80V, 14'', p7450 + ATI HD4570, RM 2799, iinm with backlit keyboard, though it its older generation, but its quite thin and light (2.1kg)
or Asus A42JR (14'') or A52JR (15''), i3 350M + ATi HD5470 @RM2699, basically almost like Acer 5740G with downgrade on CPU, cheaper RM 300, but longer 1 year warranty.

cons would be bit hard to find service center...

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Feb 3 2010, 08:04 PM

Starting @RM@3499
Though at US its cheaper, starting@$799

Confirmed SU4100 and SU7300.

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Feb 3 2010, 08:38 PM

Well, if it has that kind of spec, 6.5hours of battery life would be impossible... and also the heat generated...

The toshiba would be better in term of performance.
Not really sure about the service center, sorry

almost the same. The inspiron would be a better deal though, at that price, you get original WIndows 7 and a good aftersales.
Though, just want to clarify, is the cq40-627tu comes with 320GB 7200rpm?
And also, you might not want to consider cq40 if you wanted to use windows XP.

Well, both are budget line business notebo0k, pretty much same build quality.
Just take the one you like and consider upgrade the warranty to onsite warranty.
Matte screen is good if you need to use your notebook outside under the sun, and also if you hate to see reflection on your screen.

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Feb 4 2010, 03:54 AM

iinm your budget is rm 1.1k?
Consider EPC 1001P-BLK013X-XPH @ PCZone, RM 1099,
As for the trade in, I'm not sure, even if the shop allowed, it would usually be valued lower than its value...

Dell would be Studio 15,
Though value for 3k as for now is Acer 5740G@RM2999

Dell Inspiron 15, Asus K50AB

Asus A52JR, Toshiba L510-S4318B, Dell Studio 15, Acer 5740G

Ah, sorry, the just now one is Asus eeepc, its comes with the latest spec, Atom N450 + GMA 3150...
Well, in netbooks, the spec is almost the same, just choose the design you like

Well, both of them is targeting different market. Dell Studio XPS 16 would give better gaming experience.
M11x selling point is its portability while still got some power.

@farez5979, is this going to be your main computer? If yes, better get the sxps 16, you wouldn't want to stare at 11.6'' everyday do you....

Asus A42F@RM2399
Toshiba L510-S4017B@RM2299

Well, there's Dell Studio 15 and as for HP Presario CQ36-110TX, 13.3'', i5 430M 2.26GHz + ATi HD4550@RM2649

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Feb 5 2010, 08:14 PM

If don't mind adding RM 300 more, Dell Vostro™ 1720, P8600 + Nvidia 9600M GS, 17'' @RM 3229
Else Acer 5740G@RM2999, Asus A42JR@RM 2699, Asus K50AB@RM1999


Asus K40AB/K50AB
Lenovo G450

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Feb 5 2010, 09:33 PM

usage? screen size?

Well, best value would be Acer 5740G@RM2999
if didn't like it, consider Asus A42JR/A52jR@RM2699 or Toshiba L510-S4318B@RM2799

Asus A42JR/A52JR@RM2699
Acer 4740G@RM2499
Asus K40AB/K50AB or Lenovo G450@RM1999

Don't think you would need to upgrade it , its 4gb already

its i3 350 2.26ghz
2gb ddr3 + 500gb hdd

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Feb 6 2010, 06:17 PM

yup, RM2699,
not much of a review, but can read some comment here though
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1310914

Well, mostly will work fine, so far no problem on my brother notebook using Win 7. If it can't, time to upgrade the software...
or if the software works fine in Win Vista, it will work on Win 7

just to remind, acer 4740 comes with intel gma, which is not gaming friendly,
the one with dedicated card is 4740G and 5740G, note the "G"

Well, there is no 5740, there's only 5740G which is RM2999
The 4740G cost RM 2499 while 4740 cost around RM 2-2.3k

Toshiba L510-S4318B@RM@2799, similar performance with the Asus A42JR/A52JR